FAVORITE TEXAS CRIME NOVELS TEXAS: FAR MORE THAN A LONE STAR BACKDROP FOR GRITTY CRIME NOVELS When I was a journalist, I roved the border between Texas and Mexico in search of stories about a rugged region that is really a land and culture unto itself, not truly a part of the countries on either […]
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Top Ten Thrillers which were adapted into Films
Top Ten Thrillers which were adapted into Films There are famous examples of thrillers that improve on the source novel, but more often even a good film version falls short. This top ten is ordered chronologically. The Riddle of the Sands (1903) is famous mainly because it is seen as the first proper espionage […]
Interview with Lori Rader-Day
Interview with Lori Rader-Day (Megan Abbott interviewed the highly talented Lori Rader-Day who spoke about the inspiration for her novel The Day I Died ) What inspired you to write The Day I Died? The Day I Died started as a short story in 2007, after I checked out a book about handwriting analysis […]


