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Why Exposing Kids to Horror Might Actually Be Good for Them

Why Exposing Kids to Horror Might Actually Be Good for Them

An open letter to the two girls still stuck in the early showing of 'The Conjuring'

By Stephen Graham Jones | July 15, 2020

The Exhilarating, Dangerous World of Helen Eustis

The Exhilarating, Dangerous World of Helen Eustis

Her 1947 novel, The Horizontal Man, was a wry, subversive take on the campus mystery. It's as timely as ever.

By Charles Finch | July 15, 2020

The Deadly High-Speed Chase That Launched Miami into the 1980s

The Deadly High-Speed Chase That Launched Miami into the 1980s

In 1979, a shoot-out on a crowded Miami street was a prelude to a new era of growth, drugs, wealth, and crime.

By Nicholas Griffin | July 15, 2020

Kim Wall's parents remember the moment they learned their daughter had been murdered.

Kim Wall's parents remember the moment they learned their daughter had been murdered.

A Horrifying Revelation and A Family's Heartbreak

By Ingrid and Joachim Wall | July 15, 2020

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This July

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This July

Grifters, Frenemies, and French Chateaux

By Lisa Levy | July 14, 2020

How I Stopped Worrying About the Rules and Learned to Write a Mystery Novel

How I Stopped Worrying About the Rules and Learned to Write a Mystery Novel

Workshops, an MFA, and a pair of literary novels couldn't prepare him for the intricate workings of noir, so he turned to the masters.

By Sung J. Woo | July 14, 2020

Best Reviewed
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Safe as Houses: The "Property-Porn Thriller" Is Here to Stay

By Anna Downes | July 14, 2020

Why Marshes Capture Our Imaginations—And Inspire Some of Our Most Unsettling Folklore

By Elly Griffiths | July 14, 2020

Rethinking the Meaning of "Border Noir"

By Alex Gilly | July 14, 2020

A Heist on Time and a Half: Inside The Most Corrupt Police Squad In The Nation

A Heist on Time and a Half: Inside The Most Corrupt Police Squad In The Nation

At a pivotal moment in Baltimore's history, one cop ran his squad like a war machine. The corruption and abuse would soon spread.

By Baynard Woods and Brandon Soderberg | July 13, 2020

What Does It Take for Two People To Actually Write a Novel Together?

What Does It Take for Two People To Actually Write a Novel Together?

Smith Henderson and Jon Marc Smith on the ups and downs of collaborative writing and the years-long quest to create a thriller.

By Smith Henderson and Jon Marc Smith | July 13, 2020

7 International True Crime Podcasts You Should Be Listening To

7 International True Crime Podcasts You Should Be Listening To

Con men, fugitives, Irish gangsters, and more.

By Paul French | July 13, 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 | July 13, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 8

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 8

Out of the Past (1947)

By Otto Penzler | July 13, 2020

My sister's overdose looked like an accident. It may have been murder.

My sister's overdose looked like an accident. It may have been murder.

A writer investigates the suspicious death of her younger sister, tied to a wider crime story involving drugs, robberies, and homicide.

By Rose Andersen | July 10, 2020

Finally, A New Children's Book About Agatha Christie

Finally, A New Children's Book About Agatha Christie

An exciting find in a children's book landscape that rarely celebrates the heroines of genre fiction.

By Radha Vatsal | July 10, 2020

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