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    July's Best New Psychological Thrillers

    July's Best New Psychological Thrillers

    Robot wives, put-upon pop stars, and crumbling country houses

    By Molly Odintz | July 11, 2024

    Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Woman Who Organized 19th Century New York's Criminal Underworld

    Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Woman Who Organized 19th Century New York's Criminal Underworld

    Margalit Fox's new book puts a spotlight on a forgotten trailblazer of crime.

    By Margalit Fox | July 11, 2024

    Die Laughing: Humor in Serial Killer Novels

    Die Laughing: Humor in Serial Killer Novels

    Preston L. Allen on the power of a good laugh amidst the horrors.

    By Preston L. Allen | July 11, 2024

    In the Lion’s Mouth: The Spymasters of the Venetian Republic

    In the Lion’s Mouth: The Spymasters of the Venetian Republic

    Alyssa Palombo on Venetian power and the strange system that kept it all going.

    By Alyssa Palombo | July 11, 2024

    Choose Your Own Adventure: Whodunnit

    Choose Your Own Adventure: Whodunnit

    Part game, part quiz, part Mad-Libs

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 10, 2024

    6 Creepy Novels About Stalking and Obsession

    6 Creepy Novels About Stalking and Obsession

    Featuring "twisted plots and even more twisted antagonists."

    By S.B. Caves | July 10, 2024

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    How to Turn Surprising Historical Facts Into Compelling Historical Fiction 

    By Kate Quinn | July 10, 2024

    The Weird Fiction
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    Writing Destination Thrillers on Location

    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

    Nekesa Afia: Picking Paris for My Next Historical Mystery Setting

    Nekesa Afia: Picking Paris for My Next Historical Mystery Setting

    The author explains why Paris was the perfect choice for a queer historical mystery.

    By Nekesa Afia | July 8, 2024

    <em>The Black Spectacles</em>: John Dickson Carr's Most Unusual Crime Novel

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

    Martin Edwards on a curious and striking outlier from the king of locked room mysteries

    By Martin Edwards | July 8, 2024

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