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The Golden Age of the Paranoid Political ThrillerImpeachment. Charges of sedition. A president with a very low approval rating. Treasonous members of Congress. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs...
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Cozy Renegades: Novels that Push the BoundariesLike any genre, cozy mysteries have a set of story qualities that make them what they are. For cozies, five primary qualities define the genre:...
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The Technothriller: Not Dead, But Hiding in Plain SightWhen people ask what kind of books I write—especially people who are obviously younger than me—I catch myself biting my tongue at the...
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“Warrior” is the Best TV Show You’re Not WatchingWhy aren’t more of you watching Warrior ?! It’s a question that keeps me up at night, along with “what is dark matter?” and “is a hot dog a...
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Eric Rickstad: Why I Needed to Write a Novel About Male Violence and GunsLilith was an incredibly difficult novel to write. I lived with it in my head, and worked on it on and off, for nearly a decade. September...
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Encouraging Hard Conversations Through HumorIn the theatre, plays used to be divided into comedy and tragedy. Historically, however, comedies weren’t necessarily funny—instead, to quote...
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The Best Psychological Thrillers of March 2024Spring is here, and like the beautiful blossoms that lead to an explosion of pollen-induced sneezes, these novels examine the juxtaposition of...
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Ken Bruen, the Dark Soul of Irish Crime FictionOver the course of seventeen Jack Taylor novels, Ken Bruen’s most celebrated creation has endured the following (small sample size, too):...
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Today’s Authors Are Reviving the “Fair Play” Puzzle Plot TraditionWhat’s a puzzle plot mystery? In a “fair play” puzzle plot mystery, the author provides the reader with all the clues, allowing the reader...
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Kate Thompson and K. D. Alden Talk Historical Fiction and Women’s HistoryTwo historical fiction authors meet up for a cyber “cuppa” and imaginary scones with clotted cream to celebrate Women’s History Month and chat...
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The 10 Best Fake Crime Movies and TV Shows in Movies and TVYou ever watch a TV show or a movie and the characters are watching something that only exists in that universe? Like Rochelle, Rochelle in...
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Macdonald versus MacDonald: A Crime Fiction DebateThere is a flea-market in Oldsmar Florida – “Largest in the South” it claims – that I visit when I am in the area. At the end of one of the many...
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Lifelong Trauma in a Psychological Thriller‘A traumatised person does not remember the trauma, but experiences it over and over again,’ writes the author and psychologist Paul Verhaege....
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6 Recent and Upcoming Haunted House NovelsI often wonder, what is it about a haunted house that truly scares us? Is it the sounds of tapping against window frames, a creaking door, or...
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In Defense of Queer Joy in Historical FictionThere were no queer people in history. At least, that could be a reasonable take-away from pursuing one-star reviews of some of the best...
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Jason De León on Life and Death Among America’s Human SmugglersJason De León’s second book is the result of an exemplary commitment to what he and fellow anthropologists call “deep hanging out.” In...
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8 Dark Science Mystery NovelsWith crime readers ever worshipping at the stacks of dark academia (myself among them), is it any wonder that the category’s wicked pen has bled...
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The Backlist: Jonathan Kellerman on Returning to Margaret Millar and Ross MacdonaldEvery writer likes to think they’re a psychologist. Inventing a character means having at least a cursory sense of their backstory, motivations,...
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Writer, Woman, Playwright, Spy: How Espionage Influenced Aphra Behn’s WritingAny study of Aphra Behn is really a study of shifting disguises and political guesswork. She is remembered in history as the first woman to make...
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Chris Bohjalian on Misdirection, Multiple POVs, and the Lure of Las VegasIf Chris Bohjalian were to write a memoir—or a manifesto on craft—it could be called: I was a teenage magician. It’s a history that has...
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The Evolution of the Private Investigator in Historical RomanceWho is a lady going to call if she’s been wronged by an insufferable rake in Victorian England? If the lady is the main character in a historical...
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Tana French on Embracing Discomfort, Irish Wit, and Chosen Family in The HunterIn The Hunter , her ninth novel, Irish-American author Tana French takes us back to the small West Ireland village that she introduced...
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Looking Back on the 90s-Era Satanic Panic In a New Age of Conspiracy TheoriesRemember Pizzagate? In 2016, a conspiracy theory that high-ranking Democrats were running a pedophile ring out of a D.C. pizzeria compelled a man...
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A Seventh-Generation Nebraskan On Turning Family Tales and Omaha History into Historical FictionAs a writer of narratives, I’m leery of them. Especially historical ones. I’m not skeptical of events; I’m skeptical of wording and connective...
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A Brief List of Pitfalls to Avoid When You Write a ThrillerHere are some of the trickiest pitfalls to sidestep while crafting your novel. Remember, in each pitfall to be avoided is also an opportunity to...
