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    Why the Serial Killer Novel Is the New Feminist Fiction

    Why the Serial Killer Novel Is the New Feminist Fiction

    Authors are overturning the prevailing murder model

    By Chelsea G. Summers | December 3, 2020

    Suffer the Little Children: Why Kids Under Pressure Make for Great Thrillers

    Suffer the Little Children: Why Kids Under Pressure Make for Great Thrillers

    The literature of gifted schools, swim meets, and ballet recitals.

    By Harriet Tyce | December 3, 2020

    It Isn't Genre That Matters—It's Story.

    It Isn't Genre That Matters—It's Story.

    Characters, writing, and tension make or break a book. You can step over the genre fence and still appeal to your readers.

    By Clare Mackintosh | December 3, 2020

    Joan Harrison: Hollywood Producer, and the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock

    Joan Harrison: Hollywood Producer, and the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock

    She answered an ad for a secretary. She became Hitchcock's trusted screenwriter and a major power player in Hollywood.

    By Christina Lane | December 2, 2020

    The Unconventional Private Eyes of Stanley Ellin

    The Unconventional Private Eyes of Stanley Ellin

    A master of the short story, Ellin's detective novels are now mostly forgotten. They shouldn't be.

    By J. Kingston Pierce | December 2, 2020

    10 Novels You Should Read This December

    10 Novels You Should Read This December

    The month's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | December 2, 2020

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    6 Reasons to Hook Your Kid on Mysteries

    By Marthe Jocelyn | December 2, 2020

    What's Cozier than a Cozy Mystery? A Christmas Cozy Mystery.

    By Maddie Day | December 2, 2020

    A White Supremacist Serial Killer and His First Victims

    By John Douglas and Mark Olshaker | December 2, 2020

    The Revival of Todd Downing, The Golden Age Author Fascinated by Death in Mexico

    The Revival of Todd Downing, The Golden Age Author Fascinated by Death in Mexico

    He was an author of Choctaw descent writing traditional mysteries set in Mexico. Will a new generation discover his work?

    By James Sallis | December 1, 2020

    Ten Chilling Thrillers to Read During The Coming Storms

    Ten Chilling Thrillers to Read During The Coming Storms

    It's going to be a long winter, but these page-turners will make the time pass a little faster...

    By Alice Blanchard | December 1, 2020

    Five of the Greatest Ambiguous Endings in Crime Fiction

    Five of the Greatest Ambiguous Endings in Crime Fiction

    Some mysteries are like life—open-ended (and open to interpretation).

    By Caz Frear | December 1, 2020

    Cry Your Own Cry: Why Accra Is the Perfect City for Noir

    Cry Your Own Cry: Why Accra Is the Perfect City for Noir

    At the center of the world, an African story with a complex history and storytelling tradition turns to noir fiction.

    By Nana-Ama Danquah | December 1, 2020

    Jakarta: Indonesia’s Megalopolis of Crime

    Jakarta: Indonesia’s Megalopolis of Crime

    Crime and the City visits one of the world's most densely populated places in search of crime fiction.

    By Paul French | November 30, 2020

    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 | November 30, 2020

    The 21st Century Slasher Novel: A Primer

    The 21st Century Slasher Novel: A Primer

    Half a century after the rise of slasher films, the genre is experiencing new life in the form of slasher novels.

    By Andrew Shaffer | November 30, 2020

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