crime
Thereโs Nothing Better Than A Good Bad Guy
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โThe more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.โ โAlfred Hitchcock Letโs start with the simple assertion that all great fiction is crime fiction. From classic Greek tragedies…
Cozy Mysteries to Add to Your Christmas Stocking
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I donโt know about you, but a fresh set of fleece pajamas and a brand-new novel on Christmas Eve is one of my favorite holiday traditions. ย Throw in a…
On the Bizarre Relationship Between Lee Harvey Oswald and his Mother
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The following is an excerpt from Deanne Stillmanโs new book,ย American Confidential: Uncovering the Bizarre Relationship Between Lee Harvey Oswald and his Mother.ย The book exploresย Lee Harvey Oswald and his mother…
From Academic to Crime Writer
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โYou canโt be serious.โ Twice in my life, academic colleagues and friends have had that reaction when Iโve told them what I was planning to do. The first time…
Romance and Love Triangles in Cozy Mysteries
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When it comes to romance in cozy mysteries, readers range in their preferences from, โIโm more about the mystery,โ to โGimme all the romance.โ While writing my cozy mystery,…
A List of Jewish Crime Thrillers
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My novel The Great Gimmelmans is about a family of Jewish bank robbers who lose all their money in the Stock Market Crash of 1987 and start robbing banks,…
How Max Marshall Wrote a College Fraternity Crime Epic
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Halfway through Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story, investigative reporter Max Marshall recounts his meeting with a man who used to sell illegally sourced prescription drugs to fellow…
1987: The Thrilling-est Year in Hollywood History
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Recently, I saw an article that claimed that 1999 was the best year in Hollywood history. Then another claimed it wasโฆ1971? I beg to disagree.ย It is my belief…
My First Thriller: Joseph Finder
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Joe Finder must have thought he knew the secrets to selling a book. His first, a work of nonfiction, Red Carpet: The Connection Between theย Kremlin and Americaโs Most Powerful…