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How Do You Write an Isolation Thriller When Everyone Is Connected All of the Time?

How Do You Write an Isolation Thriller When Everyone Is Connected All of the Time?

A classic thriller trope may be on its way to retirement.

By Zoje Stage | January 29, 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of the Month: January 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of the Month: January 2021

New domestic thrillers, rural mysteries, and Scandinavian Noir.

By CrimeReads | January 29, 2021

It Takes a Village To Keep a Book In Print: A Chat with the Collins Crime Club

It Takes a Village To Keep a Book In Print: A Chat with the Collins Crime Club

Publishing director David Brawn on the first African-American detective novel and a new golden age of reissued classics.

By CrimeReads | January 29, 2021

My First Thriller: Randy Wayne White

My First Thriller: Randy Wayne White

How he went from guiding fishing clients to writing magazine columns to creating Doc Ford and a bestselling series of novels.

By Rick Pullen | January 28, 2021

On the Art of the Plot Twist

On the Art of the Plot Twist

"Psycho" and "Les Diaboliques" shocked audiences with their unpredictable revelations. What made them so effective?

By Milan Terlunen | January 28, 2021

How a Whistleblower Helped Launch a Landmark Prosecution in the Battle Against the Opioid Epidemic

How a Whistleblower Helped Launch a Landmark Prosecution in the Battle Against the Opioid Epidemic

A New York prosecutor recalls a pivotal day in the struggle against opioids and predatory medical professionals.

By Charlotte Bismuth | January 28, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

A Science Fiction Author's Pointers for Worldbuilding with Negative Space

By Stina Leicht | January 28, 2021

Marie Dean Arrington: The Woman Who Fled From a Florida Electric Chair

By Tori Telfer | January 27, 2021

What You May Not Know About Your Father, The Spy

By Paul Vidich | January 27, 2021

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Murder: A Roadside Killing and The Novel That Captured an Era

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Murder: A Roadside Killing and The Novel That Captured an Era

On Nevada’s 1940 "One-Cent Hitchhiker Slaying"

By Curtis Evans | January 27, 2021

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Choices: When Characters Face Existential Dilemmas

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Choices: When Characters Face Existential Dilemmas

A look at five films where morality is supplanted by need

By Thomas H. Carry | January 27, 2021

10 Debut Novels You Should Read in January

10 Debut Novels You Should Read in January

Rural noir, family thrillers, and coming-of-age mysteries.

By CrimeReads | January 27, 2021

John le Carré Offered a Piece of Advice to a Struggling Novelist. She'll Never Forget It.

John le Carré Offered a Piece of Advice to a Struggling Novelist. She'll Never Forget It.

When Kate Weinberg met David Cornwell, she was determined not to mention to him the crime novel she was struggling to plot.

By Kate Weinberg | January 26, 2021

Millenial Cozies: A New Generation Discovers the Joys of the Cozy Mystery

Millenial Cozies: A New Generation Discovers the Joys of the Cozy Mystery

Cozy mysteries are experiencing a revival as younger voices turn to writing (and reading) more of this charming genre.

By Kate Lansing | January 26, 2021

10 Novels That Explore True Crime Obsession

10 Novels That Explore True Crime Obsession

Obsessed with true crime? So are these characters!

By Eliza Jane Brazier | January 26, 2021

Announcing the 2021 Edgar Award Nominations

Announcing the 2021 Edgar Award Nominations

The Mystery Writers of America celebrate the year's best mystery fiction, nonfiction, and television writing.

By CrimeReads | January 25, 2021

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