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Debt Plays a Key Role in Crime Fiction – But What About Student Loan Debt?

Debt Plays a Key Role in Crime Fiction – But What About Student Loan Debt?

David Bell on the weight of student loan debt and how it fueled his new thriller.

By David Bell | July 8, 2022

Why Being a Woman Is the Perfect Preparation for Writing Psychological Suspense

Why Being a Woman Is the Perfect Preparation for Writing Psychological Suspense

Sarah Vaughan on vigilance, doubt, abuse, and how it all seeps into psychological thrillers.

By Sarah Vaughan | July 7, 2022

Southern Gothic Crime Fiction: A Palimpsest and Primer

Southern Gothic Crime Fiction: A Palimpsest and Primer

Faye Snowden on the most American genre, which "makes visible problems we have with race, gender, economic inequality, [and] corrupt leadership..."

By Faye Snowden | July 6, 2022

A Question of Character: On James Patterson and Diversity in Crime Fiction

A Question of Character: On James Patterson and Diversity in Crime Fiction

What makes crime fiction today so exciting is the diversity and complexity of characters.

By E.A. Aymar | July 5, 2022

7 Unconventional Women at the Center of Great Novels

7 Unconventional Women at the Center of Great Novels

These protagonists aren't afraid to let life get a little messy.

By Louise Hare | July 5, 2022

Chris Cander Talks Neighborhood Insularity and Suburban Cruelty

Chris Cander Talks Neighborhood Insularity and Suburban Cruelty

Fellow Texas writer Jenny Staff Johnson interviews Cander about her new novel and the 1917 short story that forms its basis.

By Jenny Staff Johnson | July 5, 2022

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The Real Dangers of Conspiracy Fiction

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Alan Drew on thrillers, lies, and the power of fiction, for good and evil

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Norman Lloyd, King of the Hitchcock Collaborators

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He performed one of the most famous deaths in cinema. He went on to a very long life, collaborating with the great director.

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On Writing Unlikeable Characters

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What to Read, Watch, and Stream if You're Obsessed with Female Con Artists

What to Read, Watch, and Stream if You're Obsessed with Female Con Artists

Julie Clark on the women who grift, con, and bamboozle their way into our collective consciousness.

By Julie Clark | June 22, 2022

All Agents Defect: Espionage in the Films of David Cronenberg

All Agents Defect: Espionage in the Films of David Cronenberg

While the director is often tied up with body horror, the great themes of espionage fiction are present in nearly all his work.

By Zach Vasquez | June 21, 2022

The Case for Catharsis in Crime Fiction

The Case for Catharsis in Crime Fiction

Julie Mayhew on using crime and suspense to channel grief and rage.

By Julie Mayhew | June 21, 2022

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