P.I. Kelly: Hot On The Trail Of Crime In Chicago
When novelist Michael Harvey first moved to Chicago, he immediately felt at home. Now, Harvey takes his readers on a tour of Chicago — from touristy Navy Pier to the tunnels of the L train — in his...
View ArticleMoscow, In A Time Of Fear
Young novelist Tom Rob Smith captures the oppressive atmosphere of the former Soviet Union even though he was just a child when the Communist nation broke apart.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleAthens Cop On The Trail Of Modern Greece
To crime writer Petros Markaris, the Athens of today is both a peaceful Balkan haven and a symbol of the ugliness of modern, corrupt societies. In his detective novels, Markaris takes on the financial...
View ArticleSleuthing Around Dublin's Darkest Corners
John Banville (who writes crime fiction under the pen name Benjamin Black) describes the exploits of his oddball sleuth named Quirke. His plots are set in Dublin, a city that lends itself to noir...
View ArticleSleuth Keeps His Good Eye On Mexico City's Crime
Paco Ignacio Taibo II and his fictional protagonist, Hector Belascoaran Shayne, follow crime trails in a dark, violent Mexico City. But the author has not written about his detective since the drug war...
View ArticlePhilly Author's 'Confession': I Lived These Stories
Author Solomon Jones says death can seem angelic at first — especially to the lost, addicted kids in his book The Last Confession. He says many of his stories come from his own experiences as a...
View ArticleDark Doings Among The D.C. Monuments
NPR's Linda Wertheimer walks the halls of power — and the local cafes — with crime novelist Mike Lawson, whose Joe DeMarco books serve up murder and mayhem in the nation's capital.» E-Mail This »...
View ArticleBig Crime, Little State: Murder, Mystery In R.I.
For author Bruce DeSilva, Providence, R.I.'s storied history of mob violence and small-town sense of intimacy make it the perfect place to set his crime fiction. The only trouble, he says, is toning...
View ArticleJo Nesbo's Fiction Explores Oslo's Jagged Edges
The Norwegian author does his best to show NPR's Eric Westervelt that Oslo really does have a seedy side. In his fiction, at least, Nesbo's city is full of shady characters who draw the attention of...
View ArticleWriter Has A Down-Home Feel For Atlanta's Dark Side
Growing up near Atlanta, Karin Slaughter learned that tragic crimes can happen to anyone — even children. She says she sets her crime fiction in Atlanta as a way to honor the city's people and turning...
View ArticleAuthor Peter James And Sidekick Track Seaside Crime
Working closely with a former detective, James still goes out with Brighton police to gather material for his work about an English city with a rich criminal history.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSleuthing Through The Shadows In Sunny Honolulu
In Victoria Kneubuhl's mysteries, dashing detectives Ned and Mina explore the darker side of a sunny tourist paradise — Honolulu. In their debut, Murder Casts a Shadow, Ned and Mina set out to discover...
View ArticleRobert Crais: L.A. Is 'Natural Canvas' For Nightmare
From murder in the Venice canals to human trafficking in the desert, Los Angeles serves as the perfect setting for Robert Crais' noir novels, starring Elvis Cole and Joe Pike, two PIs who are...
View ArticleMichigan Author Dreams Up A Deadlier Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor residents would easily recognize their city in Harry Dolan's crime fiction, but the likeness ends with murder; while Dolan can pack several homicides into each book, the real Ann Arbor is...
View ArticleIn Neville's Thrillers, Belfast's Violent Past Still Burns
The capital of Northern Ireland is no longer the city of snipers that it was before the Good Friday Agreement, but novelist Stuart Neville still draws inspiration from the decades of violence. In The...
View ArticleEver-Changing L.A. Links Walter Mosley To His Mid-Century P.I.
Six years ago, the mystery writer sent Easy Rawlins off a cliff, seemingly killing him. Now, Easy's back on the streets his creator once called home. Mosley says other than Los Angeles, he and his...
View ArticleRotenberg's Toronto Thrillers Mix Canadian Courtesy With Murder
Lawyer turned author Robert Rotenberg takes great pains to re-create the relatively calm atmosphere of Canadian courtrooms in his suspense novels. But not all of his characters play by the rules....
View ArticleG-Man Fights Crime, And A Medical Disorder, In Kansas City
When Joel Goldman was diagnosed with a medical condition that makes him shake and stutter, he quit his law practice and started writing novels inspired by true crime in the Kansas City area....
View ArticleIn Nairobi, A Maasai Detective Pursues Elusive Justice
Former journalist Richard Crompton set his first novel, a crime thriller, in a city that many still know as "Nairobbery." His protagonist, Detective Mollel, is a warrior for justice in a city that...
View ArticleBodies On The Boardwalk: Murder Stirs A Sleepy Jersey Shore
When he was a kid, writer Chris Grabenstein loved tourist towns, so he set novels in one of his favorites — the Jersey shore. He says one of the great joys of writing is coming up with an interesting...
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