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    Tana French on Embracing Discomfort, Irish Wit, and Chosen Family in <em>The Hunter</em>

    Tana French on Embracing Discomfort, Irish Wit, and Chosen Family in The Hunter

    "It's about people who are on the periphery. They're not exactly outsiders. They're not exactly insiders."

    By Jenny Bartoy | March 15, 2024

    Looking Back on the 90s-Era Satanic Panic In a New Age of Conspiracy Theories

    Looking Back on the 90s-Era Satanic Panic In a New Age of Conspiracy Theories

    On the "toxic Puritan cycle" that causes ordinary people to either embrace outlandish ideas or pathologize those who do

    By Maggie Thrash | March 15, 2024

    A Seventh-Generation Nebraskan On Turning Family Tales and Omaha History into Historical Fiction

    A Seventh-Generation Nebraskan On Turning Family Tales and Omaha History into Historical Fiction

    On using history as a method of filling in the gaps from what's recorded and passed down

    By Chris Harding Thornton | March 15, 2024

    A Brief List of Pitfalls to Avoid When You Write a Thriller

    A Brief List of Pitfalls to Avoid When You Write a Thriller

    "Don’t let the twist be obvious. But don’t let it come out of left field."

    By Kira Peikoff | March 15, 2024

    Revisiting <em>In the Fog</em>, An American's Ode to England's Foul Weather

    Revisiting In the Fog, An American's Ode to England's Foul Weather

    Leslie Klinger considers setting and atmosphere in a newly reprinted classic from Richard Harding Davis

    By Leslie S. Klinger | March 14, 2024

    The Best Debut Novels of March

    The Best Debut Novels of March

    Featuring first novels from Sophie Wan, Andrew Boryga, Brendan Flaherty, and more.

    By CrimeReads | March 14, 2024

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    Our Enduring Fascination with Criminal Couples

    By Joel H. Morris | March 14, 2024

    Claire Coughlan Explores Dublin's Hidden Past

    By Peter Handel | March 14, 2024

    Reading Your Way Into the Deeper Mysteries of Cults

    By Kristen Bird | March 13, 2024

    Crime Novels for People Who (Think They) Don’t Like Crime Novels

    Crime Novels for People Who (Think They) Don’t Like Crime Novels

    Strange disappearance, concealed identities, and generational sins.

    By Debra Spark | March 13, 2024

    A Serial Killer in Iran

    A Serial Killer in Iran

    The evidence pointed to one woman: but was she a monster or a victim?

    By Mitzi Szereto | March 13, 2024

    Genre Communicates a Contract with the Reader

    Genre Communicates a Contract with the Reader

    "I will trick you, there will be death, but there will also be resolution...It is a game the reader can win."

    By Micaiah Johnson | March 13, 2024

    'This

    'This "survivor’s guilt" isn’t my trauma—it’s my pride.'

    Ream Shukairy on the Syrian revolution, the ongoing Palestinian genocide, and the need to describe the indescribable.

    By Ream Shukairy | March 12, 2024

    How Field Work Kept Jonna Mendez Hooked During Her Long Career in the CIA

    How Field Work Kept Jonna Mendez Hooked During Her Long Career in the CIA

    She was fresh off a plane, new to the office, and it was time to improvise disguises for a field meet with lives hanging in the balance.

    By Jonna Mendez | March 12, 2024

    Ties That Bind: The Power of Siblings in Mysteries and Thrillers

    Ties That Bind: The Power of Siblings in Mysteries and Thrillers

    Margot Douaihy explains how sibling relationships are "supercharging narratives with primal terror and emotional range."

    By Margot Douaihy | March 12, 2024

    Lisa Gardner: 10 Lessons I Learned in 30 Years of Writing Suspense

    Lisa Gardner: 10 Lessons I Learned in 30 Years of Writing Suspense

    Always respect your readers. And never read the reviews!

    By Lisa Gardner | March 12, 2024

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