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The Four Types of Time Travel (And What They Say About Ourselves and the World Around Us)

The Four Types of Time Travel (And What They Say About Ourselves and the World Around Us)

A science fiction author breaks down the building blocks of time travel, from seeing into the future to traveling into the past.

By Dan Frey | February 10, 2021

Author, Pirate, Poet, Spy: The Secret Criminals of Classic Literature

Author, Pirate, Poet, Spy: The Secret Criminals of Classic Literature

Those authors you were forced to read in high school? Some of them dabbled in counterfeiting and piracy, too.

By Allison Epstein | February 9, 2021

The Crime Books of Malta

The Crime Books of Malta

At the center of the Mediterranean, a small island nation reckons with invasion, corruption, and organized crime.

By Paul French | February 8, 2021

11 Crime Novels You Should Read This February

11 Crime Novels You Should Read This February

The month's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | February 5, 2021

25+ New Releases from Black Authors to Keep You Reading All Year Long

25+ New Releases from Black Authors to Keep You Reading All Year Long

From cozy mysteries to hardboiled crime to international thrillers to domestic suspense, the contributions of Black authors to crime fiction as as varied as the genre itself.

By CrimeReads | February 4, 2021

Seven Great Thrillers About Communal Living

Seven Great Thrillers About Communal Living

Whether you've had bad roommates (or been the bad roommate) these thrillers featuring communal living are sure to strike a chord.

By Alison Wisdom | February 4, 2021

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The Most Enduring Imposters in Crime Fiction and Espionage

By Paul Vidich | February 2, 2021

Jonathan Kellerman Wants to Know Why Crime Fiction Has Such a Hard Time with Mental Health Professionals

By Jonathan Kellerman | February 2, 2021

Winter Thrillers That Will Transport You to Mountaintops and Frozen Tundras Around the World

By Sarah Pearse | February 2, 2021

How Do You Write an Isolation Thriller When Everyone Is Connected All of the Time?

How Do You Write an Isolation Thriller When Everyone Is Connected All of the Time?

A classic thriller trope may be on its way to retirement.

By Zoje Stage | January 29, 2021

My First Thriller: Randy Wayne White

My First Thriller: Randy Wayne White

How he went from guiding fishing clients to writing magazine columns to creating Doc Ford and a bestselling series of novels.

By Rick Pullen | January 28, 2021

What You May Not Know About Your Father, The Spy

What You May Not Know About Your Father, The Spy

In 1951, Paul Vidich's family took a trip to the former Yugoslavia. Seventy years later, he asks whether his father was there spying.

By Paul Vidich | January 27, 2021

Dark Minds: How Crime Fiction Reveals the True Nature of Sociopaths

Dark Minds: How Crime Fiction Reveals the True Nature of Sociopaths

Charming, fearless, and manipulative sociopaths have always been with us, in fiction and in reality.

By Joanna Schaffhausen | January 25, 2021

Secrets, Smartphones, Social Media, and Suspense

Secrets, Smartphones, Social Media, and Suspense

Or, How To Incorporate Modern Technology into Your Thriller Without Looking Dated

By Ellery Lloyd | January 21, 2021

Paula Hawkins on Patricia Highsmith's <em>Strangers on a Train</em>, 70 Years Later

Paula Hawkins on Patricia Highsmith's Strangers on a Train, 70 Years Later

The author of The Girl on the Train appreciates Highsmith's uniquely sickening vision of humanity.

By Paula Hawkins | January 20, 2021

Nine Great Science Fiction Thrillers

Nine Great Science Fiction Thrillers

Deep characters and big ideas drive these science fiction classics built on the chassis of crime fiction.

By Nick Petrie | January 14, 2021

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