Brenda Chapman, Dana King, Erika Chase, and Sandra Parshall explore why small towns are such fertile ground for mystery. They discuss how close relationships, long memories, and hidden tensions turn familiar communities into places where secrets are hard to keep and danger feels personal.
Los Angeles as Crime Fiction’s Most Dangerous Character
Los Angeles is a city of beauty, danger, and contradiction. This panel explores how writers use its neighborhoods, cultures, and hidden corners to fuel crime fiction and turn the City of Angels into a vivid and complex character on the page.
