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    Yes, Crime Writers, You Can Kill the Dog: A Counterpoint

    Yes, Crime Writers, You Can Kill the Dog: A Counterpoint

    Carter Wilson on breaking the cardinal rule of crime fiction.

    By Carter Wilson | May 4, 2021

    Linwood Barclay on Reading Voraciously, Making a Career in Writing, and Meeting Ross Macdonald

    Linwood Barclay on Reading Voraciously, Making a Career in Writing, and Meeting Ross Macdonald

    The author remembers his old fan fiction and how it finally led to a life in books.

    By Otto Penzler | May 4, 2021

    A List of Fictional Murderers Hiding In Plain Sight

    A List of Fictional Murderers Hiding In Plain Sight

    "Everyone is potentially masquerading as something or someone else..."

    By Clare Whitfield | May 3, 2021

    The Revenge Novel and the Art of Getting Even

    The Revenge Novel and the Art of Getting Even

    "By the time we are five, we have an inkling that the world is not fair; I am not sure we ever resign ourselves fully to that awful truth."

    By Joshilyn Jackson | April 29, 2021

    Seven Great Thrillers That Play With Form

    Seven Great Thrillers That Play With Form

    Transcripts, letters, news clippings...These novels ratchet up the suspense and character development with unexpected elements.

    By Amy Suiter Clarke | April 28, 2021

    Bone Rattle

    Bone Rattle

    Marc Cameron

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 28, 2021

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    On the Dognapping Gangs that Terrorized Victorian London, and the Poet who Fought Back

    By Olivia Rutigliano | April 27, 2021

    Nine Things Your Thriller Needs to Be Lean, Mean, and Exhilarating

    By Meg Gardiner | April 27, 2021

    Psychological Thrillers and Domestic Suspense in the Pandemic Era: A Roundtable

    Psychological Thrillers and Domestic Suspense in the Pandemic Era: A Roundtable

    Ruth Ware, Liz Nugent, Susie Yang, Samantha Downing, and the Liv Constantine duo discuss writing during the pandemic and where the genre is headed next.

    By Lisa Levy | April 26, 2021

    Hackers, Home Devices, and Technology’s Slow Creep Into Domesticity

    Hackers, Home Devices, and Technology’s Slow Creep Into Domesticity

    Smart homes and their many devices are increasingly popular—but will they bring us peace of mind?

    By Cate Holahan | April 22, 2021

    How An Eccentric Old House Allowed Me To Blur the Lines Between Fact and Fiction

    How An Eccentric Old House Allowed Me To Blur the Lines Between Fact and Fiction

    "That big, creepy, old house might have been a little crazy and a lot rundown, but it meant something to all of us. It was our past. Our history."

    By Carole Johnstone | April 21, 2021

    The Four Essential Elements to Writing Enduring Fiction

    The Four Essential Elements to Writing Enduring Fiction

    Thriller author DJ Palmer breaks down the foundational structure to fiction that captivates readers.

    By D.J. Palmer | April 21, 2021

    Seven Suspenseful Novels That Examine Immigrant Identity

    Seven Suspenseful Novels That Examine Immigrant Identity

    The literature of immigrant life has plenty of room for suspense.

    By Zhanna Slor | April 20, 2021

    Fraud and Spiritualism Between the Wars: A Study of Two Hoaxes

    Fraud and Spiritualism Between the Wars: A Study of Two Hoaxes

    In the 1930s, famed spiritual investigator and ghost hunter Nandor Fodor found himself disappointed by several hoaxes.

    By Kate Summerscale | April 20, 2021

    The Anatomy of Desire

    The Anatomy of Desire

    L.R. Dorn

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 20, 2021

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