Queer Crime Writers Presents: LGBTQIA+ Spring Reads!

Queer Crime Writers Presents: LGBTQIA+ Spring Reads!

11 new and upcoming queer mysteries and thrillers to carry you through to summer

By Queer Crime Writers | April 3, 2025

Five Thrillers Where Mothers Fight For Their Children

Five Thrillers Where Mothers Fight For Their Children

Sara Foster on the fruitful fictional possibilities of a mother's love put to the test

By Sara Foster | April 3, 2025

The Backlist: Reading Alison Gaylin's 'What Remains of Me' with Alafair Burke

The Backlist: Reading Alison Gaylin's 'What Remains of Me' with Alafair Burke

Burke and Polly Stewart revisit Gaylin's twisty two-timeline Hollywood thriller.

By Polly Stewart | April 3, 2025

And we have a clip from Season 2 of <em>Poker Face</em>!

And we have a clip from Season 2 of Poker Face!

A peek into Season Two of Rian Johnson's long-awaited PI show is here!

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 2, 2025

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

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  • Exit Party
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  • The Newer World
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Power and Punishment: Using the Language of Fantasy to Subvert Real-Life Oppression

By Shalini Abeysekara | April 2, 2025

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

By Elizabeth Held | April 1, 2025

5 Haunting Thrillers About Someone Disappearing on a Camping Trip

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

7 New Books Coming Out This Week

7 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

By CrimeReads | March 31, 2025

Women’s Rights and Women’s Wrongs: Darkly Feminist YA Books

Women’s Rights and Women’s Wrongs: Darkly Feminist YA Books

"The darkness can be more subtle. The feminism can be a vibe."

By Rachel Ekstrom Courage | March 31, 2025

Gabino Iglesias: Let's Talk About Some Books

Gabino Iglesias: Let's Talk About Some Books

In his new column, Gabino Iglesias zeroes in on new books from Steve Cavanagh, Jean Echenoz, and Hannah Deitch.

By Gabino Iglesias | March 31, 2025

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

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

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