
Click, Clue, Capture: How the Internet Tracked Down a Killer
The internet has always had two faces. One is playful, full of memes, games, and endless distraction. The other is darker—obsessive, relentless, and sometimes, …
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The internet has always had two faces. One is playful, full of memes, games, and endless distraction. The other is darker—obsessive, relentless, and sometimes, …
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Mystery fiction has long thrived on tension, secrecy, and the slow unraveling of truth, but when these elements are placed within the familiar setting of an off…
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An idea for a new book always begins, for me, with a scene. A single moment suspended in the aftermath of violence. However, there was something different about…
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Casinos have long fascinated both writers and readers because they represent a carefully constructed illusion of control. Every detail — from lighting and sound…

Call it the Hilary Mantel effect or the CJ Sansom effect, but so much fiction is set in the past these days. But how do you find a balance between re-creating t…