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How Medical Phenomena Can Be Used in Crime FictionVarious medical phenomena have shocked, surprised and fascinated us since the dawn of time. From the terrifyingly named Alien Hand Syndrome to...
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The Highlands Noir of InvernessThe city of the Highlands, located on Scotland’s dramatic northeast coast, where the River Ness meets the Moray Firth. 65,000 or so folk but...
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The Power of Mirrors in Therapy and BooksAs a licensed psychotherapist, I can attest to the importance of mirroring in therapy when a patient shares their feelings, thoughts, and...
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90 Years of Orient ExpressA 38-year-old English woman sits on a bench at the Gare de l’Est train station in Paris, on her first solo trip abroad. It’s a providential time...
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Drive-Away Dolls Commits to the BitRecently, for the first time since they started making movies together in 1984, we’ve been able to guess what each Coen Brother might bring to...
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15 New and Upcoming Historical Mysteries and Thrillers To Read in 2024It’s another great year for historical fiction, as many of my favorite trends from the past few years continue; in the list below,...
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The Third Person: Writing in the Aftermath of a Home RobberyAt my desk in the office at the bottom of the garden, under a jacaranda tree, in one of the most violent countries in the world, I write a...
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Beachy Mysteries: Life, Death and Baked Goods on the CoastSummer is coming. I promise. It’s right around the corner. If you’re anything like me, summer means the beach. And the beach means getting in...
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Trust No One: Unreliable Narrators vs. Unreliable Secondary CharactersThe rise of the unreliable narrator in fiction has made huge success of bestsellers like The Girl on the Train , Gone Girl , and Fight Club ....
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It’s a Festival—What Could Possibly Go Wrong?It’s that season again—the time to plan summer vacations. How about touring small towns and visiting some occasionally wacky, but always fun,...
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6 Books That Draw Inspiration from Folk TalesWhether it’s whispered around a campfire, or passed down across generations, folk tales have often been the spark that ignited much of our love...
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Juanita Sheridan and The Lily Wu Quartet: A Rediscovered Gem from the Golden Age of Detective FictionMy initial exposure to Juanita Sheridan was harrowing: I’d just sent my publisher my first Hawaiʻi murder mystery when a friend asked, “Have...
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Four Books Juxtaposing the Beauty and Ugliness of BalletThere is a famous image of a ballet dancer’s feet—one clad in pale tights and a pristine pink pointe shoe, ribbons neatly tied, while the other...
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The Dos and Don’ts of Crafting an Ensemble CastWhen I set out to write my second novel, A Step Part Darkness , I knew it was a lot more ambitious than my debut had been. Several elements made...
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10 New Gothic Reads That Explore the Darkness WithinGothic novels, those strange, melancholy reads that drip with atmosphere, have been around for over 250 years. Ever since Horace Walpole’s gloomy...
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Hooked on Mysteries with Quirky Characters and Curious CareersIt was at a small writer’s workshop in New York City when one of the instructors, Paula Munier (senior agent for Talcott Notch Literary Services...
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Six Scintillating Friends-to-Frenemies ThrillersWe get by with a little help from our friends—right? But what if those friends don’t really have our best interests at heart? What happens...
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9 Historical Mysteries That Have Been Adapted to CinemaIt’s still early in the 2020s for number ten, so this partial list (incomplete and biased) looks at nine favorite filmed novels published...
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Fairy Tales Have Always Been Dark – Really DarkFairy tales have always been rather grim and murderous, even before the Brothers Grimm complied their collection in 1812. “Fairytale” was a term...
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Why Do Former Lawyers So Often Turn to Writing?I’m far from being the first ex-lawyer to turn fiction writing. While my book Prima Facie is a book of fiction that definitely focuses on the...
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When The Suspense Comes From Our Climate ApocalypseJust weeks after I moved from my hometown of New York City to the California Bay Area in fall 2017, I woke up to smoky skies. On my way to work...
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Bordeaux, City of Wine and Crime FictionSitting majestically on the Garonne River in southwestern France, capital of the country’s Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, with approximately a...
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From Baker Street to Baking SleuthsThe path from Sherlock Holmes to modern baking cozies may not seem like a direct route, but there are plenty of ways that Sherlock set the stage...
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It’s Time To Rewatch the Blaxploitation Classic Three The Hard Way“Didn’t you once cause quite a stir by challenging heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali to a fight?” Black Belt magazine asked Jim Kelly in...
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The 1887 Murder of an “Unknown Woman” That May Have Inspired Carolyn WellsDuring my three-year quest to rediscover a “lost lady” of detective fiction, Carolyn Wells, another mysterious woman appeared in the margins of...
