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How to Balance Worldbuilding and Action in Your Novel

How to Balance Worldbuilding and Action in Your Novel

"Worldbuilding without action is boring, and action without worldbuilding is confusing."

By Dan Stout | April 7, 2021

Characters That Are So Bad, They're Great

Characters That Are So Bad, They're Great

"I love writing the colder, crueller beings."

By Adele Parks | April 7, 2021

A Brief Moral History of Online Poker

A Brief Moral History of Online Poker

In the midst of the late aughts Financial Crisis, online poker reached its zenith. By 2013, the Golden Age of gaming was over. What happened?

By Dario Diofebi | April 6, 2021

Why Murder Mysteries Are a Lot Like Science, According to a Neuroscientist and Novelist

Why Murder Mysteries Are a Lot Like Science, According to a Neuroscientist and Novelist

Modern science and the murder mystery have shared origins in the Enlightenment, and they both tell us something pivotal about consciousness.

By Erik Hoel | April 6, 2021

A Former IRA Bank Robber On Writing A Heist Novel Based on a Long-Unsolved Crime

A Former IRA Bank Robber On Writing A Heist Novel Based on a Long-Unsolved Crime

In 1976, Richard O'Rawe was robbing banks for the IRA. A year later, he was in prison. And now, he's put a unique twist on the infamous Northern Bank robbery.

By Richard O'Rawe | April 6, 2021

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 | April 5, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Ghosts and Narrators

By Jessica Hamilton | April 5, 2021

Ian Pearce, Location Manager for Lewis, Talks Filming in Oxford with Frederick Weisel

By Frederick Weisel | April 5, 2021

The Relationships Were What Made 'Justified' Truly Special—They're Why We're Still Watching Today

By Keith Roysdon | April 2, 2021

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

Spanish avengers, cross-continent serial killers, and a giant ocean liner carrying a locked-door mystery.

By Dwyer Murphy | April 2, 2021

Few Films Understand the History of Blackmail and Queer Criminalization Better than Basil Dearden’s <em>Victim</em>

Few Films Understand the History of Blackmail and Queer Criminalization Better than Basil Dearden’s Victim

This classic noir, starring icon Dirk Bogarde, uses the conventions of melodrama and detective cinema to explore a persisting crime: the extortion of queer men

By Victoria Wiet | April 1, 2021

My First Thriller: Michael Koryta

My First Thriller: Michael Koryta

How did Michael Koryta break through with his first thriller at 19? (Yes, you read that right—he was 19 years old.)

By Rick Pullen | April 1, 2021

What's The Difference Between a Thriller and a Mystery? Pacing.

What's The Difference Between a Thriller and a Mystery? Pacing.

A thriller author's tips for keeping the pages turning

By Allison Brennan | March 31, 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of the Month: March 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of the Month: March 2021

Gothic fictions, bibliophile mysteries, and modern noirs.

By CrimeReads | March 30, 2021

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 | March 29, 2021

The Joys of Evaluating Books on Whether Their Plot Twists Are Surprising, Shocking, or Just Plain Bonkers

The Joys of Evaluating Books on Whether Their Plot Twists Are Surprising, Shocking, or Just Plain Bonkers

A Look At Some Favorite Twists and Reveals (without spoilers)

By Catie Disabato | March 29, 2021

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