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The Good, the Bad, and the 80s: On Writing and Nostalgia

The Good, the Bad, and the 80s: On Writing and Nostalgia

"Everything is perspective, and the foundations of perspective are memory and ignorance."

By Carter Wilson | April 3, 2024

A Reading List of Marriage-Gone-Bad Thrillers

A Reading List of Marriage-Gone-Bad Thrillers

These characters will do anything to secure their freedom from a bad partnership...

By L. K. Bowen | April 2, 2024

Don Winslow Reflects on Writing His Final Novel

Don Winslow Reflects on Writing His Final Novel

Winslow discusses ‘City in Ruins,’ crime in Las Vegas, and how to write an epic trilogy.

By Nick Kolakowski | April 2, 2024

Five Great Murder Mysteries Set in College Towns

Five Great Murder Mysteries Set in College Towns

Harry Dolan on the lure of mystery in and around campus.

By Harry Dolan | April 2, 2024

The Strong, Complex Women of Historical Mystery and Romance

The Strong, Complex Women of Historical Mystery and Romance

Jenny Adams on the leading ladies of a favorite genre.

By Jenny Adams | March 29, 2024

Books in Which Children Go Missing

Books in Which Children Go Missing

Lyn Liao Butler on writing a mother's worst nightmare

By Lyn Liao Butler | March 29, 2024

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Brendan Flaherty on Estrangement, Home, and the Rippling Effects of Trauma in 'The Dredge'

By Jenny Bartoy | March 28, 2024

Real Life Crimes That Are Stranger Than Fiction

By Emily Bain Murphy | March 28, 2024

4 Books In Which Children Are Accused – And Their Parents Wrestle with the Truth

By Dervla McTiernan | March 28, 2024

When Horror Hits Home: An Appreciation of Domestic Horror

When Horror Hits Home: An Appreciation of Domestic Horror

The truest horror is that which comes from the familiar turned frightening

By Lindsay Starck | March 27, 2024

When Good People Do Bad Things: Exploring Everyday Evil in Crime Fiction

When Good People Do Bad Things: Exploring Everyday Evil in Crime Fiction

"Why is so much harm committed by those who think they are right?"

By Rene Denfeld | March 27, 2024

Y'all Means All: On the Growing Diversity of Southern Gothic and Rural Noir

Y'all Means All: On the Growing Diversity of Southern Gothic and Rural Noir

These "crime and gothic writers [are] reshaping the mythical South as we know it"

By Bobby Matthews | March 27, 2024

Robin Peguero on Satire and the Normalization of Political Violence

Robin Peguero on Satire and the Normalization of Political Violence

The author (and January 6th Attack investigator) on writing his new novel, 'One in the Chamber.'

By Robin Peguero | March 26, 2024

On The Unbearable Ordinariness Of The Conspiracy Theorist

On The Unbearable Ordinariness Of The Conspiracy Theorist

Extreme beliefs are the providence of painfully ordinary people. That's what makes them so terrifying.

By Abigail Dean | March 26, 2024

Five Mysteries and Thrillers with a Reality TV Twist

Five Mysteries and Thrillers with a Reality TV Twist

Heather Gudenkauf on the backstabbing, front-stabbing, and endless mind games of reality TV-infused thrillers.

By Heather Gudenkauf | March 26, 2024

Eric Rickstad: Why I Needed to Write a Novel About Male Violence and Guns

Eric Rickstad: Why I Needed to Write a Novel About Male Violence and Guns

"We live in a small Vermont town. We all know each other. Why did we need to be buzzed in as if entering the Pentagon? Why was there this menacing sign?"

By Eric Rickstad | March 22, 2024

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