7 Novels Featuring Imposters Among Us

7 Novels Featuring Imposters Among Us

Alison Bucolla on Shifting Identities in Suspense Fiction

By Allison Buccola | May 22, 2025

Linwood Barclay on the Art of Making Everyday Things Terrifying

Linwood Barclay on the Art of Making Everyday Things Terrifying

Elevators, toys, a closed door...They can all be a source of horror.

By Linwood Barclay | May 22, 2025

Scene of the Crime: <em>The Lasso Scene in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada</em>

Scene of the Crime: The Lasso Scene in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Olivia Rutigliano close-reads a scene from a modern-day Western about the racism of boarder patrol

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 21, 2025

Why Julia Bartz Wrote Her New Thriller About Cults and Soulmates

Why Julia Bartz Wrote Her New Thriller About Cults and Soulmates

The bestselling author and licensed therapist had a revelation – watching reality tv.

By Julia Bartz | May 21, 2025

Middle Grade Adventure and Mystery Novels Set in Fantasy Worlds

Middle Grade Adventure and Mystery Novels Set in Fantasy Worlds

A celebration of entwined genres.

By Catharina Steel | May 21, 2025

Sarah Pinborough On Why Marriages are Such a Breeding Ground for Thrillers

Sarah Pinborough On Why Marriages are Such a Breeding Ground for Thrillers

"There has never been a time where it has been easier to keep secrets from a spouse or partner..."

By Sarah Pinborough | May 21, 2025

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Jaime Lynn Hendricks on class divisions and 'have versus have-not' thrillers.

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Beasts in the Dark: On Writing About the US as a Non-American

Beasts in the Dark: On Writing About the US as a Non-American

Anna Bailey on setting their new novel in Louisiana.

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Shaina Steinberg on Writing Historical Fiction Set in Los Angeles

Shaina Steinberg on Writing Historical Fiction Set in Los Angeles

The screenwriter and novelist discusses postwar turbulence in Los Angeles and what it's like to be a writer there today.

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Five Upcoming Speculative Mysteries and Thrillers

Five Upcoming Speculative Mysteries and Thrillers

Summer novels for "for those of us who like our crime with a stiff dose of otherworldliness."

By Paz Pardo | May 19, 2025

Eight Terrible Head Injuries in Crime Film

Eight Terrible Head Injuries in Crime Film

Our editor Olivia Rutigliano, recovering from a bad concussion, rounds up some of cinema's greatest blows to the head.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 16, 2025

1984: Enter the Crack Era

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Michael Gonzales on Harlem before and after crack.

By Michael Gonzales | May 16, 2025

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