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Meet Rufus. Man, Dog… and a Dead Body in the Snow.
Out of Cabrini: A Crime Story That Doesn’t Blink
Dec 22
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Steven W. Booth
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NEVER FORGET THE VICTIMS
It’s the holiday season, and this time of year I always think about the many victims I [Justin Bocock] had the privilege of representing during my…
Dec 19
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Steven W. Booth
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Midwest Book Review Features Sea of Glass
Genius Book Publishing is proud to announce that Patrick Shattuck’s new novel Sea of Glass has been featured in the November 2025 issue of Library…
Dec 15
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Steven W. Booth
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Before Sherlock: The Gentleman Thief Who Invented Modern Detectives
Long before Holmes lit his pipe at 221B Baker Street, a real-life rogue-turned-lawman was already reinventing crime-solving in the backstreets of Paris.
Dec 12
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Andrea Thorfinson
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Why “The Book Was Better” — And How Crime Writers Can Make That True
From Hollywood dramatizations to gritty novels grounded in fact, the debate rages on: Is the book always better?
Dec 8
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Steve Rush
The Moonstone: The First Detective Novel That Inspired Sherlock Holmes
Before Holmes ever lit his pipe at 221B Baker Street, another detective made literary history.
Dec 5
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David Foster
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"GUARD" by Philip Parker: Inside the Walls of Kentucky's Most Dangerous Prison
What really happens inside one of America’s toughest prisons?
Dec 3
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Steven W. Booth
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"Kill Your Characters": The Crime Writer's Ultimate Guide to Plot, Precision, and Forensics
Ever wondered what it really takes to craft a gripping crime novel?
Dec 1
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Steve Rush
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November 2025
The Limehouse Golem: A Murder Mystery That Echoes Sherlock Holmes
The shadow of Sherlock Holmes stretches far beyond 221B Baker Street.
Nov 28
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David Foster
Near‑Death Vision: What a Murder Victim Sees Before the End
In this post I step into a fictional near‑death experience where the victim watches the killer move through a crowd of three hundred, blend in, and slip…
Nov 26
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Steve Rush
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On Paper It's Illegal. In Reality. It's Ignored
Have you ever heard of someone getting arrested for marijuana possession and thought, “Wait a minute, isn’t marijuana legal?” Well, that’s both true and…
Nov 24
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Steven W. Booth
How Sherlock Holmes Might Have Solved the JonBenét Ramsey Case
The murder of JonBenét Ramsey remains one of the most haunting unsolved cases in American history.
Nov 21
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PAUL BISHOP
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