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S.A. Cosby on “King of Ashes,” Crime Epics, and the Softer Side of Monsters

S.A. Cosby on “King of Ashes,” Crime Epics, and the Softer Side of Monsters

"I wanted to see what [mob bosses] are like at home when they aren’t planning murders, and how their skills affected the rest of their lives.”

By Nick Kolakowski | June 10, 2025

Elmore Leonard: Birth of the Cool

Elmore Leonard: Birth of the Cool

In an excerpt from the new biography, Cooler than Cool, Leonard discovers his crime fiction voice after reading George V. Higgins, while balancing a burgeoning career in screenwriting.

By C.M. Kushins | June 10, 2025

8 Tips for How to Get the Most Out of Your Research Trip

8 Tips for How to Get the Most Out of Your Research Trip

Lucy Clarke shares pointers for combining business with pleasure

By Lucy Clarke | June 10, 2025

5 Novels About the End of Democracy

5 Novels About the End of Democracy

Novelist and former Foreign Service Officer Otho Eskin on the slippery slope to authoritarianism.

By Otho Eskin | June 9, 2025

The Perfect Marriage Is the Perfect Illusion

The Perfect Marriage Is the Perfect Illusion

Bestselling thriller author Kaira Rouda explores the enduring power of the marriage thriller—and why the perfect union makes for the perfect crime.

By Kaira Rouda | June 9, 2025

Write the Investigator You Needed

Write the Investigator You Needed

Susan Juby on why she writes about a former Buddhist nun working as a butler.

By Susan Juby | June 9, 2025

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By Jenny Staff Johnson | June 6, 2025

Reading Chester Himes: Who Is the Real Star of His Show?

By Thomas E. Ricks | June 5, 2025

5 Essential YA Novels from Canadian Indigenous Authors

5 Essential YA Novels from Canadian Indigenous Authors

Richard Van Camp celebrates a banner moment in young adult literature

By Richard Van Camp | June 5, 2025

Megan Abbott on Criminal Conspiracies in the Fallen Suburbs

Megan Abbott on Criminal Conspiracies in the Fallen Suburbs

In Abbott's new thriller, three sisters in Grosse Pointe get drawn into an 'investment club.'

By Dwyer Murphy | June 5, 2025

Rory Power: In Defense of Murderous Main Characters

Rory Power: In Defense of Murderous Main Characters

'I have very little shock in me anymore. The question of "who would do such a thing?" feels asked and answered.'

By Rory Power | June 5, 2025

Small Town Gothic: <br>11 Story Collections Set in <br>Fictional Locales

Small Town Gothic:
11 Story Collections Set in
Fictional Locales

These fictitious small towns are "simmered in the cast iron Dutch oven of a parochial geography"

By Robert Busby | June 4, 2025

6 Books Exploring Romantic Obsession

6 Books Exploring Romantic Obsession

Olivia Worley looks at the literature of unrequited love

By Olivia Worley | June 4, 2025

Why the Expat Experience Is the Perfect Starting Point for a Thriller

Why the Expat Experience Is the Perfect Starting Point for a Thriller

Kimberly Belle on adventure, discomfiture, and vulnerability.

By Kimberly Belle | June 4, 2025

James Lee Burke on the Highs and Lows of American History

James Lee Burke on the Highs and Lows of American History

Burke and David Masciotra continue their years-long conversation on literature and American history.

By David Masciotra | June 3, 2025

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