Psychological Thrillers Are Finally Giving Middle-Aged Women Their Due

Psychological Thrillers Are Finally Giving Middle-Aged Women Their Due

"[N]o one is pushed to the brink like a menopausal woman. And no one can fight for her life like her either."

By Cate Ray | February 27, 2025

The (Bad) Sisterhoods of Crime Fiction

The (Bad) Sisterhoods of Crime Fiction

Caroline Reitz breaks down tropes and types of female alliances and fellowships

By Caroline Reitz | February 26, 2025

<em>Poker Face</em> is Finally Back!

Poker Face is Finally Back!

Details from Season Two of Rian Johnson's long-awaited PI show are here!

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 26, 2025

Art World Mysteries from Contemporary Writers and Golden Age Greats

Art World Mysteries from Contemporary Writers and Golden Age Greats

Patrice McDonough on dastardly deeds in rarified settings

By Patrice McDonough | February 26, 2025

Daisy Pearce On Poltergeists, Misogyny, and Coming of Age in a Fractured World

Daisy Pearce On Poltergeists, Misogyny, and Coming of Age in a Fractured World

"[T]hey seem to come out of nowhere, into homes just like yours."

By Daisy Pearce | February 26, 2025

Lisa Unger: Why Can’t I Go on Vacation Like a Normal Person?

Lisa Unger: Why Can’t I Go on Vacation Like a Normal Person?

"I’ve come to accept, truth be told, that my brain doesn’t like vacations...too much free time, endless dark possibilities."

By Lisa Unger | February 25, 2025

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How Women Are Upending the Action Thriller

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Allison Epstein: A Love Letter to the Fictional Thief

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Political Thrillers: Where the Good Guys Don’t Always Win

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Tinker Tailor Soldier... Shifgrethor

Tinker Tailor Soldier... Shifgrethor

Calvin Kasulke on the strange politeness of 1979’s "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" miniseries

By Calvin Kasulke | February 24, 2025

The 10 Best Films about Diamond Heists

The 10 Best Films about Diamond Heists

A look at the history of jewel thieves in cinema, "graded on both robbery and rock."

By Norman Birnbach and Tilia Klebenov Jacobs | February 24, 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 | February 24, 2025

Khartoum and the Crime Writing of Sudan

Khartoum and the Crime Writing of Sudan

Reading crime fiction at the confluence of the two Niles.

By Paul French | February 24, 2025

Shondaland's new Series is a Screwball Whodunnit Set in the White House

Shondaland's new Series is a Screwball Whodunnit Set in the White House

"Murder mysteries are so popular right now"

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 21, 2025

Reckoning in the Sun: Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali in Miami

Reckoning in the Sun: Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali in Miami

A year before his assassination in February 1965, the Nation of Islam minister made a trip to Miami that might have changed everything.

By Gaspar González | February 21, 2025

Five Horror Short Stories That Would Make Killer Movies

Five Horror Short Stories That Would Make Killer Movies

Stories from Shirley Jackson, Tananarive Due, and more.

By Zack Budryk | February 21, 2025

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