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John Fowles

The Best Crime Books for Non-Crime Readers

By Jessica Fellowes

January 30, 2020

If you are wondering why crime is such a big genre that doesn’t appeal to you because you prefer fantasy, romance, period drama or because you tried a Poirot once and didn’t get it (this was me, too), these might change your mind. They’re not just crime books—they’re good books. Best Book for Romance Readers…

A Brit’s 400-mile Road Trip Hunting American Crime

By A.D. Garrett

July 30, 2015

Road trip – had to be a winner, right? As a kid growing up in the narrow streets of northern England, I knew America as surely as I knew the grey concrete of my own back yard. For years, I had a recurring dream; I was driving along a winding coast road – steep rocky…

Tattoo art of red devil on shoulder

The Mechanics of Suspense: Butterflies Are (Not) Free

By Katia Lief

May 5, 2011

Today’s hot marketplace for thrillers places a little red devil on crime writers’ shoulders, mercilessly reminding us to speed up the story at all costs:  “Faster, buddy boy.  Keep that action movin’!”  Yes, some readers like a narrative weightless enough to mainline like a sugarcoated donut and black coffee in the morning, briefly tricking you…

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