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

Down the Bayou and Under the Oaks: Louisiana as a Character in Crime Fiction

Down the Bayou and Under the Oaks: Louisiana as a Character in Crime Fiction

N.L. Lavin and Hunter Burke on the mysteries of Louisiana.

By N.L. Lavin and Hunter Burke | June 16, 2025

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The 1928 Production of <em>Macbeth</em> That Presented Lady Macbeth as a Flapper

The 1928 Production of Macbeth That Presented Lady Macbeth as a Flapper

The English audience did... not like it!

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 13, 2025

Caroline Fraser On Serial Killers, Lead Poisoning, and Other Midcentury Disasters

Caroline Fraser On Serial Killers, Lead Poisoning, and Other Midcentury Disasters

The author of "Murderland" talks with Molly Odintz about the intersection of public policy and violent crime

By Molly Odintz | June 13, 2025

The Horror of a Border: Laura Elliott On Writing the Abject

The Horror of a Border: Laura Elliott On Writing the Abject

"When horror is written from the margins, it doesn’t just draw attention to our prejudices. It challenges them as well."

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Everything’s Coming Up Cozies

Everything’s Coming Up Cozies

Karen Dukess on why the crime fiction world is embracing the cozy mystery.

By Karen Dukess | June 13, 2025

Seven Books and One Play About Marital Murder

Seven Books and One Play About Marital Murder

Peter Swanson on a great tradition of 'planning to kill a spouse' thrillers.

By Peter Swanson | June 12, 2025

Fashion that Slays

Fashion that Slays

Erica Ridley makes the case for "the world of fashion as a setting rife with inherent danger"

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Frederick Forsyth: An Editor's Remembrance

Frederick Forsyth: An Editor's Remembrance

Neil Nyren recalls his first time working with the great thriller author.

By Neil Nyren | June 12, 2025

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