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    Four Atmospheric Thrillers With Unexpected Settings

    Four Atmospheric Thrillers With Unexpected Settings

    Carnivals, harvest festivals, imaginary worlds...they all make for great settings for thrillers.

    By Tessa Wegert | December 6, 2022

    On Frankenstein, Polar Exploration, and the Stark Choices of Survival

    On Frankenstein, Polar Exploration, and the Stark Choices of Survival

    Polar exploration is the perfect setting to explore ambiguity, storytelling, and lack of resolution.

    By Henriette Lazaridis | December 6, 2022

    Kaira Rouda and Kimberly Belle on Writing Relationship Thrillers

    Kaira Rouda and Kimberly Belle on Writing Relationship Thrillers

    Or, two happily married authors interview each other about writing dark thrillers centered around relationships.

    By Kaira Rouda and Kimberly Belle | December 6, 2022

    Martin Edwards on <em>Murder in the Basement</em>, A Pioneering Work of Suspense

    Martin Edwards on Murder in the Basement, A Pioneering Work of Suspense

    Murder in the Basement, and so is his flair for taking the genre in new directions."">"Berkeley’s cynicism and love of irony are much in evidence in Murder in the Basement, and so is his flair for taking the genre in new directions."

    By Martin Edwards | December 6, 2022

    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 | December 5, 2022

    Cozy Mysteries Perfect for Fall

    Cozy Mysteries Perfect for Fall

    Sarah Fox with "several cozies featuring fall festivals that will give you all the autumn feels"

    By Sarah Fox | December 5, 2022

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    The Favorite Crime Novels that Inspired Elyse Friedman to Write One of Her Own

    By Elyse Friedman | December 5, 2022

    How Edgar Allan Poe Reinvented American Literature – and Science Writing

    By Lisa Levy | December 3, 2022

    11 Mysteries and Thrillers That Are So. Much. Fun.

    By Molly Odintz | December 2, 2022

    “True Detective” Season Two: An Unholy Mess, or Better Than You Remember?

    “True Detective” Season Two: An Unholy Mess, or Better Than You Remember?

    Was the celebrated/ridiculed show's second season actually in keeping with the tradition of California Noir?

    By Nick Kolakowski | December 2, 2022

    A Foretaste of Culinary Cozy Mysteries

    A Foretaste of Culinary Cozy Mysteries

    On the original gourmands of Golden Age detective fiction.

    By Maya Corrigan | December 2, 2022

    Wanda Morris On Bringing Together The Past and the Present

    Wanda Morris On Bringing Together The Past and the Present

    The author of Anywhere You Run talks historical fiction, modern parallels, and the through line of injustice.

    By Molly Odintz | December 2, 2022

    8 New Novels You Should Read in December

    8 New Novels You Should Read in December

    The month's best new novels in crime fiction, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | December 1, 2022

    All the Pretty Beasts: What We Choose to Save of Our Natural World

    All the Pretty Beasts: What We Choose to Save of Our Natural World

    On conservation and fiction.

    By Bradley Somer | December 1, 2022

    The Best International Crime Fiction of November and December

    The Best International Crime Fiction of November and December

    4 works in translation to close out the year.

    By Molly Odintz | December 1, 2022

    Four K-9 Thrillers That Defy the Dangers of the Wilderness

    Four K-9 Thrillers That Defy the Dangers of the Wilderness

    In these novels, "human and dog [are] joining together as a stronger team against the natural world."

    By Sara Driscoll | December 1, 2022

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