Jennie Bentley, Marilyn M. Fisher, and Mary Soams explore how animals can become an essential part of mystery storytelling. They discuss how animal characters add warmth, humor, and emotional depth, and how using them thoughtfully can reveal character, move the plot forward, and strengthen a reader’s connection to the story.
Inside the Many Faces of Noir
Avram Lavinsky, Gregory Stout, J.L. Hill, J.S. Morrison, Thomas Burns, and Warren Moore dig into what noir really means today. They explore its hardboiled roots, its modern psychological twists, and the moral complexity that gives noir its distinctive voice and...
