Items tagged with 'Crime'

Psychopathic kilers, depressed cops and neurotic detectives. Mental illness is a recurring staple of crime fiction. Here's a guide to doing your research and getting the details right.

Crime writers can learn a lot about their craft from well-written comic books. Here's five superb crime comics to whet your appetite.

Dallas crime fiction.

A guide to researching and writing dialogue for law enforcement characters in crime fiction.

A Review of Walter Hill's new comic book, 'Triggerman', from Titan Comics, in collaboration with crime novel publisher Hard Case Crime, with art by Matz.

An article about myths, misconceptions and common mistakes when crime authors write about guns.

Jen Conley's Cannibals takes me back to a place I don't want to go...the Pine Barrens.

“Dangerous” depends on your point of view, but these characters generally fit the bill if you're a law-abiding human being with a sliver of common sense.

An analysis of Charlie Huston's stylistic handling of time in the Joe Pitt Casebooks.

The guilty butler trope appears to damn servants by their employment status alone. After all, they know everything about the victim’s daily routine, and they’re always suspiciously nearby.

You've never read gross like this.