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    Alex North On the Pleasures of Fictional Forbidden Texts

    Alex North On the Pleasures of Fictional Forbidden Texts

    "It's a familiar and recurring motif in fiction: the search for a work of art that may or may not exist."

    By Alex North | March 2, 2023

    Suspiciously Suspect: Who Is—and Isn't—an Unreliable Narrator?

    Suspiciously Suspect: Who Is—and Isn't—an Unreliable Narrator?

    Zoje Stage on the evolution of a sometimes uncomfortable term of art

    By Zoje Stage | March 1, 2023

    Shop Talk: Brendan Slocumb Absolutely Does Not Listen to Music While He's Writing

    Shop Talk: Brendan Slocumb Absolutely Does Not Listen to Music While He's Writing

    Crime writers talk routine, revision, and what kind of background noise is right for the workday.

    By Eli Cranor | February 28, 2023

    On Friendships as Catalysts

    On Friendships as Catalysts

    Without these fateful fictional meetings, the characters in these works might have behaved badly, but certainly not this badly...

    By Harriet Tyce | February 28, 2023

    The Sisterhood of Serial Death

    The Sisterhood of Serial Death

    Women who kill (and kill again) were once rare in fiction. Not anymore.

    By Misha Popp | February 24, 2023

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    Without Shame: Female Writers on Female Psychopaths

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    By Mark Dawidziak | February 14, 2023

    Why So Many Journalists Turn to Careers in Crime Fiction

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    Michael Robotham on the journey from crime reporter to novelist

    By Michael Robotham | February 14, 2023

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