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Edgar Allan Poe and and the Rise of the Modern City

Edgar Allan Poe and and the Rise of the Modern City

"The Man of the Crowd" was arguably Edgar Allan Poe's first detective story. It's also one of his strangest.

By Scott Peeples | October 20, 2020

Sapphic Chiller Double Feature

Sapphic Chiller Double Feature

Gothic horror has long been a home for lesbian and queer women. These pairings of books and movies push the conversation forward.

By emily m. danforth | October 20, 2020

Toronto: Crime Fiction in North America’s Safest City

Toronto: Crime Fiction in North America’s Safest City

The mystery scene is booming in Canada's largest city.

By Paul French | October 19, 2020

Five Thrillers That Explore

Five Thrillers That Explore "Mean Girl" Culture

High school can be nasty, brutish, and not-too-short.

By Avery Bishop | October 19, 2020

Crime Writers Who Hate Writing About Crime: <br>A Conversation with Layne Fargo and Wendy Heard

Crime Writers Who Hate Writing About Crime:
A Conversation with Layne Fargo and Wendy Heard

The creators of the Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast on the the tricky business of fictional murder.

By Layne Fargo | October 16, 2020

<em>The Westing Game</em> may be a murder mystery—but it’s also a ghost story.

The Westing Game may be a murder mystery—but it’s also a ghost story.

On remembrance, inheritance, and legacy in one of the most beloved children's novels of all time.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 15, 2020

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Five Tips for Writing a Dual Narrative Mystery

By Heather Young | October 15, 2020

Kids and Thrillers and Their Freaky Powers

By C.J. Tudor | October 14, 2020

Let's Explore a Complicated Thriller Archetype: The "Vengeful Bitch"

By Unlikeable Female Characters | October 14, 2020

In crime fiction, anyone can be a murderer. That's what's so great about it.

In crime fiction, anyone can be a murderer. That's what's so great about it.

Lisa Jewell explores toxic masculinity in her latest thriller, but takes a stand for equal opportunity killing in the genre at large.

By Lisa Jewell | October 13, 2020

No Adam for Eve: The Quiet History of Lesbian Pulp Fiction

No Adam for Eve: The Quiet History of Lesbian Pulp Fiction

Mid-century pulps featuring women in love were meant to titillate straight men, but soon found their way to a lesbian audience desperate for representation.

By Chloe Maveal | October 12, 2020

Goodnight Beautiful

Goodnight Beautiful

Aimee Molloy

By CrimeReads Excerpts | October 12, 2020

Eight Thrillers That Bring an Uncanny Slant to the Natural World

Eight Thrillers That Bring an Uncanny Slant to the Natural World

"The setting of a horror tale needs to create a sense of unheimlich, with the reader every bit as nervous...as the characters."

By C.J. Cooke | October 9, 2020

The Moral Morass of the Slasher: Revisiting The Strangely Slapstick Horror of <em>Freddy's Dead</em>

The Moral Morass of the Slasher: Revisiting The Strangely Slapstick Horror of Freddy's Dead

If horror exists to reinforce the status quo, then how did we end up rooting for Freddy?

By Paul Michael Anderson | October 9, 2020

The Con: Portraits of Grifters and Scam Artists in Book, Film, and Real Life

The Con: Portraits of Grifters and Scam Artists in Book, Film, and Real Life

"The con artist has a special gift for knowing what we want and giving it to us, then taking what they were after all along."

By Lisa Unger | October 8, 2020

Memories of an Accidental Mystery Writer

Memories of an Accidental Mystery Writer

When Sherry Thomas added a little murder to her historical romances, she struck genre-mixing gold.

By Sherry Thomas | October 8, 2020

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