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Five Deep Cut UK Procedurals to watch as you wait for <em>Dept. Q</em> to return

Five Deep Cut UK Procedurals to watch as you wait for Dept. Q to return

Bleak, gritty, and yet inexplicably cozy mysteries, freshly imported for your enjoyment, featuring the recommendations of Ciaran Byrne

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 1, 2026

The Detective, in the Drawing Room, with the Monologue

The Detective, in the Drawing Room, with the Monologue

Unmasking the denouements of Agatha Christie

By Kemper Donovan | July 1, 2026

The Best Crime Novels, Mysteries and Thrillers of July 2026

The Best Crime Novels, Mysteries and Thrillers of July 2026

Featuring new releases from Rene Denfield, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Colson Whitehead, Laura Sims, and more

By Molly Odintz | July 1, 2026

6 Crime Memoirs That Put Queer Identities at Their Center

6 Crime Memoirs That Put Queer Identities at Their Center

Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain recommends Emma Copley Eisenberg, Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, and more

By Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain | July 1, 2026

How Karen Mack Used Her Vegas Childhood to Co-Write One of Summer's Biggest Thrillers

How Karen Mack Used Her Vegas Childhood to Co-Write One of Summer's Biggest Thrillers

Memories of an old-school city, from the co-author of 'The Kings of Vegas'

By Karen Mack | June 30, 2026

Catherine Adel West on Black Girlhood, Erasure, and Learning to Fight in Literature and Life

Catherine Adel West on Black Girlhood, Erasure, and Learning to Fight in Literature and Life

The author of Strangers Behind Closed Doors shares how her upbringing shaped her writing

By Catherine Adel West | June 30, 2026

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By Jo Firestone | June 29, 2026

Jayne Ann Krentz on Incorporating Psychic Elements into Romantic Suspense

By Jayne Ann Krentz | June 29, 2026

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By Molly Odintz | June 26, 2026

<em>Dept. Q</em> is Back! Almost!

Dept. Q is Back! Almost!

Season 2 is currently filming.

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 25, 2026

Keith Roysdon on the Genius of Rod Serling's Forgotten Suspense Radio Show

Keith Roysdon on the Genius of Rod Serling's Forgotten Suspense Radio Show

A retrospective on The Zero Hour and the 1970s rebirth of radio mystery dramas

By Keith Roysdon | June 25, 2026

How the Manson Murders and Dominique Dunne Case Transformed LA True Crime

How the Manson Murders and Dominique Dunne Case Transformed LA True Crime

Naomi Kaye Honova explores the legacy of two defining Californian mysteries

By Naomi Kaye | June 25, 2026

Caroline Kepnes on Post-9/11 Fiction, Grief, and Returning to Joe Goldberg's Origin Story

Caroline Kepnes on Post-9/11 Fiction, Grief, and Returning to Joe Goldberg's Origin Story

The author of You First in conversation with John B. Valeri

By John B. Valeri | June 25, 2026

When is a Sports Mystery Not a Sports Mystery? When It's Greek Tragedy.

When is a Sports Mystery Not a Sports Mystery? When It's Greek Tragedy.

Andrew Welsh-Huggins on getting the world of athletics right

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins | June 24, 2026

Ride the Rails with These Train-Set Mysteries and Thrillers

Ride the Rails with These Train-Set Mysteries and Thrillers

Next Stop: Danger

By Paul Levine | June 23, 2026

Sean David Robinson on Why Missing Person Thrillers Are Addictive (According to Science)

Sean David Robinson on Why Missing Person Thrillers Are Addictive (According to Science)

An exploration of Edwin Drood, American disappearances, and the neuroscience behind a mystery trope

By Sean David Robinson | June 23, 2026

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