P.J. Tracy on Writing about Serial Killers and Secular Horror

P.J. Tracy on Writing about Serial Killers and Secular Horror

The craft of creating believably warped characters in crime fiction

By P.J. Tracy | November 6, 2025

7 Novels That Explore Motherhood's Complexities

7 Novels That Explore Motherhood's Complexities

Donna Freitas recommends Begoña Gómez Urzaiz, Ashley Audrain, Doris Lessing, and more

By Donna Freitas | November 4, 2025

To Break Up with Friends, or to Murder Them: 5 Novels Featuring Fatal Friendship Failings

To Break Up with Friends, or to Murder Them: 5 Novels Featuring Fatal Friendship Failings

Jenna Satterthwaite Recommends Tales of Betrayal, Broken Boundaries, and Homicide

By Jenna Satterthwaite | November 4, 2025

The Trauma Behind the

The Trauma Behind the "Good Old Days": Christina Henry on the Dark Trap of Nostalgia in Fiction

Exploring Uneasy Pasts in Ray Bradbury, Daphne du Maurier, and More

By Christina Henry | November 4, 2025

Why October Is the Perfect Month for Thrillers and Crime Novels

Why October Is the Perfect Month for Thrillers and Crime Novels

Lisa Kusel on some favorite novels set during the most atmospheric month.

By Lisa Kusel | October 31, 2025

Weird Girl Lit Galore: 10 Novels Featuring Unabashedly Unhinged Female Characters

Weird Girl Lit Galore: 10 Novels Featuring Unabashedly Unhinged Female Characters

Heather Colley Recommends Penny Zang, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Rachel Harrison, Ling Ling Huang, and More

By Heather Colley | October 30, 2025

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Predators On and Off the Page: Noelle Ihli on Writing about Assault in Crime Fiction

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We All Make Deals With the Devil: Five Mysteries that Feature Faustian Bargains

By Thomas Olde Heuvelt | October 28, 2025

Ellery Adams on the Allure of Psychics and Mediums in Crime Writing

Ellery Adams on the Allure of Psychics and Mediums in Crime Writing

The Author of "The Tattered Cover" Shares Her Favorite Tales of Clairvoyant Sleuthing

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"A murder starts with a mess": How Assembling Jigsaw Puzzles Can Help Writers Craft Mysteries

J.B. Abbott on the Puzzler and the Sleuth

By J.B. Abbott | October 27, 2025

Reader, Show Us Who Did It: Maureen Johnson and Jay Cooper Invite You to Solve a Murder

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John B. Valeri in Conversation with the Authors of the Interactive Novel "You Are the Detective: The Creeping Hand"

By John B. Valeri | October 23, 2025

Dogs, Goats, Anteaters, Psychic Parrots: Cozy Mysteries Featuring Animals Other Than Cats

Dogs, Goats, Anteaters, Psychic Parrots: Cozy Mysteries Featuring Animals Other Than Cats

Allison Brook Recommends Critter-centric Cozies by Lorien Berenson, Donna Andrews, Janna Rollins, and More

By Allison Brook | October 22, 2025

Healing Homicides in One's Head: The Cathartic Experience of Writing Transgressive Characters

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Lynn Liao Butler Asks What Would Happen If We Did and Said the Things We Think in Private

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Sapphic Sleuths, Magicians, Lesbian Nuns, and More: Eight Queer Mysteries for Every Mood

Sapphic Sleuths, Magicians, Lesbian Nuns, and More: Eight Queer Mysteries for Every Mood

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Love Thy Neighbor, and Watch Thy Back: Why Neighbors Kill Each Other in Literature (and Life)

Love Thy Neighbor, and Watch Thy Back: Why Neighbors Kill Each Other in Literature (and Life)

Chuck Storla on Writing a Charming Tale of Suburban Murder

By Chuck Storla | October 21, 2025

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