Wren Muller has worked hard to become a New Orleans medical examiner, putting in grueling hours and sacrificing most of her social life in order to help find closure and justice for the dead and their grieving families. When bodies start turning up in the bayou and surrounding areas, each bearing a cryptic hint as…
I live in that house you’ve seen on the news. We painted it robin’s-egg blue the summer I turned sixteen, but in your mind it’s white. Two little pink bikes lean against the veranda, and one wall glows blue with the reflected light of a police car. They use the same picture every time there’s…
Setting has always been an important component of the crime genre. From rainswept city streets to country manors, crumbling sidewalks to pristine beaches, setting can enhance the sense of danger, or provide a beautiful contrast to the grim events of the story. In recent years there has been a wealth of stories that use harsh…
