The Best Psychological Thrillers of May 2025

The Best Psychological Thrillers of May 2025

This spring, suspense goes global

By Molly Odintz | May 15, 2025

Murder, Mischief, and Mayhem: The Best Campy and Humorous Thriller Series

Murder, Mischief, and Mayhem: The Best Campy and Humorous Thriller Series

"These are stories where the danger is real—but so are the laughs."

By Michelle Gagnon | May 15, 2025

Breakthrough: Ross Macdonald, Lew Archer and 'The Doomsters'

Breakthrough: Ross Macdonald, Lew Archer and 'The Doomsters'

Macdonald's seventh novel in the Lew Archer series was a turning point in the history of crime fiction.

By Bruce Riordan | May 15, 2025

7 Novels Built

7 Novels Built "On The Weight of a Shared Secret"

As the saying goes, two can keep a secret...

By Anna Snoekstra | May 15, 2025

Five Screwball Thrillers <br>that Kill

Five Screwball Thrillers
that Kill

Alex Rollins Berg on five under-appreciated comic crime gems

By Alex Rollins Berg | May 14, 2025

Michelle Young on Telling the Story of Rose Valland, the WWII Hero and

Michelle Young on Telling the Story of Rose Valland, the WWII Hero and "Art Spy"

Valland risked her life to chronicle Nazi looting of Europe's treasures.

By Morgan Leigh Davies | May 14, 2025

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Wendy Corsi Staub on Old Friends and Small-Town Secrets

By John B. Valeri | May 14, 2025

What Happens When a Journalist and a Psychotherapist Write a Mystery Together?

By Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti | May 14, 2025

Axe Murder: A Brief History of a Grim Cultural Obsession

By Rachel McCarthy James | May 13, 2025

Belle Starr: The Wild West's Forgotten Outlaw Queen

Belle Starr: The Wild West's Forgotten Outlaw Queen

Her exploits captured the American imagination. Then she disappeared.

By Dane Huckelbridge | May 13, 2025

6 Great Puzzle Novels

6 Great Puzzle Novels

K.A. Merson on some favorites from a sub-genre of head-scratchers and puzzling twisters.

By K.A. Merson | May 13, 2025

Anthony Horowitz on Mystery, Metafiction, and a New Susan Ryeland Novel (and Show)

Anthony Horowitz on Mystery, Metafiction, and a New Susan Ryeland Novel (and Show)

Catching up with the prolific author to discuss all things mysterious.

By Alex Dueben | May 13, 2025

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | May 12, 2025

The Enduring Influence of James M. Cain

The Enduring Influence of James M. Cain

How Cain's work shifted the focus of crime fiction and passed on a legacy to new generations of authors.

By Tom Milani | May 12, 2025

Crime and the City: Aspen, Colorado

Crime and the City: Aspen, Colorado

A tour of mysteries and thrillers set in Colorado ski towns.

By Paul French | May 12, 2025

The Bond of Cinema Led a Charmed Existence. The Spy Of the Novels Is Less Enviable.

The Bond of Cinema Led a Charmed Existence. The Spy Of the Novels Is Less Enviable.

"James Bond is an habitual loser, for every triumph he pays a price in personal loss."

By John Lawton | May 12, 2025

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