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 | April 14, 2025

Robert Jackson Bennett On Crafting a Fantasy Murder Mystery

Robert Jackson Bennett On Crafting a Fantasy Murder Mystery

"It seems a curious choice, I suppose, to take a world of such huge stakes and instead focus on the small things"

By Robert Jackson Bennett | April 14, 2025

Jonathan Ames on Macdonald, Westlake, and Bringing a Touch of Buddhism to the Private Eye Novel

Jonathan Ames on Macdonald, Westlake, and Bringing a Touch of Buddhism to the Private Eye Novel

Tom Nolan and Jonathan Ames in a wide-ranging discussion of crime fiction past and present.

By Tom Nolan | April 14, 2025

The Mystery of the African Gothic Novel

The Mystery of the African Gothic Novel

Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu on the long and satisfying process of decoupling horror fiction from colonialist fears

By Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu | April 11, 2025

<em>Drop</em> is a Rom Com Psychological Thriller for our Surveillance Age

Drop is a Rom Com Psychological Thriller for our Surveillance Age

The film excels at representing the practical dangers of living in a digital world

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 11, 2025

The Terrifying Draw of the Desert

The Terrifying Draw of the Desert

Adam Plantinga on a lifelong fascination with the desert and its dangers.

By Adam Plantinga | April 11, 2025

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  • The Pen: A Human History
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  • Gloria Don't Speak
  • The Heights
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  • Just a Shot Away: Martin Scorsese's Life in Film

A Duty of Care: Barbara Early on Doing Justice to Jessica Fletcher

By John B. Valeri | April 11, 2025

Eric Rickstad and Don Winslow on Suspense, Serial Killers, and Dismantling Pop Culture Myths

By Don Winslow | April 10, 2025

Constructing a Fictional Serial Killer

By Omar Hussain | April 10, 2025

Small Towns and Murder Mysteries: An Enduring Fascination

Small Towns and Murder Mysteries: An Enduring Fascination

Kelly Mullen on Villisca, Iowa and the The Villisca Axe Murders

By Kelly Mullen | April 10, 2025

Wes Anderson Has Made a Crime Movie! Possibly!

Wes Anderson Has Made a Crime Movie! Possibly!

"The Phoenician Scheme" is an espionate/heist comedy... we think.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 9, 2025

Lost Grandeur: Decaying Settings in Fiction         

Lost Grandeur: Decaying Settings in Fiction         

"There’s just something about the feeling of a place that has been deeply neglected..."

By C.J. Dotson | April 9, 2025

Three Kinds of Freak: Writing Heroes and Stories that Dismantle the Status Quo

Three Kinds of Freak: Writing Heroes and Stories that Dismantle the Status Quo

Zee Carlstrom on writing more interesting characters.

By Zee Carlstrom | April 9, 2025

Belinda Bauer On Obsession, Greed, and the Dangerous World of Rare Egg Trafficking

Belinda Bauer On Obsession, Greed, and the Dangerous World of Rare Egg Trafficking

"[E]very word is fighting for space on the page and on the screen...I get in, I say what I need to, and I get out."

By Jenny Bartoy | April 9, 2025

Molly Harper on Using Romantic Subplots to Help Characters Solve Mysteries

Molly Harper on Using Romantic Subplots to Help Characters Solve Mysteries

"I can’t fathom writing a story that doesn’t have some romance element to it."

By Molly Harper | April 8, 2025

10 Great Haunted House Novels Full of Atmosphere and Secrets

10 Great Haunted House Novels Full of Atmosphere and Secrets

Yigit Turhan on some of the eeriest novels ever written.

By Yiğit Turhan | April 8, 2025

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