From hacking and digital surveillance to online identities and virtual crime scenes, cybercrime has reshaped modern mystery and thriller fiction. In this panel, authors explore how technology drives plot, raises new ethical questions, and creates fresh kinds of danger. They discuss the challenges of writing believable virtual crimes and how storytelling evolves when the battlefield is entirely online.
Why Setting Can Make or Break an Amateur Sleuth
Moderated by Linda Sands, Jane Bock, John Carenen, Linda Lovely, Lois Winston, and Maria Hudgins focus on how setting shapes an amateur sleuth. They discuss how environment influences behavior, opportunity, and credibility, and why place matters as much as personality.
