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The Depths of Stephen King’s Misery

The Depths of Stephen King’s Misery

Misery doesn't play with the supernatural, but it may just be King's best, most profound, and most spiritual story.

By Michael Ledwidge | February 4, 2021

The Killer Outside Me: Living Life In Close Proximity To A Bizarre Series of Accidents, Murders, and Tragedies

The Killer Outside Me: Living Life In Close Proximity To A Bizarre Series of Accidents, Murders, and Tragedies

Serial killers stalked the streets, neighbors snapped and did terrible things, and strangers dumped evidence of their crimes nearby. But overall, it's been an ordinary life.

By Tod Goldberg | February 3, 2021

Orson Welles, Lucille Ball, and The Greatest Thriller That Never Was

Orson Welles, Lucille Ball, and The Greatest Thriller That Never Was

It was supposed to be one of the great confluences of talent in Hollywood history. So what happened to The Smiler with the Knife?

By Vince Keenan | February 3, 2021

In Psychological Thrillers, The Abyss Stares Back

In Psychological Thrillers, The Abyss Stares Back

How psychological thrillers allow us a glimpse into the unexplored universes of the mind.

By Sebastian Fitzek | February 3, 2021

Jonathan Kellerman Wants to Know Why Crime Fiction Has Such a Hard Time with Mental Health Professionals

Jonathan Kellerman Wants to Know Why Crime Fiction Has Such a Hard Time with Mental Health Professionals

Forty years later, many of the shrink clichés persist. The creator of the Alex Delaware series asks, why?

By Jonathan Kellerman | February 2, 2021

Now, More Than Ever, Is the Time for 'Escapist Fiction'

Now, More Than Ever, Is the Time for 'Escapist Fiction'

The need for escape over the past year has blurred the lines of an already hazy demarcation between literature and genre fiction.

By V. M. Burns | February 1, 2021

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By Zoje Stage | January 29, 2021

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By Rick Pullen | January 28, 2021

On the Art of the Plot Twist

On the Art of the Plot Twist

"Psycho" and "Les Diaboliques" shocked audiences with their unpredictable revelations. What made them so effective?

By Milan Terlunen | January 28, 2021

What You May Not Know About Your Father, The Spy

What You May Not Know About Your Father, The Spy

In 1951, Paul Vidich's family took a trip to the former Yugoslavia. Seventy years later, he asks whether his father was there spying.

By Paul Vidich | January 27, 2021

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Murder: A Roadside Killing and The Novel That Captured an Era

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Murder: A Roadside Killing and The Novel That Captured an Era

On Nevada’s 1940 "One-Cent Hitchhiker Slaying"

By Curtis Evans | January 27, 2021

John le Carré Offered a Piece of Advice to a Struggling Novelist. She'll Never Forget It.

John le Carré Offered a Piece of Advice to a Struggling Novelist. She'll Never Forget It.

When Kate Weinberg met David Cornwell, she was determined not to mention to him the crime novel she was struggling to plot.

By Kate Weinberg | January 26, 2021

Murder and Justice in the Last Days of the Canadian Frontier

Murder and Justice in the Last Days of the Canadian Frontier

How an 1893 murder and subsequent trials in British Columbia revealed a legal system in a state of change.

By Chad Reimer | January 25, 2021

Dark Minds: How Crime Fiction Reveals the True Nature of Sociopaths

Dark Minds: How Crime Fiction Reveals the True Nature of Sociopaths

Charming, fearless, and manipulative sociopaths have always been with us, in fiction and in reality.

By Joanna Schaffhausen | January 25, 2021

Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

In 1965, a pair of radical bohemian journalists invented Scandinavian Noir and reimagined what crime fiction could do.

By Neil Nyren | January 22, 2021

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