Six Trick Novels That Play with Form

Six Trick Novels That Play with Form

Gareth Rubin on books that "spin upside down and back to front, have three endings one after another, restart again and again and then disappear into a black hole."

By Gareth Rubin | January 6, 2025

Crime and the City: Botswana

Crime and the City: Botswana

Searching for mysteries in Gaborone and the surrounding country.

By Paul French | January 6, 2025

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

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

By Curtis Evans | December 27, 2024

How Misunderstanding Can Drive a Plot in Crime Fiction 

By Alex Kenna | December 20, 2024

The Thrill of Disaster

By Jen Marie Wiggins | December 19, 2024

The Eight High Crimes Of Hanukkah: A Conversation with Tod Goldberg

The Eight High Crimes Of Hanukkah: A Conversation with Tod Goldberg

Catching up with the editor of the new anthology, “Eight Very Bad Nights: A Collection of Hanukkah Noir”

By James Queally | December 19, 2024

Bonnie Kistler on Suspense, Surprise Twists, and Crime in Florida

Bonnie Kistler on Suspense, Surprise Twists, and Crime in Florida

The author discusses her new 'Gaslight'-influenced thriller, 'Shell Games'.

By Peter Handel | December 18, 2024

The Best Speculative Crime Fiction of 2024

The Best Speculative Crime Fiction of 2024

The year's best scifi and fantasy mysteries

By Molly Odintz | December 18, 2024

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

By Molly Odintz | December 18, 2024

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

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