I was at NoirCon in sunny Palm Springs, California. I was not expecting this place where I planned to read, present, and watch stories about dastardly deeds to be so fresh and lovely.

In one of our voice memos, I suggested that she needed to absolutely watch The Jinx on HBO Max. I proclaimed it was part of the True Crime Canon

Feral women– and make no mistake, Helena is a feral woman – are often women who make up their own rules. They have their own sense of justice. And the unhinged behavior, the absolute certainty that they are right in their actions, and their willingness to fight for their survival at all cost makes them dangerous beings of wonder.

As I watched Thirst Trap, I realized all these short videos were reminding me of the short videos in a different true crime documentary about objects of desire on Paramount titled Ctr+Alt+Desire about a man who becomes obsessed with an internet cam model and is also convicted for murdering his family.

Bouchercon is the World Mystery Convention, and like other conventions, it's a gathering ground for superfans. How can an introvert survive the convention landscape? I have some tips.

Like the Criterion Closet, book lovers adore our bookshelves. It’s a curated collection of our own making, and it won’t just have the classics, but all the books that appealed to them in some way or another.

However, as of late, I am less and less interested in the scheming and secrets of the wealthy. I’m looking for detectives and protagonists who are not geniuses or legends. What I really wanted, needed and eventually now have, is the Peacock series, Poker Face.

Every crime show on television can be describes as a “band of misfits”: The leader, the muscle, the computer person, the fish out of water, the princess, and the thief.

Untamed on Netflix is an excellent series for anyone who watched the Hulu Series Wild Crime and became fascinated with the Natural Park Service Agents who solve crimes out in the wild.