Writing a Slasher with Brains and Heart... and Blood

Writing a Slasher with Brains and Heart... and Blood

In other words, how to write a bloodbath. With Depth.

By Brian McAuley | September 17, 2025

Bryn Greenwood On Crime Fiction's Obsession with Kidnapped Women

Bryn Greenwood On Crime Fiction's Obsession with Kidnapped Women

"What stands out..is how starkly gendered these stories of captivity tend to be."

By Bryn Greenwood | September 17, 2025

Nick Medina Looks at 7 Books That

Nick Medina Looks at 7 Books That "Make Use of Folklore, Legend, and Myth to Leave Readers Shaken"

These ancient folktales find new relevancy in contemporary reads.

By Nick Medina | September 16, 2025

Why were British Police officers called 'Bobbies?'

Why were British Police officers called 'Bobbies?'

And other old-timey administrative nicknames for the police.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 15, 2025

10 New Books Out This Week

10 New Books Out This Week

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

By CrimeReads | September 15, 2025

On The Appalachian Refuge Where Electrosensitive People Can Find Succor From Modern Technology

On The Appalachian Refuge Where Electrosensitive People Can Find Succor From Modern Technology

'Green Bank is the heart of an electromagnetic black hole, a..radio-transmission-free "quiet zone"...'

By J. Todd Scott | September 12, 2025

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My First Thriller: Meg Gardiner

By Rick Pullen | September 11, 2025

On Legends, Tall Tales, and the Art of Storytelling

By Archer Sullivan | September 11, 2025

Jack Du Brul: What Continuing Clive Cussler's Legendary Work Taught Me About Game-Changing Novels

By Jack Du Brul | September 11, 2025

And... <em>Wake Up Dead Man</em>, AKA <em>Knives Out 3</em> Has a Full Trailer!

And... Wake Up Dead Man, AKA Knives Out 3 Has a Full Trailer!

We finally have a sense of the whole story...

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 10, 2025

Lou Berney on archetypes, writing big books, and 1990s Russia

Lou Berney on archetypes, writing big books, and 1990s Russia

Alex Dueben talks to Berney about his new novel "Crooks"

By Alex Dueben | September 10, 2025

The Big Book Tour Backstory: On the Triumphs and Travails of Selling Your New Release, One Store at a Time

The Big Book Tour Backstory: On the Triumphs and Travails of Selling Your New Release, One Store at a Time

Hank Phillippi Ryan goes behind the scenes on book tour, and asks writers for their most memorable audience interactions

By Hank Phillippi Ryan | September 10, 2025

Why food and murder pair so well in fiction

Why food and murder pair so well in fiction

Carmela Dutra presents stories where murder's on the menu

By Carmela Dutra | September 9, 2025

Hannah Mary McKinnon: A Corporate Gig Made Me a Better (Fictional) Murderer

Hannah Mary McKinnon: A Corporate Gig Made Me a Better (Fictional) Murderer

It turns out, high-stakes jobs have a lot of pointers for how to get your characters into, and out of, hot water

By Hannah Mary McKinnon | September 9, 2025

Crime and the City: Bath

Crime and the City: Bath

Taking the Crime Waters in Cozy Bath

By Paul French | September 8, 2025

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 | September 8, 2025

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