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    The Story of the Nail, or The Birth of a Writer

    The Story of the Nail, or The Birth of a Writer

    "No one needs this story. It’s only important to me."

    By Zhang Yueran | October 20, 2022

    Pumpkins and Peril: Halloween Mysteries For Us Scaredy Cats

    Pumpkins and Peril: Halloween Mysteries For Us Scaredy Cats

    Cozy mysteries with lush autumnal settings and Halloween themes (without the terrifying stuff)

    By Raquel V. Reyes | October 19, 2022

    <em>Gossip Girl</em>, But Make It a Thriller

    Gossip Girl, But Make It a Thriller

    Gossip Girl is sometimes absurd but always enticing...by contrast, the wealth on display in a thriller can feel menacing."">"The wealth on display in a drama like Gossip Girl is sometimes absurd but always enticing...by contrast, the wealth on display in a thriller can feel menacing."

    By Ann Liang | October 19, 2022

    The Best Nonfiction Crime Books of October

    The Best Nonfiction Crime Books of October

    Journalists under attack, cyber crime fighters, and a Victorian era killer with a fascinating brain.

    By CrimeReads | October 19, 2022

    A Doctor, A Deduction, and A Death Averted

    A Doctor, A Deduction, and A Death Averted

    How doctor and writer Simon Stephenson's love for Sherlock Holmes helped him save his mother's life.

    By Simon Stephenson | October 19, 2022

    The Best International Crime Fiction of Fall 2022

    The Best International Crime Fiction of Fall 2022

    A French meta-mystery, South Korean suspense, Japanese noir, and more.

    By CrimeReads | October 18, 2022

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    • The Rouse

    The Birth of an Immortal Literary Character: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    By Leslie S. Klinger | October 18, 2022

    Eight Years Later, Searching for Answers in a Mexican Journalist's Murder

    By Katherine Corcoran | October 18, 2022

    Dead Men Do Talk Back: Taking Inspiration from the Film "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir"

    By Cleo Coyle | October 18, 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 | October 17, 2022

    Alexandria: A Center of Ancient Crime Writing

    Alexandria: A Center of Ancient Crime Writing

    Egypt's Mediterranean port city is legendary for its lost library. It also has quite a legacy in crime fiction.

    By Paul French | October 17, 2022

    Briana Cole on Sex, Psychological Thrillers, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves

    Briana Cole on Sex, Psychological Thrillers, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves

    "I wanted to touch on how we can hide behind this image or identity of what we want to present to people, sometimes masking our true selves from others..."

    By Molly Odintz | October 17, 2022

    On Writing A Five Book Series That Can Be Read In Any Order

    On Writing A Five Book Series That Can Be Read In Any Order

    Lee Matthew Goldberg on the art of writing a series in which each can be read as a standalone.

    By Lee Matthew Goldberg | October 17, 2022

    <em>Magpie Murders</em> is a Brisk, Dexterous Murder Mystery about the Fun of Reading

    Magpie Murders is a Brisk, Dexterous Murder Mystery about the Fun of Reading

    Olivia Rutigliano on the delightful new adaptation of Anthony Horowitz's beloved whodunnit

    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 14, 2022

    Rock & Roll Apocalypse: 'Wild in the Streets'

    Rock & Roll Apocalypse: 'Wild in the Streets'

    A 1968 movie about psychedelic politics and killing the old still has the power to disturb, decades later.

    By Michael Gonzales | October 14, 2022

     The Trouble with Amateur Hired Killers

     The Trouble with Amateur Hired Killers

    "Incredibly, some of these murder plots are all but advertised in the newspaper before they occur."

    By Deborah Holt Larkin | October 14, 2022

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