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Freak On: Black Strip Clubs in the 1990s(some names and dates have been changed) From Sin City to Hustlers to Zola , more than a few of my favorite neo-noirs...
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A Roundtable Discussion on Dark AcademiaDarkened libraries, exclusive elite schools, looming Gothic towers, charismatic professors, illicit affairs, the tang of autumn in the...
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A Reading List of Badass CovensI’ve always been enamored with witches. Be it Roald Dahl’s child-hating witches, the Wicked Witch of the West, or Bony Legs with her iron teeth,...
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The Off-Broadway Play Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors Is Cute, Not-So-Bloody FunGordan Greenberg and Steve Rosen’s new play Dracula: a Comedy of Terrors , now open at New World Stages, is production is replete with playful...
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Michele Campbell Leans into the TruthMichele Campbell worked at a prominent Manhattan law firm before spending eight years fighting crime as a federal prosecutor in New York City....
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The Art of Writing Mysteries Featuring Real-Life FiguresMy objective is to list the six best mysteries that feature real people. Quite a challenge given all the published stories meeting this...
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The Albatross of Smartphones in Young Adult MysteriesThere’s a joke among millennials that our favorite childhood television shows would have sucked if the characters had owned smartphones. Videos...
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The Sleuthing Spinster: Why Single Women Rule Cozy FictionWhen people talk about great fictional detectives, there are classic names that come to mind: Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot; Sam Spade;...
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Why James Patterson and Mike Lupica Came Together to Write a ThrillerFor such a hotshot lawyer who’s never lost a court case, you’re a lot younger than anyone would expect. And it’s your win/loss record, not your...
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10 Big Pharma Conspiracy ThrillersBig Pharma is an industry that touches most everyone in some way. We have connection to it on a personal level as individuals and, even more...
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Real Steel: 7 Iconic Crime Movie Car ChasesIn another era, the cinematic car chase was a purely analog affair: stunt performers would strap themselves into modified vehicles, then do...
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The Wild, Bizarre, Sometimes Criminal Pleasures of London’s Bartholomew FairFor over a thousand years, the area known as Smithfield, north of St Paul’s, has been home to London’s principal meat market. Live animals were...
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Bloodstock Sales: The Biggest Gambles in HorseracingHorse racing and gambling are intertwined – always have been, and always will be. But the biggest gambles in racing are not made at the races or...
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Reflections on The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s Classic Biblio-MysteryLike many great novels, the book you are about to read is one whose every page is imbued with the art of storytelling. Its first five words, ‘I...
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The Best Debut Novels Out This SeptemberThe CrimeReads editors select the best debut novels in crime, mystery, and thrillers. * Laura Picklesimer, Kill For Love...
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Anjili Babbar On The Rise of Irish Crime FictionI met Anjili Babbar smoking cigarettes at Bouchercon last year (she has since quit), and thought, this chick is really cool. And also, she knows...
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Shop Talk: Nina Simon Tells the Incredible Story Behind Her Breakout Debut NovelI met Nina Simon shortly after I read her beautiful, heartfelt debut, Mother Daughter Murder Night . If there were ever an author whose...
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Six Books Featuring Ghosts with Unfinished BusinessWhat’s a character without motivation? Even if that character is dead, they need a reason to be in the scene. In my novel Ghost Tamer , one of...
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How Subplots and Plot Filaments Lend Texture and Depth to Any NovelMore than any other variant included under the umbrella of “crime fiction,” mystery novels embody a straightforward setup of the...
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Queer Crime Fiction Coming Out This FallWith the exuberance of Pride Month in June, it’s easy to get excited about new queer crime fiction in the summer months. But, with shortening...
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10 Thrilling Books with Twists You Won’t See ComingI love trying to guess the ending. When picking up a new thriller, I’m almost immediately immersed in the mystery and the twists and turns. I...
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When It Comes to Solving Mysteries, Aunties Get Things DoneMost people have aunts, but not everyone has aunties. It’s hard to explain the difference to the uninitiated–aunties have nothing (or very...
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The Enduring Appeal of the Christiesque ‘Closed Circle’ CrimeThe first crime novels I ever read were by Agatha Christie. I was probably about thirteen at the time and I remember being blown away by how...
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Murder Ballads, the Original True CrimeIt’s hard to spend much time online these days without bumping into true crime of one form or another. Countless podcasts examine murders and...
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Crime Novels Featuring Interpreters, Transcribers, and Other Invisible Law Enforcement ProfessionalsIt’s the detectives, the private investigators and the lawyers who are usually front-and-center in crime fiction, but there are scores of...
