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Is 'The Penguin' the Bloody, Nihilistic Crime Saga We Need Right Now?

Is 'The Penguin' the Bloody, Nihilistic Crime Saga We Need Right Now?

"Like all other virtues, sincerity is a sham in Gotham City–another costume."

By Hector DeJean | November 26, 2024

Digging Deep, Staying with It: James Sallis on Writing, Reality, and the Danger of Creative Work

Digging Deep, Staying with It: James Sallis on Writing, Reality, and the Danger of Creative Work

A new collection spans the career of a modern master.

By Nick Kolakowski | November 25, 2024

The 5 Most Chilling Sherlock Holmes Stories That Are Not 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'

The 5 Most Chilling Sherlock Holmes Stories That Are Not 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'

These classic stories of the world’s greatest detective are wrapped in fear and foreboding. No spoilers!

By Ryan Britt | November 25, 2024

7 of Fantasy Fiction's Best Criminals

7 of Fantasy Fiction's Best Criminals

W.R. Gorman on fantasy's great criminals and villains.

By W.R. Gorman | November 25, 2024

How 'Outer Banks' Became the New Generation's Hardy Boys

How 'Outer Banks' Became the New Generation's Hardy Boys

The teen adventure series leans into a rich literary tradition.

By Keith Roysdon | November 22, 2024

Maddie Day on Crafting Distinctive Settings for Cozy Mysteries

Maddie Day on Crafting Distinctive Settings for Cozy Mysteries

Readers follow cozy series for the characters and the community—and setting is an integral part of that sense of character

By Maddie Day | November 22, 2024

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Researching the Historical Mystery Setting, or, The Importance of a Site Visit

By Clara McKenna | November 22, 2024

10 of the Most Original Murders in Mystery

By Lucy Connelly | November 21, 2024

The Backlist: Megan Abbott on Noir, Fatalism, and Denis Johnson's 'Angels'

By Polly Stewart | November 21, 2024

How Do You Punish a Machine?

How Do You Punish a Machine?

(And why would you need to?)

By Graham Brown | November 21, 2024

Hannah Martian on the Road from Baseball Broadcaster to Thriller Author

Hannah Martian on the Road from Baseball Broadcaster to Thriller Author

And why Wyoming was key to it all.

By Hannah Martian | November 20, 2024

Finding the Gothic in Arthurian Legends

Finding the Gothic in Arthurian Legends

Sarah Jost on castles, romance, and madness in medieval tales and modern gothics

By Sarah Jost | November 20, 2024

On Coming of Age in an Era of Feminist Awakenings and Roaming Serial Killers

On Coming of Age in an Era of Feminist Awakenings and Roaming Serial Killers

"Thirty-seven years on, I’ve written a novel revisiting the mix of terror and fury I felt as a young woman."

By Ajay Close | November 19, 2024

The Outsized Impact of George Cukor's

The Outsized Impact of George Cukor's "Gaslight"

The movie masterpiece spawned a psychological analysis and a host of crime novels

By Bonnie Kistler | November 19, 2024

License to Thrill: The Real and the Unreal in Spy Fiction

License to Thrill: The Real and the Unreal in Spy Fiction

Michael Idov on the spy novelist's sleight of hand tricks.

By Michael Idov | November 19, 2024

Six Cat-And-Mouse Movie Capers for When You Feel Like Going on the Run

Six Cat-And-Mouse Movie Capers for When You Feel Like Going on the Run

Wild rides, madcap adventures, and plucky protagonists in way over their heads

By Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne | November 19, 2024

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