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The Art of Throwing Truly Memorable Parties – In Suspense Novels

Lara Elena Donnelly on dinner parties, galas, country weekends and the many tortures they inflict on characters with secrets to hide.

V.C. Andrews and the Battle Against School Censorship

Flowers in the Attic was banned from numerous districts for depictions of child abuse and incest. Everyone still read it.

The Best New Crime Fiction Coming Out This Month

February has new novels from Sara Gran, Rob Hart, Jane Pek, Paul Vidich, and more.

Make the Face Match the Ass: Delilah S. Dawson on Transformation in Thrillers

"The goal of a character’s transformation is that it feels natural, satisfying, and deserved."

Hanslope Park: The True Home of Britain's Spy Gadgets

T.A. Willberg on the whimsical and sometimes ghoulish history of Her Majesty’s Government Communications Centre

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

The Curious Fate of Care Leavers in Crime Fiction

Crime fiction is packed with orphans, outcasts and the reinvented.

Who Killed Christopher Marlowe?

Conspiracy theories abound when it comes to the death of Shakespeare's greatest contemporary.

Why Do We Feel So Much Empathy for Villains?

"The ability to go on loving someone even when that person has done something awful is one of the hallmarks of who we are."

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