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To Understand the Appeal of Cults, We Turn to Fiction

To Understand the Appeal of Cults, We Turn to Fiction

"We are all willing to believe almost anything so long as it aligns with our world view, and it’s delivered in a palatable way by someone we trust."

By J.P. Pomare | August 14, 2020

The Unbearable Freedom of Feral Children

The Unbearable Freedom of Feral Children

Or, We Are All Exactly as Animal as Each Other

By mariaromascomoore2 | August 14, 2020

My First Thriller: David Morrell

My First Thriller: David Morrell

How the 'First Blood' author went from being a graduate student writing Faulkner imitations to reinventing the action novel.

By Rick Pullen | August 13, 2020

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This August

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This August

Complex friendships, toxic relationships, and murder next door.

By Lisa Levy | August 13, 2020

Why Writing About Psychopaths Keeps Me Sane

Why Writing About Psychopaths Keeps Me Sane

On the perverse delights and vengeful satisfactions of channeling our darkest impulses into fiction.

By Nina Sadowsky | August 13, 2020

Faces on the Milk Cartons: The Lost Boys of Des Moines

Faces on the Milk Cartons: The Lost Boys of Des Moines

In the 1980s, three Iowa boys went missing. Their disappearances loomed large in my childhood, and have haunted me ever since.

By Kali White | August 13, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

James Lee Burke on Art, Fascism, and the Hijacking of American Christianity

By David Masciotra | August 12, 2020

Maybe We Read Crime Fiction Because Deep Down, We All Know We're Complicit in Crime

By John Galligan | August 12, 2020

The Best Frenemies in Fiction

By E. G. Scott | August 12, 2020

What Drives Obsession in Fiction?

What Drives Obsession in Fiction?

A Psychologist's Pointers for Exploring Obsession and Infatuation in Crime Fiction

By R. J. Jacobs | August 12, 2020

The World of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and the Birth of the 1970's Private Detective

The World of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and the Birth of the 1970's Private Detective

The hardboiled protagonist who navigated both crime fiction's progressive and reactionary strands.

By Susanna Lee | August 11, 2020

Fraud of the Century: The Ponzi Scheme, 100 Years Later

Fraud of the Century: The Ponzi Scheme, 100 Years Later

In 1920, Boston’s Charles Ponzi gave a classic confidence trick its name. Why are investors still falling for such a notorious swindle?

By Dean Jobb | August 11, 2020

My Pandemic Master Class with <em>The Silence of the Lambs</em>

My Pandemic Master Class with The Silence of the Lambs

What I learned from re-reading Thomas Harris in lockdown.

By Julia Heaberlin | August 11, 2020

10 Novels Based on Folk Horror

10 Novels Based on Folk Horror

"The civilized world is only a heartbeat away from primal and uncanny threats."

By Jo Furniss | August 11, 2020

10 New Books Coming Out <br>This Week

10 New Books Coming Out
This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | August 10, 2020

He Made His West London Youth Into a Spy Novel. It Wasn't Such a Stretch After All.

He Made His West London Youth Into a Spy Novel. It Wasn't Such a Stretch After All.

"I didn’t get to choose which side I could stand on. That was decided for me dependent solely on race and religion."

By Khurrum Rahman | August 10, 2020

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