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Out of the Ashes: Meg Gardiner on Deadlines, Drama and Deviant Psychology

Out of the Ashes: Meg Gardiner on Deadlines, Drama and Deviant Psychology

After collaborating with Michael Mann on 'Heat 2', the author is back with a new installment in her UNSUB series.

By John B. Valeri | July 22, 2024

Is History Only For Historical Novels?

Is History Only For Historical Novels?

Five ways to use the past in contemporary crime fiction.

By Connie Berry | July 22, 2024

Remembering John Waters's true-crime satire <em>Serial Mom</em>

Remembering John Waters's true-crime satire Serial Mom

"His parody of true crime stories, and the media circus they attract, reveals the perverse desires and anxieties of American life."

By Julia Sirmons | July 19, 2024

Memory, Subjectivity, and the Rashomon Effect

Memory, Subjectivity, and the Rashomon Effect

"Memory and perception are slippery things, and become all the more so when filtered back through the limitations of language."

By Sarah Easter Collins | July 19, 2024

8 Thrillers and Horror Novels Set at Terrible Summer Camps

8 Thrillers and Horror Novels Set at Terrible Summer Camps

These books will have you sending a postcard to your parents begging to come home early...

By Molly Odintz | July 19, 2024

The Critic Did It: Howard Spring Takes on The Detection Club

The Critic Did It: Howard Spring Takes on The Detection Club

When he included spoilers in one of his columns, Spring earned the enmity of an entire generation of crime novelists

By Curtis Evans | July 19, 2024

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The Best Debut Novels of the Month: July 2024

By Molly Odintz | July 18, 2024

The Rise of the Feminist Caper: A Reading List

By Tess Amy | July 18, 2024

Psychological Thrillers In Which Houses Have Secrets Of Their Own

By Carinn Jade | July 18, 2024

Sarah Pearse On Crafting Atmospheric Suspense

Sarah Pearse On Crafting Atmospheric Suspense

"To effectively evoke an intense sense of atmosphere, I need to have spent a lot of time in the setting myself"

By Sarah Pearse | July 18, 2024

Sepia Model Murder, 1969: The Slaying of Bani Yelverton

Sepia Model Murder, 1969: The Slaying of Bani Yelverton

Michael Gonzales on the unsolved murder of a trailblazing model and New York City fixture.

By Michael Gonzales | July 17, 2024

The Backlist: Margot Douaihy and Polly Stewart Revisit Patricia Highsmith's 'Edith's Diary'

The Backlist: Margot Douaihy and Polly Stewart Revisit Patricia Highsmith's 'Edith's Diary'

Discussing Highsmith's classic of toxic suburbia

By Polly Stewart | July 17, 2024

The Trees Did It: Five Novels Where Nature Gets Involved in the Crime

The Trees Did It: Five Novels Where Nature Gets Involved in the Crime

Alisa Alering on what happens when the natural world gets "entangled in human crimes, blurring the lines between victim, accomplice, and perpetrator."

By Alisa Alering | July 17, 2024

Scene-Stealing Sidekicks

Scene-Stealing Sidekicks

Everyone loves a scene-stealing side character…especially mystery authors.

By Jennie Marts | July 17, 2024

Destination Thrillers: The Lure of the Unknown

Destination Thrillers: The Lure of the Unknown

Stephanie DeCarolis on novels that show us nowhere is safe, and "danger can find us even in the most beautiful places."

By Stephanie DeCarolis | July 16, 2024

What Do Real Spies Think of James Bond?

What Do Real Spies Think of James Bond?

"[W]hat you see on the screen is often the antithesis of good intelligence work"

By Alma Katsu | July 16, 2024

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