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    Megan Abbott Discusses How to Create an Atmosphere of Dread, Anxiety, and Obsession

    Megan Abbott Discusses How to Create an Atmosphere of Dread, Anxiety, and Obsession

    This Week on Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast

    By Unlikeable Female Characters | August 27, 2021

    The Best Psychological Thrillers, According to a Clinical Psychologist

    The Best Psychological Thrillers, According to a Clinical Psychologist

    real about human development, thought processes, coping mechanisms, and interpersonal and cultural dynamics."">"My favorite books capture something tangibly and often uncomfortably real about human development, thought processes, coping mechanisms, and interpersonal and cultural dynamics."

    By S. F. Kosa | August 27, 2021

    The Power of Totalitarian Noir

    The Power of Totalitarian Noir

    Stories about cops and detectives working within authoritarian systems have always had a complex appeal. For one author, those stories now seem closer to home.

    By Thomas Mullen | August 27, 2021

    In These Crime Books, The City Is As Much A Character As A Backdrop

    In These Crime Books, The City Is As Much A Character As A Backdrop

    "Cities are full of grifters on the make, the downtrodden and the lost, and the sound of easy money. The D.N.A. of crime fiction."

    By Alan Parks | August 27, 2021

    What Do CIA Analysts and Investigative Journalists Have In Common?

    What Do CIA Analysts and Investigative Journalists Have In Common?

    Both rely on covert sources. Both piece together puzzles. And both can be risky—and rewarding.

    By Karen Cleveland | August 27, 2021

    Tony Parker: Meet the Man Who Turned Oral Histories Into an Art Form

    Tony Parker: Meet the Man Who Turned Oral Histories Into an Art Form

    In the 1950s, Parker began visiting prisoners in Britain. Soon, he was carrying a tape recorder.

    By Tanner Tafelski | August 27, 2021

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    Can We Talk About Caroline Blackwood, Please?

    By Virginia Feito | August 26, 2021

    A Rumination on DCI Jane Tennison

    By Julia Sirmons | August 26, 2021

    The Month's Best Nonfiction Crime Books

    By CrimeReads | August 26, 2021

    The Best New Books Out In Paperback This Month

    The Best New Books Out In Paperback This Month

    Featuring new paperback releases from Lucy Foley, Richard Osman, Denise Mina, Riley Sager, and more.

    By CrimeReads | August 26, 2021

    What's the Secret to Writing Great Romantic Suspense?

    What's the Secret to Writing Great Romantic Suspense?

    Suspense and romance are all about building tension. Here are some tips for keeping your readers racing through the pages.

    By Karen Rose | August 26, 2021

    August's Best Debut Novels

    August's Best Debut Novels

    The best new debut novels in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By Molly Odintz | August 25, 2021

    On the Pretty, Pent-Up Crime Films of Wes Anderson

    On the Pretty, Pent-Up Crime Films of Wes Anderson

    Trapped in bright, beautiful, but stiff aesthetics, Anderson's characters often find themselves turning to crimes and schemes when trying to express their true feelings.

    By Jesse Pasternack | August 25, 2021

    Why Are Westerns So Violent? Because They Have To Be.

    Why Are Westerns So Violent? Because They Have To Be.

    To write about the Old West without incorporating violence is to do a grave injustice to the historical victims of colonialism, genocide, sexual violence, and cultural erasure.

    By Gordy Sauer | August 25, 2021

    The Joys and Difficulties of Writing a Faithful Sherlock Holmes Novel

    The Joys and Difficulties of Writing a Faithful Sherlock Holmes Novel

    "I had a strong sense that producing a novel that would dovetail with the work of Arthur Conan Doyle was a test of knowledge and skill, and that I hadn’t crammed nearly enough."

    By Tim Major | August 25, 2021

    The Night the Berlin Wall <br>Went Up

    The Night the Berlin Wall
    Went Up

    In August 1961, Berliners woke up to find their city divided in two and themselves at the center of the Cold War.

    By Helena Merriman | August 24, 2021

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