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The Backlist: C.J. Tudor on the Wild, Inventive Noirs of Michael Marshall SmithI love writers who mix genres. It’s like an athlete who plays sports and somehow, improbably, manages to be good at all of them. C.J. Tudor’s...
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How a Murder Trial Exposed a Small Town’s Growing DivisionPerched on a stool at the end of the bar of the Elks Club lodge 656, Gary Webb answered his black Nokia flip phone like a celebrity fielding...
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The Golden Age of Australian Crime and Mystery TV ContinuesIn the two years that have passed since I did my first round-up of Australian crime and mystery dramas, our “Golden Age” of Antipodean...
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The State of the Crime Novel, Part 2: The Future of Crime WritingThis is part two of our annual roundtable discussion ahead of the Edgar Awards, in which we discuss major issues (and minor peeves) in crime...
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The Rare Entertainments of E.C.R. Lorac’s Death of an AuthorDeath of an Author is a rare example of a novel by E. C. R. Lorac (the principal pen name of Carol Rivett) that does not feature her popular...
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The Exploits and Exploitation of Indian Street Magic, JadooFrom ancient times, India has had a rich tradition of magic, active and thriving even today. Lord Indra, Hindu God of the heavens, who wields...
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The Search for George MalloryThey fanned out across the slope, taking their time to survey the terrain. The wind was no longer so ferocious, but it was still cold and gusty....
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The State of the Crime Novel, Part 1: Writing LifeOnce again, the Edgar Awards are upon us, and once again, I’ve had the privilege of asking dozens of great writers to contribute to our...
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Crime Novels with a Sense of Place and MannersWrite what you know, they say. A tall order if you’re writing about a serial killer. Most serial killers don’t take the time to sit down and...
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Mark Woodworth: How a Missouri Teenager Ended up in Prison for a Shocking Murder in a Small TownThere was no good reason for Bob Ramsey, a veteran St. Louis defense attorney, to take on Mark Woodworth as a client. At first glance, Woodworth...
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What a Series of Killings in Rural Georgia Revealed About Early 20th-Century AmericaThey moved Route 36 in the years after the killings. Now the road runs straight where it used to dogleg through Newton County, an hour’s drive...
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The Author as Protagonist“People should be interested in books, not their authors.”—Agatha Christie A couple of years ago, on the sun-drenched Amalfi Coast when it was...
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The Three Types of Detective Duos You Find in Historical MysteriesMy cat has nothing in common with Maisie Dobbs. Let me back up. Picture the scene: it’s December 2021. My first nephew had just been born,...
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On the Invention of M. DupinThis is a transcript of a talk that was given, by Dr. Olivia Rutigliano, at New York University Law School’s Poe Room Event, on May 19th,...
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The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: April 2024A look at the month’s best new releases in crime fiction, mystery, and thrillers, via Bookmarks . * Don Winslow, City in Ruins...
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The Five Best Novels About HauntingsMy theory is that everyone has one of these stories. Perhaps it was a place you grew up in where random objects would vanish – you swore you put...
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G’day, From An Apparently Terrifying ContinentWould the real Australia please stand up? Are you a tropical paradise of blue skies and golden beaches, the Great Barrier Reef, koalas and...
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“God Bless All of You, God Bless America, and God Bless ‘Big Fat Liar’”Recently, Paul Giamatti received an Oscar nomination for his performance in The Holdovers— Alexander Payne’s period film about three...
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My First Thriller: I.S. BerryFor three months after its launch in May 2023, I.S. Berry’s spy novel was flying under the radar, as most debut novels do. Then a rave review...
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How Four Investigative Reporting Experiences Led to Great Mystery “Material”During my career as an investigative reporter – and as the wife of an expert in the field of computer-assisted investigative reporting – I have...
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Nicholas Meyer on the Great Escape of Art (and the Art of Detective Fiction)Leo Tolstoy, author of my favorite novel, War and Peace , said that the purpose of art is to teach us to love life, an observation that has...
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The Ripple Effect of CrimeIf you follow the news at all—on TV, newspapers, social media—you are aware of crimes perpetrated both at home and in faraway places. You might...
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Sasha Vasilyuk: To the Insecure ESL Writer I Once WasI grew up in the former USSR surrounded by books on shelves built by my grandfather. The books came in multiple numbered tomes – grey, brick red,...
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The Strange, Sad Literature of Evil MothersGiven how much I love reading and writing about dysfunctional families, it’s no wonder I would soon turn my attention to evil mothers! While my...
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Kim Sherwood on Women in the World of BondThe Bond Girl . The phrase itself is a source of celebration and contention. Few other thriller writers before Ian Fleming placed such...
