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In Defense of a Thriller Trope: “Damsels in Distress”

In Defense of a Thriller Trope: “Damsels in Distress”

Nancy Allen spent her career prosecuting felonies in the Ozarks. She urges readers not to turn away from the dangers women face.

By Nancy Allen | March 24, 2022

How (and Why) I Write Supernatural Historical Fiction

How (and Why) I Write Supernatural Historical Fiction

Brian James Gage on the endless delights of introducing real figures from history to supernatural terrors.

By Brian James Gage | March 24, 2022

The Rise of Toxic Friendships in Literature

The Rise of Toxic Friendships in Literature

"Friendships can be dark and layered and often hard to extricate yourself from, and sometimes they can go very very wrong."

By Heidi Perks | March 24, 2022

The Best Psychological Thrillers of the Month: March 2022

The Best Psychological Thrillers of the Month: March 2022

Boarding school mysteries, estranged sisters, and small-town football clashes.

By Lisa Levy | March 23, 2022

The Most Successful Madam in America

The Most Successful Madam in America

How Nellie Jackson went from sex worker to madam to highly connected civil rights advocate.

By Sara A Mueller | March 23, 2022

Are We About to See A Lot More Thrillers Set on the North Fork of Long Island?

Are We About to See A Lot More Thrillers Set on the North Fork of Long Island?

The North Fork used to be a sleepy backwater where nothing ever happened. Not even in fiction. Now that’s changing.

By Joanna Elm | March 23, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Preston and Child: The Most Productive Writing Team in Fiction

By Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child | March 23, 2022

Shop Talk: Eli Cranor Goes Down to the Basement, Looks out at True Grit Country, and Dreams of Elmore Leonard

By Dwyer Murphy | March 22, 2022

Black Sunset: New Essential Horror Reads from the American West

By Matthew Lyons | March 22, 2022

<em>The Conversation</em>: Coppola's Paranoid Classic and the

The Conversation: Coppola's Paranoid Classic and the "Era of the Listening Device"

Brian Hochman on the 1974 wiretap thriller that captured the rise of a surveillance society.

By Brian Hochman | March 22, 2022

Why Do We Love Heists? <br>The Short Answer: <br>Competency Porn

Why Do We Love Heists?
The Short Answer:
Competency Porn

"[H]eists involve people at the top of their skill set—or who used to be—with circumstances that test them strenuously."

By Marion Deeds | March 22, 2022

Books that Smash the Patriarchy

Books that Smash the Patriarchy

Spend Women's History Month with these thrillers that center women's experiences.

By Jayne Cowie | March 22, 2022

<Em>Morbid</em> Podcast Host and Autopsy Technician Alaina Urquhart Talks True Crime and Turning to Fiction

Morbid Podcast Host and Autopsy Technician Alaina Urquhart Talks True Crime and Turning to Fiction

"I do wish the people involved in producing these onscreen autopsies would consult an anatomy book beforehand."

By Molly Odintz | March 22, 2022

The Private Eye As Family Man

The Private Eye As Family Man

How The Long Kiss Goodnight and The Last Boy Scout Brought the PI Film into the ‘90s

By Sam Wiebe | March 21, 2022

How Being A Civil Rights Attorney Influenced My Crime Fiction

How Being A Civil Rights Attorney Influenced My Crime Fiction

Author and community activist Veronica Gutierrez reflects on the hard lessons learned from her time working as a civil rights lawyer.

By Veronica Gutierrez | March 21, 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 | March 21, 2022

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