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Where does Fiction Meet the Real World?

Where does Fiction Meet the Real World?

"All fiction is speculative....But somewhere there is a line between reality and fiction, a gap filled with imagination rather than truth"

By Bridget Collins | August 21, 2024

The Admirable Uncertainty of the Antidetective Novel

The Admirable Uncertainty of the Antidetective Novel

Cousin to the metaphysical detective novel, the antidetective story casts doubt on "detection itself"

By Eugenie Montague | August 20, 2024

Thrillers in Which Characters Actually Get to Have Fun

Thrillers in Which Characters Actually Get to Have Fun

Rachel Koller Croft on crime fiction characters who can chill

By Rachel Koller Croft | August 20, 2024

Genre Drift: Mysteries with Speculative Touches

Genre Drift: Mysteries with Speculative Touches

Morgan Richter on books "in which two genres caress, not collide."

By Morgan Richter | August 20, 2024

Murder in the Spotlight: Theatrical Mysteries You'll Love

Murder in the Spotlight: Theatrical Mysteries You'll Love

Playwright-turned-mystery-novelist M.S. Greene on tales of "deadly dramatics"

By M.S. Greene | August 19, 2024

The Irresistible Pull of an Anonymous Note—Why the Most Frightening Possibility Is All of Them

The Irresistible Pull of an Anonymous Note—Why the Most Frightening Possibility Is All of Them

Elizabeth Staple on dread, and what it does to us.

By Elizabeth Staple | August 19, 2024

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Thirst Traps: The Return of Vampire Novel

By Molly Odintz | August 17, 2024

The Craggy, Wind-Swept Crime Fiction of Wales

By Martin Edwards | August 16, 2024

Green Mountain Mysteries: A Taxonomy of Vermont Noir

By Sarah Stewart Taylor | August 15, 2024

Peace, Love, and Understanding: Inside the Woodstock's

Peace, Love, and Understanding: Inside the Woodstock's "Peace Force"

Marcy McCreary talks with Nick Chiarkas, one of the off-duty cops who helped keep the peace during the three day festival

By Marcy McCreary | August 15, 2024

Stella Sands on Solving Crimes and Diagramming Sentences

Stella Sands on Solving Crimes and Diagramming Sentences

The author of 'Wordhunter' discusses her love of language and mystery.

By Peter Handel | August 15, 2024

A Feast for the Senses: Books That Wine and Dine

A Feast for the Senses: Books That Wine and Dine

Laurie Elizabeth Flynn on novels that feed the mind.

By Laurie Elizabeth Flynn | August 15, 2024

The Trope of the “Crazy” Female Protagonist

The Trope of the “Crazy” Female Protagonist

These women may be labeled mad, but they are responding quite logically to the limits and dangers of their circumstances

By Caroline Wolff | August 14, 2024

Oh Mother! Mothers in Horror and the Horror They Represent

Oh Mother! Mothers in Horror and the Horror They Represent

Leslie J. Anderson considers the literature of scary kids, scarier mothers, and the terrifying project of raising a child

By Leslie J. Anderson | August 14, 2024

Crime Fiction Must Not Ignore Computer Crime

Crime Fiction Must Not Ignore Computer Crime

"The internet is now ubiquitous in our lives, so why does it appear so rarely in popular literature?"

By Stephen Harrison | August 14, 2024

Genre Primeval: How the Western Evolved into the Crime Novel

Genre Primeval: How the Western Evolved into the Crime Novel

Snowden Wright on Elmore Leonard and the evolution of an American icon.

By Snowden Wright | August 13, 2024

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