Pages Upon Pages: 5 Favorite Books-Within-Books

Pages Upon Pages: 5 Favorite Books-Within-Books

E.G. Scott picks five great novels where the suspense revolves around writing and books.

By E. G. Scott | August 11, 2022

Lisa Jewell: How I Accidentally Wrote a Detective Into My Psychological Thriller

Lisa Jewell: How I Accidentally Wrote a Detective Into My Psychological Thriller

An author who had quite deliberately kept detectives and police out of her novels finally lets one in.

By Lisa Jewell | August 11, 2022

Six Musicals That Are Top-Tier Crime Fiction

Six Musicals That Are Top-Tier Crime Fiction

The long tradition of crime and musicals, all tangled up.

By Zack Budryk | August 11, 2022

These Novels Shuffle Tropes Like Cards

These Novels Shuffle Tropes Like Cards

Great books for those who "love seeing how a skilled author crafts the time-worn trope into a new, fresh story."

By Christina Dodd | August 11, 2022

Meg Gardiner: What It Was Like to Write a Prequel/Sequel to the Classic Film 'Heat' with Michael Mann

Meg Gardiner: What It Was Like to Write a Prequel/Sequel to the Classic Film 'Heat' with Michael Mann

How does an author immerse herself in the world of Neil McCauley, Vincent Hanna, and Chris Shiherlis?

By Meg Gardiner | August 10, 2022

The Month's Best Psychological Thrillers

The Month's Best Psychological Thrillers

August's new releases include books from Amanda Jayatissa, Alice Feeney, and more.

By Lisa Levy | August 10, 2022

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  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

The Five Great Novels of Dashiell Hammett

By Larry Beinhart | August 10, 2022

Explore the City Side of the Light-Hearted Mystery

By Leslie Budewitz | August 10, 2022

How Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner Made 'Heat 2' – An Opus of International Crime

By Nick Kolakowski | August 9, 2022

Amanda Jayatissa on Thrillers Set at Weddings

Amanda Jayatissa on Thrillers Set at Weddings

Romance has never been so thrilling...

By Amanda Jayatissa | August 9, 2022

As Seen on Screen: The Horror of the Horror-Movie Writer

As Seen on Screen: The Horror of the Horror-Movie Writer

"There are horror movies about writers, and then there is the horror of seeing the realities of the writing life rendered on the big screen."

By Catherine Ryan Howard | August 9, 2022

Hold the Backstory: Or, How To Open Your Novel with a Bang

Hold the Backstory: Or, How To Open Your Novel with a Bang

"Now that’s what I call a thrilling, reach-out-and-grab-ya opening."

By Laura Childs | August 9, 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 | August 8, 2022

Damascus: Crime Writing in the World’s Oldest Capital City

Damascus: Crime Writing in the World’s Oldest Capital City

Crime and the City surveys the crime literature of Syria's capital

By Paul French | August 8, 2022

The Art of Accidentally Writing a Thriller

The Art of Accidentally Writing a Thriller

Tyrell Johnson on writing, respecting plot, and discovering a genre

By Tyrell Johnson | August 8, 2022

Creating a Compelling Love Interest in a Suspense Novel

Creating a Compelling Love Interest in a Suspense Novel

"[A]sk yourself: What does my main character need most on her journey—and how can my love interest provide that?"

By Elissa Grossell Dickey | August 8, 2022

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