• Features

    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."

    March 15, 2024  By Kira Peikoff
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    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

    March 14, 2024  By Leslie S. Klinger
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    The Best Debut Novels of March

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

    March 14, 2024  By CrimeReads 
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    Our Enduring Fascination with Criminal Couples

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

    March 14, 2024  By Joel H. Morris
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    Claire Coughlan Explores Dublin's Hidden Past

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

    March 14, 2024  By Peter Handel
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    Reading Your Way Into the Deeper Mysteries of Cults

    Kristen Bird on creepy cultish reads

    March 13, 2024  By Kristen Bird
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    Crime Novels for People Who (Think They) Don’t Like Crime Novels

    Strange disappearance, concealed identities, and generational sins.

    March 13, 2024  By Debra Spark
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    A Serial Killer in Iran

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

    March 13, 2024  By Mitzi Szereto
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    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."

    March 13, 2024  By Micaiah Johnson
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    '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.

    March 12, 2024  By Ream Shukairy
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