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    The Month's Best Psychological Thrillers

    The Month's Best Psychological Thrillers

    August's new releases include books from Amanda Jayatissa, Alice Feeney, and more.

    By Lisa Levy | August 10, 2022

    How Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner Made 'Heat 2' – An Opus of International Crime

    How Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner Made 'Heat 2' – An Opus of International Crime

    The evolution of an iconic crime story.

    By Nick Kolakowski | August 9, 2022

    As Seen on Screen: The Horror of the Horror-Movie Writer

    As Seen on Screen: The Horror of the Horror-Movie Writer

    "There are horror movies about writers, and then there is the horror of seeing the realities of the writing life rendered on the big screen."

    By Catherine Ryan Howard | August 9, 2022

    Hold the Backstory: Or, How To Open Your Novel with a Bang

    Hold the Backstory: Or, How To Open Your Novel with a Bang

    "Now that’s what I call a thrilling, reach-out-and-grab-ya opening."

    By Laura Childs | August 9, 2022

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | August 8, 2022

    The Art of Accidentally Writing a Thriller

    The Art of Accidentally Writing a Thriller

    Tyrell Johnson on writing, respecting plot, and discovering a genre

    By Tyrell Johnson | August 8, 2022

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    • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
    • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
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    • The Rouse

    Creating a Compelling Love Interest in a Suspense Novel

    By Elissa Grossell Dickey | August 8, 2022

    The Veteran Experience in Speculative Fiction

    By Zak Topping | August 8, 2022

    Bodies Bodies Bodies is a Vicious Parody of Online Culture and a Tight Little Murder Mystery

    By Olivia Rutigliano | August 5, 2022

    What Can Cooking School Teach a Mystery Writer?

    What Can Cooking School Teach a Mystery Writer?

    "Many of the skills taught in cooking school...are similar and parallel to those required to write a compelling story."

    By Leslie Karst | August 5, 2022

    High Noon in Bedford Falls: 'Cop Land' at 25 

    High Noon in Bedford Falls: 'Cop Land' at 25 

    The 1997 film from James Mangold was part western, part noir, and a deeply nuanced portrait of America.

    By Zach Vasquez | August 5, 2022

    The Philosophy of Crimes Without Memory

    The Philosophy of Crimes Without Memory

    "How much are we being manipulated by our recollections? Are we our lives or our memories?"

    By Michael Paul Kozlowsky | August 5, 2022

    Why Is World War II Such A Popular Subject For Historical Fiction Right Now?

    Why Is World War II Such A Popular Subject For Historical Fiction Right Now?

    Rhys Bowen on how certain eras go in and out of "marketability" despite their perennial popularity.

    By Rhys Bowen | August 5, 2022

    The Crime of My Life

    The Crime of My Life

    A crime reporter turned his investigative skills toward an old family crime with deep contemporary relevance and finds himself implicated

    By Baynard Woods | August 4, 2022

    This is Your Brain On Horror

    This is Your Brain On Horror

    What gives any good horror movie its true horror vibe? Two distinct elements: terror and horror.

    By Nina Nesseth | August 4, 2022

    Trapped by the Unspoken: Trauma, Secrets, Lies, and the Psychological Thriller

    Trapped by the Unspoken: Trauma, Secrets, Lies, and the Psychological Thriller

    On "the power of the things we hide."

    By Anastasia Zadeik | August 4, 2022

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