• Essays

    Pop Novelist: Rereading Michael Crichton’s 'Sphere'

    Ian Mackenzie on the formative reading and the lasting influence of an underwater space orb.

    May 27, 2026  By Ian Mackenzie
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    Eli Raphael on Identity, Outsiders, and Creating Accountability in Thrillers

    The author of Night Objects mulls the allure of assimilation and belonging

    May 27, 2026  By Eli Raphael
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    Kerri Hakoda on the Symbolic Power of Rivers in Mystery

    How bodies of water shape narratives in crime fiction by Agatha Christie, Ariel Lawhon, and others

    May 26, 2026  By Kerri Hakoda
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    Andrea Hairston on Crossing Genres, Science Fiction, and Taking Romance Seriously

    The author of The Redemption Center is Closed on Sundays shares her peripatetic genre journey

    May 26, 2026  By Andrea Hairston
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    Carmela Dutra on Why Public Crime Scenes Work So Well in Mysteries

    How crimes committed in public spaces raise narrative stakes

    May 25, 2026  By Carmela Dutra
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    Amanda West on the Joyful Challenge of Changing Thriller Genres

    The author of The Memory Foundation moves from psychological to speculative suspense

    May 25, 2026  By Amanda West
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    Leslie Baird on Surveillance in Society and Fiction

    How George Orwell, Laila Lalami, and others capture the tension of being watched by governments, peers, and more

    May 22, 2026  By Leslie Baird
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    How 'At Close Range' Set the Tone for Rural Crime Storytelling

    Once overlooked, the 1986 noir now has an outsize influence.

    May 21, 2026  By Keith Roysdon
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    Appalachian Jump Scare

    Michael Amos Cody on crime, terror, and the Appalachian sublime.

    May 19, 2026  By Michael Amos Cody
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    Tori Eldridge on Capturing the Culture of Hawaii's Cowboys in Her New Novel

    The author of Hawai‘i Rage explores the Pacific islands' history of paniolo

    May 19, 2026  By Tori Eldridge
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