A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for the Lost Boys of Houston

A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for the Lost Boys of Houston

How a prison meeting with Wayne Henley, the teenage accomplice in the Candy Man murders, deepened the mystery Sharon Derrick set out to solve.

By Lise Olsen | April 2, 2025

Bryan Gruley on Research, Inspiration, and a Notorious Hockey Fight

Bryan Gruley on Research, Inspiration, and a Notorious Hockey Fight

Finding a story's emotional truth.

By Bryan Gruley | April 2, 2025

Power and Punishment: Using the Language of Fantasy to Subvert Real-Life Oppression

Power and Punishment: Using the Language of Fantasy to Subvert Real-Life Oppression

"[I]t is in this interplay between power, its exercise, and its fettering that the fantasy genre’s subversive nature shines."

By Shalini Abeysekara | April 2, 2025

Deanna Raybourn on Returning to her “Genteel Psychopaths” in <em>Kills Well with Others<em>

Deanna Raybourn on Returning to her “Genteel Psychopaths” in Kills Well with Others

The author chats with Elizabeth Held about liking her characters, picking a narrator, and analyzing our culture's changing relationship with aging

By Elizabeth Held | April 1, 2025

5 Haunting Thrillers About Someone Disappearing on a Camping Trip

5 Haunting Thrillers About Someone Disappearing on a Camping Trip

Katie Tallo on some not-so-happy-campers.

By Katie Tallo | April 1, 2025

Hot Leads, Cold Truths: Reporter Sleuths Who Dig Too Deep

Hot Leads, Cold Truths: Reporter Sleuths Who Dig Too Deep

"[J]ournalists make damn good detectives—but whether they’re heroes or villains depends on where their moral compass tilts."

By Olesya Lyuzna | April 1, 2025

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Wait, What?: How Exactly Does the Joker's Getaway School Bus Blend in When It's Visibly Damaged?

On a strange plot detail in "The Dark Knight"

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 28, 2025

There Is Only One Plot – Things Are Not As They Seem

There Is Only One Plot – Things Are Not As They Seem

Why the Jim Thompson adage still holds true and is the key to good storytelling.

By C.B. Everett | March 28, 2025

Kevin Wade on Five Novels and a Movie

Kevin Wade on Five Novels and a Movie

The 'Johnny Careless' author and 'Blue Bloods' showrunner reflects on some of his favorite mysteries.

By Kevin Wade | March 28, 2025

Ashley Winstead On True Crime Obsession, Amateur Sleuths, and the Weight of Grieving

Ashley Winstead On True Crime Obsession, Amateur Sleuths, and the Weight of Grieving

"I wanted to make an argument in this book about why more and more people are drawn to true crime."

By Jenny Bartoy | March 27, 2025

Saratoga Schaefer on Exploring Portrayals of Drinking and Sobriety in Genre Fiction 

Saratoga Schaefer on Exploring Portrayals of Drinking and Sobriety in Genre Fiction 

The author of 'Serial Killer Support Group' explains why they wanted to write a novel with an alternative depiction of sobriety.

By Saratoga Schaefer | March 27, 2025

How To Tell If Your Bucolic Small Town Is Actually a Gateway to Hell

How To Tell If Your Bucolic Small Town Is Actually a Gateway to Hell

On the perils of trusting what's just too good to be true

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Best Bank Robbery Masks in Crime Movies

Best Bank Robbery Masks in Crime Movies

Ex-presidents, clowns, hockey players, and more

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