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Catching Up with Louise Penny in Iceland

Catching Up with Louise Penny in Iceland

G.M. Malliet sat down with Penny at the recent Iceland Noir conference to discuss traditional mysteries, thrillers, and a return to Three Pines.

By G.M. Malliet | January 10, 2024

5 Great Thrillers That Deliver the Social Commentary

5 Great Thrillers That Deliver the Social Commentary

Amber and Danielle Brown on balancing suspense and critique.

By Amber and Danielle Brown | January 10, 2024

In These Novels, Friends Become the Family of Our Hearts

In These Novels, Friends Become the Family of Our Hearts

Lucy Connelly on books that find their inspiration in the bonds of friendship.

By Lucy Connelly | January 10, 2024

Shane’s Lot: How a 1949 Gun-Toting Loner Still Rides Through American Literature

Shane’s Lot: How a 1949 Gun-Toting Loner Still Rides Through American Literature

Maria Hummel on American Iconography and the 21st Century Revival of Western Writing

By Maria Hummel | January 10, 2024

Exploring the Isolation of the British Countryside

Exploring the Isolation of the British Countryside

Remote settings provide extraordinary possibilities for both beauty and brutality

By Stig Abell | January 9, 2024

Chris McGinley on Appalachian Literature and Noir

Chris McGinley on Appalachian Literature and Noir

McGinley and Wes Browne discuss the marriage of crime fiction and the region's distinct culture.

By Wes Browne | January 9, 2024

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How An Obsession With Art Crime Became a Thriller

By Jonathan Santlofer | January 9, 2024

Passionate Distortions: Patricia Highsmith and the Female Protagonist

By Katia Lief | January 9, 2024

Rian Johnson on the Genius of John Dickson Carr

By Rian Johnson | January 8, 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 | January 8, 2024

Crime and the City: Kinshasa and the DRC

Crime and the City: Kinshasa and the DRC

A look at crime fiction set in and around Africa's most populous city.

By Paul French | January 8, 2024

Ian Hamilton On The Joys and Sorrows of Finishing a Series

Ian Hamilton On The Joys and Sorrows of Finishing a Series

After 19 books, taking a moment to contemplate "how it began, and how it somehow made it as far as it did."

By Ian Hamilton | January 8, 2024

Rian Johnson and Olivia Rutigliano talk <em>Poker Face</em>, <em>Knives Out</em>, and Golden Age Mysteries

Rian Johnson and Olivia Rutigliano talk Poker Face, Knives Out, and Golden Age Mysteries

The filmmaker discusses his influences, his hobbies, and his enthusiasm for the works of forgotten Golden Age writer John Dickson Carr. And that's not all!

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 5, 2024

The More the Deadlier: Multiple Points of View in Mysteries and Thrillers

The More the Deadlier: Multiple Points of View in Mysteries and Thrillers

Caz Frear on the heightened suspense of multiple POVs

By Caz Frear | January 5, 2024

How an Epic History of the Mafia Came out of a Chance Meeting with a Literary Legend

How an Epic History of the Mafia Came out of a Chance Meeting with a Literary Legend

Louis Ferrante recalls the meeting with Lord George Weidenfeld that led to a seven-year writing project, resulting in the first ever trilogy about the rise and decline of the American Mafia.

By Louis Ferrante | January 5, 2024

Was 'The Leopard Man' Hollywood's First Slasher Film?

Was 'The Leopard Man' Hollywood's First Slasher Film?

How Cornell Woolrich's formally innovative serial killer novel 'Black Alibi' was adapted for the screen.

By Scott Adlerberg | January 4, 2024

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