Justice for Lucy Westenrea

Justice for Lucy Westenrea

On reconsidering, and reimagining, one of the most mistreated characters in fiction

By Kiersten White | September 11, 2024

Kelsea Yu: Writing Chinese Food into My Stories

Kelsea Yu: Writing Chinese Food into My Stories

When Kelsea Yu's first thriller needed a safe haven, she knew it had to be a restaurant.

By Kelsea Yu | September 10, 2024

Why Vampires Are Back in Vogue

Why Vampires Are Back in Vogue

Rachel Harrison considers the endless possibilities of a genre that is "truly eternal"

By Rachel Harrison | September 10, 2024

Do We Stick Around after Death?

Do We Stick Around after Death?

What Personal Experience Has–and Hasn’t–Taught Me

By Beth Castrodale | September 10, 2024

Empathy and Crime Fiction: How Do You Make Readers Root for the “Unrootable”?

Empathy and Crime Fiction: How Do You Make Readers Root for the “Unrootable”?

Steve Hamilton on the magic of fiction.

By Steve Hamilton | September 9, 2024

Drugs and Distance: Taking on the Opioid Crisis in Thriller Form

Drugs and Distance: Taking on the Opioid Crisis in Thriller Form

Betsy Hartmann on finding the craft and the purpose.

By Betsy Hartmann | September 9, 2024

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Templates, Not Fantasies: Complicated Final Girls and Why We Need Them

Templates, Not Fantasies: Complicated Final Girls and Why We Need Them

If we can see ourselves reflected in the Final Girl, we can learn from her how to survive

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Why Thrillers Matter

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"[W]hen heroes defeat villains...they also defeat the worst in ourselves."

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Ava Glass: Me and the Spies

Ava Glass: Me and the Spies

The author of the Emma Makepeace novels recounts her unusual (and ambiguous) history of dealing with spies.

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Why Our Fascination with Urban Legends Will Never Die

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"What if, just this once, the legend is real?"

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There's a New Show Where Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel Solves Crimes – It's as Crazy as It Sounds

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'The Incident' and Other New York City Subway Stories

'The Incident' and Other New York City Subway Stories

Michael Gonzales on the bad old days of the subway–and the memorable stories they inspired.

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What Would It Take for Our Friends and Family to Become Murderers?

What Would It Take for Our Friends and Family to Become Murderers?

Anna E. Wahlgren finds inspiration in exploring "how things can go so disastrously wrong."

By Anna E. Wahlgren | August 29, 2024

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