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Trauma Talk: 4 Mystery Novels and Series Where the Protagonist Gets Therapy

Trauma Talk: 4 Mystery Novels and Series Where the Protagonist Gets Therapy

Barry Lyga recommends hero-in-therapy stories by Jussi Adler-Olsen, Stephen White, and more

By Barry Lyga | June 22, 2026

A Father and Daughter Discuss Their Shared Crime Obsessions

A Father and Daughter Discuss Their Shared Crime Obsessions

For Father's Day, authors Harold Schechter and Lauren Oliver are talking writing, crime, and the darkest corners of the human psyche.

By Lauren Oliver | June 19, 2026

5 Great Novels That Read Like Bad Trips, Fever Dreams, or Reality Warps

5 Great Novels That Read Like Bad Trips, Fever Dreams, or Reality Warps

Lindsay Kent recommends gloriously unhinged tales by Steven Hall, Marisha Pessl, and others

By Lindsay Kent | June 19, 2026

Jessica Payne on Antiheroes, Gender, and the Rise of Female Pyschopaths in Fiction

Jessica Payne on Antiheroes, Gender, and the Rise of Female Pyschopaths in Fiction

The author of Somebody Worth Killing unpacks the complex allure of the morally gray woman

By Jessica Payne | June 19, 2026

The 5 Greatest Fictional Recurring Characters, According to Alison Gaylin

The 5 Greatest Fictional Recurring Characters, According to Alison Gaylin

The author of Robert B. Parker's Booked recommends friends and foes who refuse to die

By Alison Gaylin | June 18, 2026

Guru-dunit: 5 Mysteries That Skewer the Worlds of Wellness and Self-Help

Guru-dunit: 5 Mysteries That Skewer the Worlds of Wellness and Self-Help

Asia Mackay recommends Karsten Duss, Fredrik Backman, and more

By Asia Mackay | June 18, 2026

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6 Suspense Novels About Art, Museums, and Forgers

By Carol Snow | June 17, 2026

5 Propulsive Thrillers Featuring Trauma, Reunions, and Lingering Pasts

By Jaclyn Goldis | June 17, 2026

(A.C.A.G.) All Cops Are Grotesque: Writing the Southern Gothic Police Officer

By T.J. Martinson | June 16, 2026

Hilary Davidson on Learning to Love Unreliable Narrators

Hilary Davidson on Learning to Love Unreliable Narrators

The author of Every Lie I Told explores trauma, creative storytelling, and the pixelation of memory

By Hilary Davidson | June 16, 2026

Kimberly McCreight on Memoirs, Cheryl Strayed's 'Wild', and Climbing Mountains

Kimberly McCreight on Memoirs, Cheryl Strayed's 'Wild', and Climbing Mountains

The author of 'Someone Else's Husband' takes an expedition to the summit of Aconcagua

By Kimberly McCreight | June 16, 2026

Gabbie Hanks on Finding Inspiration in America's Flyover Country

Gabbie Hanks on Finding Inspiration in America's Flyover Country

The power of writing a mystery set in the middle of nowhere

By Gabbie Hanks | June 16, 2026

It's time to talk about <em>Psych</em>

It's time to talk about Psych

Olivia Rutigliano on the all-time buddy crime comedy

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 15, 2026

Phoebe Atwood Taylor and the Search for the Quintessential Cape Cod Mystery

Phoebe Atwood Taylor and the Search for the Quintessential Cape Cod Mystery

The trailblazing mystery novelist who helped define a region.

By Dwyer Murphy | June 12, 2026

How Gender and Technology Intersect in Fiction and Film

How Gender and Technology Intersect in Fiction and Film

Cleo Ballard on women in sci-fi, technothrillers, and the fraught rise of artificial intelligence

By Cleo Ballard | June 12, 2026

The Best Paperback Releases of June 2026

The Best Paperback Releases of June 2026

Featuring new-in-paperback releases from James Lee Burke, Andrea Bartz, Ella Berman, Peter Swanson, and more

By CrimeReads | June 12, 2026

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