• Features

    Why Librarians Are Natural Born Detectives

    Whether you're looking for information about an uncle's will or a homemade poison, the reference desk is the place to go.

    April 15, 2021  By M.E. Hilliard
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    Lawrence P. Jackson, Chester Himes' Biographer, on the Iconic Harlem Detective Series

    "They take no prisoners. There are no heroes. Everybody is exposed for who they are at their least desirable or least beautiful moments."

    April 15, 2021  By Hopeton Hay
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    Why Crime Fiction Needs to Take on the World—and Change It

    This isn't Philip Marlowe's world anymore. Crime authors need to take on international issues and aim for real change.

    April 15, 2021  By Bryan Christy
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    Japan's Most Notorious Kidnapping Is Still Unsolved

    In 1984, the president of the Ezaki Glico confectionary company was kidnapped. 65 hours later, he would manage to escape. But that was only the beginning of the story...

    April 14, 2021  By Ferdison Cayetano
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    Escape Your Travel Limitations With These 10 International Thriller Series

    South African spies, Tokyo gangsters, and crooked Aussie politicians: check out these series from across the globe.

    April 14, 2021  By Kris Calvin
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    How Gilded Age Corruption Produced the Biggest, Maddest Gold Rush in History

    America was on edge, inequity was bringing about class warfare. And then there was news of gold in Alaska.

    April 14, 2021  By Brian Castner
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    In Psychological Thrillers, Sisters Have a Very Special Role to Play

    Twisted sisters battling through intense sibling rivalries, all in the name of good fiction.

    April 14, 2021  By Sally Hepworth
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    Hitchcock, The Voyeur: Why Rear Window Remains the Director's Definitive Film

    Hitchcock was a master of obsessive looking and daydreamed about filming acts of sexual voyeurism. In Rear Window, he found a new vision.

    April 13, 2021  By Edward White
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    The Internet Is the New Panopticon: Suspense in the Age of Digital Surveillance

    Self-policing when you don't know if someone's watching isn't new. But the diffuse nature of modern internet surveillance is.

    April 13, 2021  By A. E. Osworth
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    "High Mountains Suffocate Me": On The Dizzying Allure of Alpine Mysteries

    From Mary Shelley to Ruth Ware, the Alps have always been the perfect setting for chilling fiction.

    April 13, 2021  By Danielle Trussoni
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