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    23 (More) Horror Novels to Look Out For in 2022

    23 (More) Horror Novels to Look Out For in 2022

    Eerie folk horror, atmospheric gothics, gruesome thrillers, twisted noirs, and metafiction galore.

    By Molly Odintz | June 24, 2022

    Richard O'Rawe Talks Craft, Crime, and Irish History

    Richard O'Rawe Talks Craft, Crime, and Irish History

    "[W]hether you’re writing a heist book, or a thriller, the thought process is the same."

    By Molly Odintz | June 21, 2022

    Summer Fiction Preview: <br>19 YA Novels Perfect For Mystery and Thriller Fans

    Summer Fiction Preview:
    19 YA Novels Perfect For Mystery and Thriller Fans

    Gothics, whodunnits, psychologicals, historicals, and more than one parody of Fire Fest.

    By Molly Odintz | June 16, 2022

    Queer Mysteries and Thrillers To Read All Year Long

    Queer Mysteries and Thrillers To Read All Year Long

    Celebrate Pride Month with folk horror, rural noir, historical deep dives, and so much crime fiction!

    By Molly Odintz | June 10, 2022

    Sarai Walker On Gothic Ghosts and Feminist Folk Tales

    Sarai Walker On Gothic Ghosts and Feminist Folk Tales

    "I definitely wanted to disrupt the idea of 'happily ever after...'"

    By Molly Odintz | May 27, 2022

    May's Best International Fiction

    May's Best International Fiction

    Brazilian dark fantasy, Moroccan social criticism, and Swedish thrills

    By Molly Odintz | May 26, 2022

    Best Reviewed
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    • Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes
    • Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David
    • I Can't Stop Thinking about Horses and Sex
    • Queen of Lombard Street
    • Paradise Burns
    • Doppelgänger
    • Hanging and Burning: A King Oliver Novel
    • Our Arab: On Longing, Belonging, and Hope
    • The Turning of Sally-Mae

    An Interview with Zarqa Nawaz, Author and Creator of Little Mosque on the Prairie

    By Molly Odintz | May 26, 2022

    The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2022: Summer Reading Edition

    By Molly Odintz | May 24, 2022

    The State of the Crime Novel in 2022, Part 2: Genre, Publishing, and What to Read Next

    By Molly Odintz | April 27, 2022

    "Perception, self-deception, and truth": Soon Wiley Talks Craft and Character

    "When it comes to my characters, I almost always start with their desires."

    By Molly Odintz | April 27, 2022

    The State of the Crime Novel: A Roundtable With The Edgar Nominees

    The State of the Crime Novel: A Roundtable With The Edgar Nominees

    Edgar Awards Nominees Reflect On How The Pandemic Has Changed Their Writing Lives

    By Molly Odintz | April 26, 2022

    The Best International Crime Books Coming Out This April

    The Best International Crime Books Coming Out This April

    Mexican gated communities, Ukrainian squats, French seaside towns, and fractured Lebanese city centers are the settings for this month's best crime books in translation.

    By Molly Odintz | April 22, 2022

    C. S. Harris on Historical Fiction and Her Iconic Regency-Era Series

    C. S. Harris on Historical Fiction and Her Iconic Regency-Era Series

    "Every era has free-thinkers, people who don’t subscribe to the prejudices and superstitions of their day."

    By Molly Odintz | April 11, 2022

    Grace D. Li On Car Chases, Art Heists, and Chinese-American Identity

    Grace D. Li On Car Chases, Art Heists, and Chinese-American Identity

    "Even though this is a heist book, it’s really a book about relationships—to yourself, your friends, your family."

    By Molly Odintz | April 5, 2022

    March's Best Debut Fiction

    March's Best Debut Fiction

    The best new debut novels in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By Molly Odintz | March 24, 2022

    <Em>Morbid</em> Podcast Host and Autopsy Technician Alaina Urquhart Talks True Crime and Turning to Fiction

    Morbid Podcast Host and Autopsy Technician Alaina Urquhart Talks True Crime and Turning to Fiction

    "I do wish the people involved in producing these onscreen autopsies would consult an anatomy book beforehand."

    By Molly Odintz | March 22, 2022

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