Ireland, Smuggling, and the Strange Things You Learn in the Name of Research

Ireland, Smuggling, and the Strange Things You Learn in the Name of Research

Ellie Brannigan on researching her new cozy mysteries.

By Ellie Brannigan | January 6, 2025

Robert Crais: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Robert Crais: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Neil Nyren on Elvis Cole, Joe Pike, and all the other stories along the way.

By Neil Nyren | January 3, 2025

Jane Pek on Meta-Mystery, Spy Thrillers, and Finding Her Story

Jane Pek on Meta-Mystery, Spy Thrillers, and Finding Her Story

The author of 'The Rivals' discusses the progression of her AI dating app mysteries.

By Elizabeth Held | January 2, 2025

5 Thrilling Books That Will Make You Want to Listen to a True Crime Podcast

5 Thrilling Books That Will Make You Want to Listen to a True Crime Podcast

Katherine Greene on fictional podcasts and real-life obsessions.

By Katherine Greene | January 2, 2025

Fredric Brown: Chronicler of Con Artists, Clowns, and Capitalist Excess

Fredric Brown: Chronicler of Con Artists, Clowns, and Capitalist Excess

"Fredric Brown had...a powerful sense of the absurdly capricious cruelty of life"

By Curtis Evans | December 27, 2024

How Misunderstanding Can Drive a Plot in Crime Fiction 

How Misunderstanding Can Drive a Plot in Crime Fiction 

Alex Kenna on fiction where terrible mistakes are made for morally complex reasons.

By Alex Kenna | December 20, 2024

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The Best Speculative Crime Fiction of 2024

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The Best YA Mystery, Crime, and Horror Fiction of 2024

The Best YA Mystery, Crime, and Horror Fiction of 2024

Slashers, gamers, zombies, and debutantes

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Rhythm in Storytelling

Rhythm in Storytelling

D. M. Rowell (Koyh Mi O Boy Dah) on the oral storytelling tradition and the cultivation of suspense.

By D.M. Rowell (Koyh Mi O Boy Dah) | December 17, 2024

M.W. Craven: An Englishman in New York

M.W. Craven: An Englishman in New York

How one author learned about the many varieties of getting pissed.

By M. W. Craven | December 17, 2024

The Outsized Impact of Teaching Writing in Prison

The Outsized Impact of Teaching Writing in Prison

Once a writing instructor in a penitentiary, Jane Corry now serves as a judge for a prison writing contest

By Jane Corry | December 17, 2024

The Best Traditional Mysteries of 2024

The Best Traditional Mysteries of 2024

Precocious young sleuths, stage magicians-turned-detectives, and collaborative in-laws:

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 16, 2024

Ike’s Girls: America’s First Women’s Expeditionary Force

Ike’s Girls: America’s First Women’s Expeditionary Force

Kristi Jones on the forgotten stories of women who served in combat theaters during WWII.

By Kristi Jones | December 16, 2024

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