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Science Fiction, Locked Room Mysteries, and the Joy of Literary Games

Science Fiction, Locked Room Mysteries, and the Joy of Literary Games

Olivia Waite on rewriting the rules of the universe and solving a mystery in space

By Olivia Waite | March 19, 2025

Connie Briscoe Talks Setting, Suspense, and Moral Ambiguity with Karin Slaughter

Connie Briscoe Talks Setting, Suspense, and Moral Ambiguity with Karin Slaughter

Three decades into a long and varied writing career, Briscoe's latest reinterprets du Maurier's "Rebecca" for a modern audience

By Karin Slaughter | March 18, 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 | March 17, 2025

5 Novels About Government Betrayal, Corruption, and Abuses of Power

5 Novels About Government Betrayal, Corruption, and Abuses of Power

"How can we convince more people to stand up for the rights of others? Maybe the answer lies in reading stories about all the ways power can be abused."

By Jacqueline Friedland | March 17, 2025

Chekhov's Nail Gun: <em>Lethal Weapon 2</em> and the Calibration of Expectations

Chekhov's Nail Gun: Lethal Weapon 2 and the Calibration of Expectations

Olivia Rutigliano on one of the cleverest sequels in action movie history

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 14, 2025

6 Mysteries That Will Make You Turn Back to Page One

6 Mysteries That Will Make You Turn Back to Page One

Aggie Blum Thompson on the art of the late chapter reveal.

By Aggie Blum Thompson | March 14, 2025

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Jacqueline Faber: Rewriting Kitty Genovese on the 61st Anniversary of Her Murder

By Jacqueline Faber | March 13, 2025

How TV Procedurals Make What’s Bad Feel So Good

By Ruthie Knox and Annie Mare | March 13, 2025

On Season One of Search Party

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 12, 2025

On Listening to Your Stories: Writing Across Genres in a Shelf-Specific World

On Listening to Your Stories: Writing Across Genres in a Shelf-Specific World

Kate Maruyama on horror and...not fiction.

By Kate Maruyama | March 12, 2025

How a Career as a Diplomat Informed a Life as a Writer

How a Career as a Diplomat Informed a Life as a Writer

"[D]iplomatic life can look charming and elegant in movies. In reality, it can prove dangerous and stressful. What does this have to do with writing? Everything."

By Stephen Holgate | March 12, 2025

Nick Kolakowski on Mining the Past for a Hollywood Fixer Mystery

Nick Kolakowski on Mining the Past for a Hollywood Fixer Mystery

In 'Where the Bones Lie,' the usual Hollywood madness is spinning out of control.

By Nick Kolakowski | March 11, 2025

18th-Century Satire, Communist Anthem, 1950s Pop Song: The Many Lives of Mack the Knife

18th-Century Satire, Communist Anthem, 1950s Pop Song: The Many Lives of Mack the Knife

"How did such a cruel, ruthless criminal become the subject of a Grammy award-winning hit single?"

By Phil Lecomber | March 10, 2025

Turns Out, There's a Sequel to <em>The Westing Game</em>

Turns Out, There's a Sequel to The Westing Game

Ellen Raskin's estate contains not one but two previously unpublished mystery treasures

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 7, 2025

5 Supernatural Serial Killers

5 Supernatural Serial Killers

"How can someone, or something, be stopped by authorities if their existence breaks the laws of physics?"

By Cynthia Pelayo | March 7, 2025

From Out-of-Print to Global Hit: The Surprising Resurgence of Michael McDowell's Blackwater Novels

From Out-of-Print to Global Hit: The Surprising Resurgence of Michael McDowell's Blackwater Novels

25 years after the author’s death, the path-breaking story is more popular than ever—and this time, overseas

By Julia Steiner | March 7, 2025

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