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Writing Destination Thrillers on Location

Writing Destination Thrillers on Location

Caro Carver on throwing yourself (literally) in the path of story

By Caro Carver | July 10, 2024

Chris Offutt on Nature, Appalachia, and the

Chris Offutt on Nature, Appalachia, and the "Code of the Hills"

"In the hills, nature is a constant force—beautiful and relentless. At times brutal. The sounds of bird and wind in the leaves is a constant backdrop to the life I experienced as a child and as an adult."

By Chris McGinley | July 9, 2024

Fact vs. Fiction: Real Crime Stories Make Good Novels

Fact vs. Fiction: Real Crime Stories Make Good Novels

Laura Essay reflects on a real-life crisis and how fiction can deepen our empathy.

By Laura Essay | July 9, 2024

Psychological Thrillers That Ask, Who the F*** Did I Marry?

Psychological Thrillers That Ask, Who the F*** Did I Marry?

Stories of Spouses Who Reveal Secret Selves after Saying “I Do”

By Andrew DeYoung | July 9, 2024

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | July 8, 2024

Margalit Fox on the Woman Who Organized Theft in 19th Century New York

Margalit Fox on the Woman Who Organized Theft in 19th Century New York

The woman at the center of Fox's new book, Fredericka Mandelbaum, built her own "crooked ladder."

By Kevin Canfield | July 8, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Nekesa Afia: Picking Paris for My Next Historical Mystery Setting

By Nekesa Afia | July 8, 2024

The Black Spectacles: John Dickson Carr's Most Unusual Crime Novel

By Martin Edwards | July 8, 2024

Ram Murali's 10 Favorite Agatha Christie Short Stories

By Ram Murali | July 5, 2024

Choose Your Own Adventure: Noir

Choose Your Own Adventure: Noir

Part game, part quiz, part Mad-Libs

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 3, 2024

On Secret Societies, Dark Academia, and Blending the Real with the Unreal

On Secret Societies, Dark Academia, and Blending the Real with the Unreal

Derek Millman was in the depths of writer's block when he received a binder detailing a year in one of Yale's secret societies.

By Derek Milman | July 3, 2024

Looking for Pirates and Finding Treasure in the Carolina Outer Banks

Looking for Pirates and Finding Treasure in the Carolina Outer Banks

Ocracoke Island was a haven for pirates for hundreds of years. Today, it's full of ghost stories and happy vacationers.

By Molly MacRae | July 3, 2024

Fictional But Faithful: <br>Writing Georgia O'Keeffe <br>as an Amateur Sleuth

Fictional But Faithful:
Writing Georgia O'Keeffe
as an Amateur Sleuth

"She was alert to the infinitesimal that others might miss. For her, the Sherlock Holmes magnifying glass would be redundant."

By Kathryn Lasky | July 3, 2024

Clandestine Worlds: Books Exploring Secret Ecosystems and Shadow Economies

Clandestine Worlds: Books Exploring Secret Ecosystems and Shadow Economies

These volumes will "peel away the secrecy,...unlock clandestine systems and see what makes them tick"

By Elizabeth Heider | July 2, 2024

I Come From a Long Line of Criminals

I Come From a Long Line of Criminals

April Henry on successfully channeling family history and criminal tendencies into fiction.

By April Henry | July 2, 2024

What Do Creators Owe Their Real-Life Subjects?

What Do Creators Owe Their Real-Life Subjects?

Robyn Harding on the power and the pitfalls of basing thriller characters on real people.

By Robyn Harding | July 2, 2024

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