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Twins and Doppelgängers: Why They Always Thrive in Thrillers

Twins and Doppelgängers: Why They Always Thrive in Thrillers

J.H. Markert on a lifetime fascination with doubles.

By J.H. Markert | November 12, 2025

The Power of Setting Thrillers in Seemingly Idyllic Locales

The Power of Setting Thrillers in Seemingly Idyllic Locales

Courtney Psak on the allure and rot beneath wealth and perfection

By Courtney Psak | November 12, 2025

Eli Frankel: I Was the Last Person to Interview the Black Dahlia Murder Witness.

Eli Frankel: I Was the Last Person to Interview the Black Dahlia Murder Witness.

What she told me changes everything

By Eli Frankel | November 11, 2025

David Baldacci on Pushing Your Characters Into the Unknown

David Baldacci on Pushing Your Characters Into the Unknown

With the start of a new series, the bestselling author gave himself a challenge.

By David Baldacci | November 11, 2025

The Wisdom of Fear: What the Human Desire to Be Scared Can Teach Writers

The Wisdom of Fear: What the Human Desire to Be Scared Can Teach Writers

Ian Chorão on humanity's earliest stories and the boundless possibilities of the dark

By Ian Chorão | November 11, 2025

The Power of Creating Fictional Characters Who Aren't What They Seem

The Power of Creating Fictional Characters Who Aren't What They Seem

Sheila Roberts explores shapeshifting secret-keepers in Daphne du Maurier, Oscar Wilde, Margaret Mitchell, and more

By Sheila Roberts | November 10, 2025

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Crime and the City: County Kerry

By Paul French | November 10, 2025

Cheryl Isaacs on Cliffhanger Endings and Keeping Readers Invested Until the Last Page

By Cheryl Isaacs | November 7, 2025

Feeding the Media Monster: How America Became Obsessed with True Crime

By Harry N. MacLean | November 7, 2025

P.J. Tracy on Writing about Serial Killers and Secular Horror

P.J. Tracy on Writing about Serial Killers and Secular Horror

The craft of creating believably warped characters in crime fiction

By P.J. Tracy | November 6, 2025

Catching Up with Karen Pirie, on Screen and Page

Catching Up with Karen Pirie, on Screen and Page

A look at the new season of the adaptation and the new book by Val McDermid.

By Christine Bardos | November 6, 2025

Jaime Parker Stickle on Podcasts, Investigations, and Her Strange Journey to Writing a Thriller

Jaime Parker Stickle on Podcasts, Investigations, and Her Strange Journey to Writing a Thriller

Like any good investigation, life took some unexpected turns in for this actor, podcaster, and debut author.

By Jaime Parker Stickle | November 5, 2025

Ice Cream, Elephants, Organs, Death: The Triumphs and Terrors of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair

Ice Cream, Elephants, Organs, Death: The Triumphs and Terrors of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair

Emily Bain Murphy explores the event's marathon mishaps, colonialist horrors, and more

By Emily Bain Murphy | November 5, 2025

The Trauma Behind the

The Trauma Behind the "Good Old Days": Christina Henry on the Dark Trap of Nostalgia in Fiction

Exploring Uneasy Pasts in Ray Bradbury, Daphne du Maurier, and More

By Christina Henry | November 4, 2025

The Tech World of Writing

The Tech World of Writing

How a former tech executive went from developing the Xbox to writing thrillers.

By Robbie Bach | November 4, 2025

Crime and the City: Falkland Islands

Crime and the City: Falkland Islands

A look at the surprisingly rich history of thrillers set on and around the South Atlantic's disputed islands.

By Paul French | November 3, 2025

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