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The Most <strike>Ridiculous</strike> ahem, <em>Memorable</em> Serial Killers in Literature

The Most Ridiculous ahem, Memorable Serial Killers in Literature

Grady Hendrix reads an unhealthy number of murder books. Here are some of the most absurd(ly entertaining).

By Grady Hendrix | July 16, 2021

6 Magical Cozy Mysteries Where Speculative Premises Are Taken To Quite Logical Conclusions

6 Magical Cozy Mysteries Where Speculative Premises Are Taken To Quite Logical Conclusions

Readers will let you get away with just about any setup—as long as the world building makes sense.

By Esme Addison | July 16, 2021

The 30 Best Diner Scenes in Crime Movies, Ranked

The 30 Best Diner Scenes in Crime Movies, Ranked

What's on the menu? Only some of the best sequences in cinema. And pancakes.

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 15, 2021

A Beginner's Guide to Waterfront Cozies

A Beginner's Guide to Waterfront Cozies

Relax and feel the breeze with these seven mysteries set along the water's edge.

By Holly Danvers | July 15, 2021

Seven Books That Will Help Teach You How to Write a Crime Novel

Seven Books That Will Help Teach You How to Write a Crime Novel

An education in crime, one book at a time.

By Elaine Murphy | July 14, 2021

When Gothic Goes to the Suburbs

When Gothic Goes to the Suburbs

Today's psychological thriller authors bring a legacy of gothic fiction into the suburban idyll.

By Megan Miranda | July 14, 2021

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Great Books That Are Secretly Science Fiction

By Max Barry | July 13, 2021

Cozy Mystery Series Featuring Crime-Fighting Pets

By Laura Scott | July 13, 2021

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads | July 12, 2021

In 1970s America, Bizarre TV Movie Thrillers Were All the Rage

In 1970s America, Bizarre TV Movie Thrillers Were All the Rage

Terror, horror and noir: they came from the small screen...

By Keith Roysdon | July 12, 2021

Amnesia in Literature and Film

Amnesia in Literature and Film

Unreliable narrators and mysteries of memory ratchet up the suspense in remarkable ways.

By Liv Constantine | July 9, 2021

A List of Thrillers About Thrillers (and the People Who Write Them)

A List of Thrillers About Thrillers (and the People Who Write Them)

Can a book about writing a book really be that exciting? The short answer is: yes!

By David Bell | July 7, 2021

How Agatha Christie Helped Popularize Surfing—Yes, Surfing

How Agatha Christie Helped Popularize Surfing—Yes, Surfing

The Queen of Crime was a woman of adventure.

By Jim Kempton | July 6, 2021

7 Coming-of-Age Mysteries That Capture

7 Coming-of-Age Mysteries That Capture "The Oddness of the Moment in Question"

Will these protagonists succumb to the rigid spaces of adulthood, or rebel and find a path all their own?

By Rachel Donohue | July 6, 2021

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 | July 5, 2021

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend? July 4th Edition

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend? July 4th Edition

Families on the run, gangsters in Berlin, and spies in Warsaw.

By Dwyer Murphy | July 2, 2021

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