Our Enduring Fascination with Criminal Couples

Our Enduring Fascination with Criminal Couples

From "Macbeth" to "Rope" to "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," we've always been mesmerized by the immoral romantic

By Joel H. Morris | March 14, 2024

Claire Coughlan Explores Dublin's Hidden Past

Claire Coughlan Explores Dublin's Hidden Past

Backstreet abortions and a journalist's quest form the backbone of this powerful debut novel.

By Peter Handel | March 14, 2024

Reading Your Way Into the Deeper Mysteries of Cults

Reading Your Way Into the Deeper Mysteries of Cults

Kristen Bird on creepy cultish reads

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

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

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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!

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10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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6 Great Psychological Thrillers Set in Washington D.C.

6 Great Psychological Thrillers Set in Washington D.C.

A new wave of thrillers set in the nation's capital, set apart from the political world and the halls of power.

By Aggie Blum Thompson | March 11, 2024

6 Spooky and Fantastical Missing-Persons Tales

6 Spooky and Fantastical Missing-Persons Tales

Melissa Albert on "supernatural and horror-inflected stories in which vanishings drive the plot."

By Melissa Albert | March 11, 2024

Tijuana: Crime Fiction in the Borderlands

Tijuana: Crime Fiction in the Borderlands

'Crime and the City' takes a look at the mysteries of TJ.

By Paul French | March 11, 2024

<em>Love Lies Bleeding</em> is an Eerie, Electric Body-Horror Thriller

Love Lies Bleeding is an Eerie, Electric Body-Horror Thriller

Olivia Rutigliano on Rose Glass's new film.

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 8, 2024

In Praise of Reading Le Carré's Entire Oeuvre In Order

In Praise of Reading Le Carré's Entire Oeuvre In Order

Ben Winters on finishing a project he never wanted to end

By Ben H. Winters | March 8, 2024

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