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    What's The Difference Between a Thriller and a Mystery? Pacing.

    What's The Difference Between a Thriller and a Mystery? Pacing.

    A thriller author's tips for keeping the pages turning

    By Allison Brennan | March 31, 2021

    Why Are Writers Drawn to Texas as a Setting?

    Why Are Writers Drawn to Texas as a Setting?

    Some thriller authors are born to write about Texas, while others find themselves drawn in from far away.

    By Laura Griffin | March 31, 2021

    Stranger Than Fiction: Bigamy, Jealousy, and Foul Play from the Annals of True Crime

    Stranger Than Fiction: Bigamy, Jealousy, and Foul Play from the Annals of True Crime

    The real-life bigamists whose wild stories inspired a new thriller.

    By Shelly Ellis | March 31, 2021

    The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of the Month: March 2021

    The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of the Month: March 2021

    Gothic fictions, bibliophile mysteries, and modern noirs.

    By CrimeReads | March 30, 2021

    Travel Around the World in the Roaring Twenties with These Historical Mysteries

    Travel Around the World in the Roaring Twenties with These Historical Mysteries

    From Bombay to Harlem to Melbourne and more, let these historical novels transport you to the 1920s.

    By Erica Ruth Neubauer | March 30, 2021

    Welcome to Extinction City: Inside The Lawless Zones That Provide Safe Harbor for International Animal Traffickers

    Welcome to Extinction City: Inside The Lawless Zones That Provide Safe Harbor for International Animal Traffickers

    "How animals are trafficked is only one of the best-kept secrets of the international criminal underworld."

    By Will Staples | March 30, 2021

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    Six Books That Explore How an Act of Violence Can Change Families, Communities, and Generations

    By Victoria Helen Stone | March 30, 2021

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    By CrimeReads | March 29, 2021

    Bangalore: Crime and Mystery in India’s Wild South

    By Paul French | March 29, 2021

    The Joys of Evaluating Books on Whether Their Plot Twists Are Surprising, Shocking, or Just Plain Bonkers

    The Joys of Evaluating Books on Whether Their Plot Twists Are Surprising, Shocking, or Just Plain Bonkers

    A Look At Some Favorite Twists and Reveals (without spoilers)

    By Catie Disabato | March 29, 2021

    Why Do So Many Novels Feature Golden Retrievers?

    Why Do So Many Novels Feature Golden Retrievers?

    On the surprisingly vast subgenre of golden fiction.

    By Paula Munier | March 29, 2021

    Seven True Crime Books You Should Read This Month

    Seven True Crime Books You Should Read This Month

    A look at the month's best new nonfiction crime.

    By CrimeReads | March 26, 2021

    Revisiting <em>The Anderson Tapes</em>, Sidney Lumet's Wisely Paranoid Heist Film, 50 Years Later

    Revisiting The Anderson Tapes, Sidney Lumet's Wisely Paranoid Heist Film, 50 Years Later

    It was the first film that commented so boldly on the pervasiveness of electronic surveillance in our lives. Exactly one year after its release, a break-in at the Watergate Hotel would reveal just how prophetic it really was.

    By Jesse Pasternack | March 26, 2021

    Comfort in the Uncomfortable: How Christopher Nolan Uses Noir to Get Weird

    Comfort in the Uncomfortable: How Christopher Nolan Uses Noir to Get Weird

    For decades, Nolan has been playing with the tropes of noir and daring viewers to go somewhere unexpected.

    By Nick Kolakowski | March 26, 2021

    The Best New Books Out in Paperback This March

    The Best New Books Out in Paperback This March

    Wondering what to pick for book club? Try one of these affordable, buzz-worthy titles.

    By CrimeReads | March 26, 2021

    10 Debut Novels You Should Read This Month

    10 Debut Novels You Should Read This Month

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

    By CrimeReads | March 25, 2021

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