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Lawrence Osborne's Uncanny Bangkok

Lawrence Osborne's Uncanny Bangkok

The author discusses expats, fugitives, and the Bangkok apartment building that inspired his latest novel.

By Dwyer Murphy | August 18, 2020

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 17, 2020

Memory and Alcohol: A Potent Combination for Fiction

Memory and Alcohol: A Potent Combination for Fiction

In suspense fiction, memory loss and amnesia from drinking are the perfect stand-in for our unreliable memories as a whole.

By Adele Parks | August 17, 2020

8 Children’s Mystery Novels That Are Enjoyable for All Ages

8 Children’s Mystery Novels That Are Enjoyable for All Ages

"Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again."

By Taryn Souders | August 15, 2020

Seven Thrillers About Filmmakers and Subversive Art

Seven Thrillers About Filmmakers and Subversive Art

A new trend features feminist filmmakers and behind-the-scenes players subverting genres long tarnished by misogyny.

By Kate Reed Petty | August 14, 2020

Ron Rash on Crime and Punishment in Appalachia

Ron Rash on Crime and Punishment in Appalachia

The author discusses Dostoevsky, violence, and redemption.

By Mae Miller Claxton | August 14, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

My First Thriller: David Morrell

By Rick Pullen | August 13, 2020

Why Writing About Psychopaths Keeps Me Sane

By Nina Sadowsky | August 13, 2020

James Lee Burke on Art, Fascism, and the Hijacking of American Christianity

By David Masciotra | August 12, 2020

Maybe We Read Crime Fiction Because Deep Down, We All Know We're Complicit in Crime

Maybe We Read Crime Fiction Because Deep Down, We All Know We're Complicit in Crime

One author's theory for why we keep returning to crime.

By John Galligan | August 12, 2020

What Drives Obsession in Fiction?

What Drives Obsession in Fiction?

A Psychologist's Pointers for Exploring Obsession and Infatuation in Crime Fiction

By R. J. Jacobs | August 12, 2020

My Pandemic Master Class with <em>The Silence of the Lambs</em>

My Pandemic Master Class with The Silence of the Lambs

What I learned from re-reading Thomas Harris in lockdown.

By Julia Heaberlin | August 11, 2020

10 Novels Based on Folk Horror

10 Novels Based on Folk Horror

"The civilized world is only a heartbeat away from primal and uncanny threats."

By Jo Furniss | August 11, 2020

Writing from the Depths of Lockdown: A Roundtable Discussion

Writing from the Depths of Lockdown: A Roundtable Discussion

Contributors to a new charity anthology discuss writing during the pandemic and adjusting to the new normal.

By Lise McLendon | August 10, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 2

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 2

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

By Otto Penzler | August 10, 2020

My Life in True Crime

My Life in True Crime

Kim Powers' life has been spent writing about crime. But the suspicions about his own mother's death were kept secret.

By Kim Powers | August 6, 2020

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