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Why Narrative Structure Is One of the Crime Writer's Most Valuable Tools

Why Narrative Structure Is One of the Crime Writer's Most Valuable Tools

When it comes to suspense, it's all about perspective and structure.

By Sara Foster | November 7, 2020

6 Books Featuring Dark Anti-Heroines Who Test the Limits of Morality

6 Books Featuring Dark Anti-Heroines Who Test the Limits of Morality

Who needs a traditional hero when you can have all that tortured, selfish, maybe fundamentally immoral striving?

By Susie Yang | November 4, 2020

A Guide to Deciding Whether Your Fictional Character Is a Vigilante or a Straight-Up Killer

A Guide to Deciding Whether Your Fictional Character Is a Vigilante or a Straight-Up Killer

Sometimes the line between serial killer and avenging crusader is perilously thin.

By Layne Fargo | November 4, 2020

A Few Thoughts and Speculations on the State of Irish Crime Fiction

A Few Thoughts and Speculations on the State of Irish Crime Fiction

John Connolly on the current generation of Irish crime novelists and crime readers.

By John Connolly | November 3, 2020

A Galway Epiphany

A Galway Epiphany

Ken Bruen

By CrimeReads Excerpts | November 3, 2020

Double Agent

Double Agent

Tom Bradby

By CrimeReads Excerpts | November 2, 2020

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"The Unhaunting"

By CrimeReads Excerpts | October 30, 2020

Which Scary Books Should You Pair With Scary Movies This Halloween Weekend?

By Rachel Harrison | October 30, 2020

The CrimeReads Halloween 2020 Movie Guide

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 30, 2020

<em>Arsenic and Old Lace</em>, Frank Capra's

Arsenic and Old Lace, Frank Capra's "Halloween Tale of Brooklyn," Is the perfect film for the season

It has everything: serial killers, dead bodies, Peter Lorre, and a psychotic convict hiding out after an unfortunate plastic surgery accident that makes him look like Frankenstein's monster.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 29, 2020

The 9 Scariest Fictional Haunted Houses (That Aren't Actually Houses)

The 9 Scariest Fictional Haunted Houses (That Aren't Actually Houses)

Possessed department stores, cosmic time-traveling barns, malevolent space ships, and much more!

By Matthew Lyons | October 29, 2020

Seven Novels Featuring Fictional Characters with Even More Fictional Companions

Seven Novels Featuring Fictional Characters with Even More Fictional Companions

Imaginary Friends for Our Imaginary Friends

By Evie Green | October 29, 2020

Why Using Accurate Science in Your Fiction Is So Important

Why Using Accurate Science in Your Fiction Is So Important

Whether you're calculating escape velocity or tracking wolverines, these are the details that will keep readers engrossed.

By Alice Henderson | October 27, 2020

Ghost Hunting Is A Hobby, <br>Not A Job

Ghost Hunting Is A Hobby,
Not A Job

Amy K. Bruni, host of the ghost hunting show Kindred Spirits, looks back on the strange path that led to her unusual career.

By Amy Bruni with Julie Tremaine | October 27, 2020

The Most Haunting Settings in Crime Fiction

The Most Haunting Settings in Crime Fiction

"I’m a fan of a more traditional setting...stormy weather, isolated places and the darkness that hides the evil from sight."

By Max Seeck | October 26, 2020

Shadow Sands

Shadow Sands

Robert Bryndza

By CrimeReads Excerpts | October 26, 2020

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