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Rob Hart on “The Medusa Protocol” and the Challenges of Writing a Thriller Sequel

Rob Hart on “The Medusa Protocol” and the Challenges of Writing a Thriller Sequel

The bestselling author discusses how he immersed himself in a world of recovering assassins.

By Nick Kolakowski | June 23, 2025

How to Improvise a Locked Room Murder Mystery

How to Improvise a Locked Room Murder Mystery

Author Bianca Marais found the more she outlined, the less inclined she was to write. But could she finish a murder mystery without a master plan?

By Bianca Marais | June 20, 2025

Six Novels Drawing Attention to the Ongoing Epidemic of Missing Women of Color

Six Novels Drawing Attention to the Ongoing Epidemic of Missing Women of Color

These works "humaniz[e] this very real problem through an emotionally fraught and suspenseful story"

By Kristen Berry | June 20, 2025

Hot Summer Movies for Hot Summer Days

Hot Summer Movies for Hot Summer Days

Our editor Olivia Rutigliano rounds up some of the sweatiest crime movies ever made

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 20, 2025

Books About Books: Why We Write Them and Why We Read Them

Books About Books: Why We Write Them and Why We Read Them

On the charms of the bookish mystery.

By E.C. Nevin | June 19, 2025

4 The So-Called Avant-Garde: The Life and Afterlife of Jean-Michel Basquiat

4 The So-Called Avant-Garde: The Life and Afterlife of Jean-Michel Basquiat

Michael Gonzales on the iconic artist's turbulent life and legacy.

By Michael Gonzales | June 19, 2025

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What Writing For Kids Taught Me About Killing Off Adults

By Lauren Myracle | June 19, 2025

Malka Older on Using Genre to Explore New Ideas

By Alex Dueben | June 19, 2025

Quiz: Can You Guess These Classic Crime and Thriller Films From their Alarming International Movie Posters?

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 18, 2025

A Writer For Our Time: Why John le Carré's Work Remains More Essential Than Ever

A Writer For Our Time: Why John le Carré's Work Remains More Essential Than Ever

Rav Grewal-Kök on the Enduring Literary Legacy of an Undisputed Master of the Spy Novel

By Rav Grewal-Kök | June 18, 2025

The Joy of Murder

The Joy of Murder

Allison Brennan on the distinct pleasures of romantic suspense.

By Allison Brennan | June 18, 2025

Searching for Hazel Drew, Whose Legend Inspired 'Twin Peaks'

Searching for Hazel Drew, Whose Legend Inspired 'Twin Peaks'

A 1908 murder in Upstate New York went unsolved for a century. The victim's ghost appeared to one author in a dream.

By Jerry C. Drake | June 18, 2025

5 Books That Dive Into the Drug-Fueled Darkness of the Club Scene

5 Books That Dive Into the Drug-Fueled Darkness of the Club Scene

From techno temples to sun-bleached villas, these books dance in the shadows of ecstasy, cocaine, and hedonistic oblivion and capture the heady hedonism and rapturous fun of the late 90s early 2000s.

By Ivy Pochoda | June 17, 2025

9 Great Mystery and Thriller Novels Set At Sea

9 Great Mystery and Thriller Novels Set At Sea

In these novels, the ocean is a character, and the water is...choppy.

By Sian Gilbert | June 17, 2025

Powerful Women from the Underworld of History

Powerful Women from the Underworld of History

On the mafia queens, criminal masterminds, and black widows of the 20th century

By Erin Bledsoe | June 17, 2025

Infusing Eastern Philosophy into a Climate Thriller

Infusing Eastern Philosophy into a Climate Thriller

"[O]ur interconnectedness can illuminate possibilities for a future with humanity and Earth in balance"

By Dheepa R. Maturi | June 17, 2025

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