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The Best Psychological Thrillers of June 2025

The Best Psychological Thrillers of June 2025

Featuring new works from Lisa Jewell, Peter Swanson, Megan Abbott, and more

By CrimeReads | June 6, 2025

Lucas Schaefer Talks Texas, Boxing, and How To Use Crime Fiction to Explore Identity

Lucas Schaefer Talks Texas, Boxing, and How To Use Crime Fiction to Explore Identity

Jenny Staff Johnson interviews the debut novelist about his Austin-set epic

By Jenny Staff Johnson | June 6, 2025

Reading Chester Himes: Who Is the Real Star of His Show?

Reading Chester Himes: Who Is the Real Star of His Show?

Grave Digger and Coffin Ed aren’t the main characters in the ‘Harlem Detectives’ series.

By Thomas E. Ricks | June 5, 2025

5 Essential YA Novels from Canadian Indigenous Authors

5 Essential YA Novels from Canadian Indigenous Authors

Richard Van Camp celebrates a banner moment in young adult literature

By Richard Van Camp | June 5, 2025

Megan Abbott on Criminal Conspiracies in the Fallen Suburbs

Megan Abbott on Criminal Conspiracies in the Fallen Suburbs

In Abbott's new thriller, three sisters in Grosse Pointe get drawn into an 'investment club.'

By Dwyer Murphy | June 5, 2025

Rory Power: In Defense of Murderous Main Characters

Rory Power: In Defense of Murderous Main Characters

'I have very little shock in me anymore. The question of "who would do such a thing?" feels asked and answered.'

By Rory Power | June 5, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Small Town Gothic:
11 Story Collections Set in
Fictional Locales

By Robert Busby | June 4, 2025

6 Books Exploring Romantic Obsession

By Olivia Worley | June 4, 2025

Why the Expat Experience Is the Perfect Starting Point for a Thriller

By Kimberly Belle | June 4, 2025

Wait What: Why is it called <em>Murder by Numbers</em> When There Are No Numbers?

Wait What: Why is it called Murder by Numbers When There Are No Numbers?

Olivia Rutigliano asks a head-scratching question

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 4, 2025

James Lee Burke on the Highs and Lows of American History

James Lee Burke on the Highs and Lows of American History

Burke and David Masciotra continue their years-long conversation on literature and American history.

By David Masciotra | June 3, 2025

The High Cost of Silence: My Secret Life as a Whistleblower

The High Cost of Silence: My Secret Life as a Whistleblower

In the new book, 'False Claims,' Lisa Pratta chronicles her years working undercover in Big Pharma.

By Lisa Pratta | June 3, 2025

The Art of Doing Nothing, The Craft of Making it Hurt

The Art of Doing Nothing, The Craft of Making it Hurt

Katia Lief on what cult leaders and crime novelists have in common.

By Katia Lief | June 3, 2025

Searching for the Elusive Stephanie St. Clair, New York's

Searching for the Elusive Stephanie St. Clair, New York's "Madame Queen"

She was a towering figure of the Harlem underground. So why don't we know more about her today?

By Mary Kay McBrayer | June 3, 2025

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 | June 2, 2025

The Psychopath as Narrator

The Psychopath as Narrator

"What crime writer wouldn’t want their psychopath to psychoanalyse themselves, in full view of the reader?"

By Cara Hunter | June 2, 2025

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