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    Why Are We Obsessed With Psychopaths?

    Why Are We Obsessed With Psychopaths?

    "Most of us aren’t thinking about clearing space in the bathroom cabinet for our ‘lovable’ psychopath’s toothbrush...but we seem to find ourselves drawn to them."

    By Nadine Matheson | March 18, 2021

    The Coming-of-Age Thriller: Its Power and Poignance

    The Coming-of-Age Thriller: Its Power and Poignance

    Eight novels that explore what happens when the road to adulthood is paved with the stuff of nightmares

    By Debbie Babitt | March 18, 2021

    Ten Pulp Crime Authors Recommended By Stephen King

    Ten Pulp Crime Authors Recommended By Stephen King

    Stephen King's favorite Hard Case Crime titles

    By Hard Case Crime | March 18, 2021

    This Saint Patrick's Day, you should watch <em>The Fugitive</em>

    This Saint Patrick's Day, you should watch The Fugitive

    Most people don't realize that the beloved thriller is a "Saint Patrick's Day movie," or even what that means, but it is. Oh, it is.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | March 17, 2021

    Murder Tourism in Middle America: The World of Truman Capote's <em>In Cold Blood</em>

    Murder Tourism in Middle America: The World of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood

    Notes from a road trip to Holcomb, Kansas, where Capote once chronicled the murder of the Clutter family.

    By Justin St. Germain | March 17, 2021

    Five Novels About Solving Crimes in Native Communities

    Five Novels About Solving Crimes in Native Communities

    These books are about crimes. But they're also about laughter, love, loyalty, and healing.

    By Angeline Boulley | March 17, 2021

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    Gothic Fiction and the Deepest, Darkest Possibilities of Sibling Relationships

    By Elizabeth Brooks | March 17, 2021

    Lolita isn't a love story. It's a gothic horror novel.

    By Christina Baker Kline | March 16, 2021

    On Keeping Chickens in the Literary Enclave of Oxford, Mississippi

    By Melissa Ginsburg | March 16, 2021

    Forever Trespassing Into History: An Author's Reflections on Retelling Historical Episodes as Fiction

    Forever Trespassing Into History: An Author's Reflections on Retelling Historical Episodes as Fiction

    In 1900, three lighthouse keepers disappeared from a post in the Outer Hebrides. It was a story Emma Stonex needed to tell.

    By Emma Stonex | March 16, 2021

    How Reading Mystery Novels Made Me a Better Fantasy Writer

    How Reading Mystery Novels Made Me a Better Fantasy Writer

    Studying the craft behind a great mystery novel is a worthy endeavor for writers working in any genre.

    By Kim Neville | March 16, 2021

    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 15, 2021

    Discover the Weird, Mythical, Mystical World of <em>Fire Bones</em>

    Discover the Weird, Mythical, Mystical World of Fire Bones

    William Boyle on a new transmedia work steeped in noir and Deep South carnivalesque

    By William Boyle | March 15, 2021

    How Marilyn Monroe's Death Ushered in a Dark New Era of Celebrity

    How Marilyn Monroe's Death Ushered in a Dark New Era of Celebrity

    The death of a celebrity offers a chance to be a spectator, indulging in a kind of morbid curiosity bordering on fetishization.

    By Ava Barry | March 15, 2021

    Six Riveting Tales of Ultra-Competitive Parents

    Six Riveting Tales of Ultra-Competitive Parents

    Any parent wants the best for their child, but these parents will do anything to secure their children's futures.

    By Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman | March 15, 2021

    The Month's Best Psychological Thrillers: March 2021

    The Month's Best Psychological Thrillers: March 2021

    Disappearances, twisted romances, and cloistered settings.

    By Lisa Levy | March 12, 2021

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