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    Victimhood or Empowerment: The Two Faces of Female Criminality

    Victimhood or Empowerment: The Two Faces of Female Criminality

    "Why we need to see criminal women through the lenses of desperation or empowerment is the more fascinating question to me. What does this say about us?"

    By Clare Whitfield | November 7, 2024

    Dominic Nolan on Historical Crime Fiction, London, and Cycles of Violence

    Dominic Nolan on Historical Crime Fiction, London, and Cycles of Violence

    A conversation with the author of 'White City'

    By Baynard Woods | November 6, 2024

    10 Great Mysteries in the Great Outdoors

    10 Great Mysteries in the Great Outdoors

    Margaret Mizushima on the wilder side of crime fiction.

    By Margaret Mizushima | November 6, 2024

    A Crime for All Seasons – Why Cozies Aren’t Just for Fall

    A Crime for All Seasons – Why Cozies Aren’t Just for Fall

    Gretchen Rue on the evergreen delights of the cozy mystery.

    By Gretchen Rue | November 6, 2024

    Honolulu Noir: A Tsunami of Colonization

    Honolulu Noir: A Tsunami of Colonization

    Chris McKinney lays out the noir history of the Hawaiian city.

    By Chris McKinney | November 5, 2024

    The Enduring Appeal of the Female Sleuth (and Her Friends)

    The Enduring Appeal of the Female Sleuth (and Her Friends)

    Karen White, Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig on the great women-led mysteries that inspired their new novel.

    By Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White | November 5, 2024

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    Mothers Who Go to Extremes – And Drive the Action in Crime Fiction

    By Maria Kelson | November 5, 2024

    Christina Lynch: Why I Decided to Write a Version of "The Odyssey" From The Perspective of a Horse Solving a Mystery

    By Christina Lynch | November 5, 2024

    Ethical Dilemmas and Moral Quandaries: Women Finding Their Power in Literature

    By J. T. Ellison | November 4, 2024

    Crime and the City: Birmingham, Alabama

    Crime and the City: Birmingham, Alabama

    Our international crime fiction series pays a visit to the other Birmingham.

    By Paul French | November 4, 2024

    Navigating ‘Dark Space’: How Rob Hart and Alex Segura Mashed Up Spy and Speculative Fiction

    Navigating ‘Dark Space’: How Rob Hart and Alex Segura Mashed Up Spy and Speculative Fiction

    An interview with Hart and Segura, authors of a new genre-bending novel.

    By Nick Kolakowski | November 4, 2024

    Looking Back at Heist Film

    Looking Back at Heist Film "Quick Change", In Which Bill Murray Plays a Sad, Sad, Clown

    The movie is criminally underrated, and the one-liners? Unparalleled.

    By Patrick J. Sauer | November 1, 2024

    “Elsbeth” Takes it Cues from Cozy Mysteries 

    “Elsbeth” Takes it Cues from Cozy Mysteries 

    The oddball sleuth uses her quirks — and others' low expectations of her — to solve murders 

    By Elizabeth Held | November 1, 2024

    Stories that Twist the Bounds of Genre

    Stories that Twist the Bounds of Genre

    Sometimes, the books that are the hardest to shelve are the easiest to love

    By Olivia Blacke | November 1, 2024

    Paula Hawkins Talks Art, Feminism, and the Evolution of Her Thrillers

    Paula Hawkins Talks Art, Feminism, and the Evolution of Her Thrillers

    Jenny Bartoy interviews Hawkins about her latest psychological thriller, "The Blue Hour"

    By Jenny Bartoy | October 31, 2024

    Fact Meets Fiction: The Rise of the ‘True’ Crime Podcaster 

    Fact Meets Fiction: The Rise of the ‘True’ Crime Podcaster 

    Jacqueline Bublitz on the citizen detectives and aficionados and obsessives of today's thrillers.

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