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Eight Terrible Head Injuries in Crime Film

Eight Terrible Head Injuries in Crime Film

Our editor Olivia Rutigliano, recovering from a bad concussion, rounds up some of cinema's greatest blows to the head.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 16, 2025

Frederic S. Durbin On Crafting a Genre-Bending Western

Frederic S. Durbin On Crafting a Genre-Bending Western

"How can a novel encompass fantasy, horror, science-fiction, romance, the ghost story, literary fiction, and the western?"

By Frederic S. Durbin | May 16, 2025

The Best Psychological Thrillers of May 2025

The Best Psychological Thrillers of May 2025

This spring, suspense goes global

By Molly Odintz | May 15, 2025

Five Screwball Thrillers <br>that Kill

Five Screwball Thrillers
that Kill

Alex Rollins Berg on five under-appreciated comic crime gems

By Alex Rollins Berg | May 14, 2025

Wendy Corsi Staub on Old Friends and Small-Town Secrets

Wendy Corsi Staub on Old Friends and Small-Town Secrets

Catching up with the prolific author at the beginning of a new series.

By John B. Valeri | May 14, 2025

What Happens When a Journalist and a Psychotherapist Write a Mystery Together?

What Happens When a Journalist and a Psychotherapist Write a Mystery Together?

Co-authors Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti on the art of collaborative writing

By Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti | May 14, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Anthony Horowitz on Mystery, Metafiction, and a New Susan Ryeland Novel (and Show)

By Alex Dueben | May 13, 2025

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads | May 12, 2025

The Bond of Cinema Led a Charmed Existence. The Spy Of the Novels Is Less Enviable.

By John Lawton | May 12, 2025

The Joys and Travails of Writing with a Canine Companion

The Joys and Travails of Writing with a Canine Companion

"[F]ew things help you shift your point of view like looking after a dog."

By Leonie Swann | May 9, 2025

Murder, Mystery, and the Movement: 5 Reasons Why YA Thrillers Are Leading the Revolution

Murder, Mystery, and the Movement: 5 Reasons Why YA Thrillers Are Leading the Revolution

"[P]lot is the delivery system. The message? That’s what you sneak in once they’re already invested."

By Nick Brooks | May 8, 2025

Mattea Kramer on Crafting Nested Tales and Capturing the Nature of Ordinary Evil

Mattea Kramer on Crafting Nested Tales and Capturing the Nature of Ordinary Evil

No one commits terrible acts alone. And the map of the hurt around them deserves as much space on the page.

By Mattea Kramer | May 8, 2025

Liann Zhang Talks Class Warfare, Toxic Influencers, and the Nature of Villainy

Liann Zhang Talks Class Warfare, Toxic Influencers, and the Nature of Villainy

Jenny Bartoy interviews the debut novelist about her genre-bending take on the social media era

By Jenny Bartoy | May 7, 2025

Gabino Iglesias: Let's Talk About Some New Books

Gabino Iglesias: Let's Talk About Some New Books

A look at new novels by Antonio Muñoz Molina, Ron Currie, and Brian Gruel.

By Gabino Iglesias | May 6, 2025

Len Deighton and the Spy Novel

Len Deighton and the Spy Novel

When Your Art Goes Boom

By Paul Vidich | May 6, 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 | May 5, 2025

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