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    Lisa Jewell: How I Accidentally Wrote a Detective Into My Psychological Thriller

    Lisa Jewell: How I Accidentally Wrote a Detective Into My Psychological Thriller

    An author who had quite deliberately kept detectives and police out of her novels finally lets one in.

    By Lisa Jewell | August 11, 2022

    Lisa Jewell Has Written 19 Novels In 25 Years. Here Are Her Favorites.

    Lisa Jewell Has Written 19 Novels In 25 Years. Here Are Her Favorites.

    The bestselling British crime writer started out writing romantic comedies, but she's now known for her thrillers and dark, ambiguous characterizations.

    By Lisa Jewell | October 7, 2021

    In crime fiction, anyone can be a murderer. That's what's so great about it.

    In crime fiction, anyone can be a murderer. That's what's so great about it.

    Lisa Jewell explores toxic masculinity in her latest thriller, but takes a stand for equal opportunity killing in the genre at large.

    By Lisa Jewell | October 13, 2020

    Big Houses with Big Secrets

    Big Houses with Big Secrets

    9 books about dysfunctional families with dark secrets living in big houses, because every mansion is a creepy mansion.

    By Lisa Jewell | November 5, 2019

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    Missing Girls: Our Deepest
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    7 Modern Classics of a Timeless, Tragic Story

    By Lisa Jewell | April 18, 2018

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