Max Allan Collins on Continuing the Work of Dashiell Hammett

Max Allan Collins on Continuing the Work of Dashiell Hammett

See a cover reveal and read the afterword for the upcoming "Return of the Maltese Falcon"

By Max Allan Collins | April 15, 2025

Matthew Sullivan on Discovering The Dogs in the Nighttime, His Monthly Sherlock Group

Matthew Sullivan on Discovering The Dogs in the Nighttime, His Monthly Sherlock Group

The value of reading – and sometimes reading together.

By Matthew Sullivan | April 15, 2025

Why Belinda Bauer Is In Favor of Anthropomorphism in Fiction

Why Belinda Bauer Is In Favor of Anthropomorphism in Fiction

And why, in her new mystery, the victim is a bird.

By Belinda Bauer | April 15, 2025

10 Mysteries Set in the Bleak Midwinter

10 Mysteries Set in the Bleak Midwinter

Bailey Seybolt on the power of setting.

By Bailey Seybolt | April 15, 2025

Catch Your Breath Again: 1983's <em>Breathless</em> Remake Deserves a Second Look

Catch Your Breath Again: 1983's Breathless Remake Deserves a Second Look

Jesse Pasternack on an oft-overlooked remake classic

By Jesse Pasternack | April 15, 2025

5 New Thrillers (and One Classic Noir) to Read When You're Done with White Lotus

5 New Thrillers (and One Classic Noir) to Read When You're Done with White Lotus

Except honestly they might make you never want to travel again

By Molly Odintz | April 14, 2025

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Robert Jackson Bennett On Crafting a Fantasy Murder Mystery

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Jonathan Ames on Macdonald, Westlake, and Bringing a Touch of Buddhism to the Private Eye Novel

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The Mystery of the African Gothic Novel

The Mystery of the African Gothic Novel

Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu on the long and satisfying process of decoupling horror fiction from colonialist fears

By Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu | April 11, 2025

<em>Drop</em> is a Rom Com Psychological Thriller for our Surveillance Age

Drop is a Rom Com Psychological Thriller for our Surveillance Age

The film excels at representing the practical dangers of living in a digital world

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 11, 2025

The Terrifying Draw of the Desert

The Terrifying Draw of the Desert

Adam Plantinga on a lifelong fascination with the desert and its dangers.

By Adam Plantinga | April 11, 2025

A Duty of Care: Barbara Early on Doing Justice to Jessica Fletcher

A Duty of Care: Barbara Early on Doing Justice to Jessica Fletcher

Checking in with the author of the new, 'Rear Window' inspired 'Murder, She Wrote' mystery.

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Eric Rickstad and Don Winslow on Suspense, Serial Killers, and Dismantling Pop Culture Myths

Eric Rickstad and Don Winslow on Suspense, Serial Killers, and Dismantling Pop Culture Myths

Authors in conversation.

By Don Winslow | April 10, 2025

Constructing a Fictional Serial Killer

Constructing a Fictional Serial Killer

How California's most notorious killers helped inspire Omar Hussain's debut novel.

By Omar Hussain | April 10, 2025

Small Towns and Murder Mysteries: An Enduring Fascination

Small Towns and Murder Mysteries: An Enduring Fascination

Kelly Mullen on Villisca, Iowa and the The Villisca Axe Murders

By Kelly Mullen | April 10, 2025

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