• Reading Lists

    7 Great, Chilling Novels with Young People Taking Charge of Their Lives

    Marie Tierney on strong protagonists in stressful situations.

    November 13, 2024  By Marie Tierney
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    How Thrillers Predicts Tomorrow's Threats: Five Decades of Prophecies

    "Thrillers not only entertain but also warn us about what could happen if we fail to act and prepare."

    November 13, 2024  By George Mehok
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    Crafty Crooks: Books About Talented Criminals and Con Artists

    Jesse DeRoy on literature's greatest thieves.

    November 12, 2024  By Jesse DeRoy
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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

    November 11, 2024  By CrimeReads 
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    Crime Writing in Sheffield: England's Gritty Steeltown

    The factories may have closed, but Sheffield's crime writers are still going strong.

    November 11, 2024  By Paul French
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    12 New Crime Novels By LGBTQIA+ Writers to Read This Fall and Winter

    As the days grow shorter, let your reading list grow queerer...

    November 8, 2024  By Queer Crime Writers 
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    10 Great Mysteries in the Great Outdoors

    Margaret Mizushima on the wilder side of crime fiction.

    November 6, 2024  By Margaret Mizushima
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    The Enduring Appeal of the Female Sleuth (and Her Friends)

    Karen White, Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig on the great women-led mysteries that inspired their new novel.

    November 5, 2024  By Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White
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    Mothers Who Go to Extremes – And Drive the Action in Crime Fiction

    Maria Kelson on the kinds of mothers who make for great mystery and thrillers.

    November 5, 2024  By Maria Kelson
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    Ethical Dilemmas and Moral Quandaries: Women Finding Their Power in Literature

    "This is the heart of the suspense genre: an innocent, faced with certain death or destruction, who must rise above and save herself—and others."

    November 4, 2024  By J. T. Ellison
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