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Are We in the Golden Age of the Audio Thriller?

Are We in the Golden Age of the Audio Thriller?

Anna Snoekstra celebrates the rise of crime and mystery stories written specifically for audio

By Anna Snoekstra | October 23, 2025

Dogs, Goats, Anteaters, Psychic Parrots: Cozy Mysteries Featuring Animals Other Than Cats

Dogs, Goats, Anteaters, Psychic Parrots: Cozy Mysteries Featuring Animals Other Than Cats

Allison Brook Recommends Critter-centric Cozies by Lorien Berenson, Donna Andrews, Janna Rollins, and More

By Allison Brook | October 22, 2025

Healing Homicides in One's Head: The Cathartic Experience of Writing Transgressive Characters

Healing Homicides in One's Head: The Cathartic Experience of Writing Transgressive Characters

Lynn Liao Butler Asks What Would Happen If We Did and Said the Things We Think in Private

By Lyn Liao Butler | October 22, 2025

Sapphic Sleuths, Magicians, Lesbian Nuns, and More: Eight Queer Mysteries for Every Mood

Sapphic Sleuths, Magicians, Lesbian Nuns, and More: Eight Queer Mysteries for Every Mood

Kat Hillis and Rosiee Thor Recommend Quozies by Hannah Hendy, Margot Douaihy, Tess Sharpe, and Others

By CrimeReads | October 21, 2025

Love Thy Neighbor, and Watch Thy Back: Why Neighbors Kill Each Other in Literature (and Life)

Love Thy Neighbor, and Watch Thy Back: Why Neighbors Kill Each Other in Literature (and Life)

Chuck Storla on Writing a Charming Tale of Suburban Murder

By Chuck Storla | October 21, 2025

How Controlling and Coercive Behavior can lead to Murder

How Controlling and Coercive Behavior can lead to Murder

"Often the behavior creeps up on a victim over time, such that they aren’t even aware they are being abused."

By Felix Francis | October 21, 2025

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Mysteries Abroad: Sixteen Cozy Novels that Feature Travel and International Intrigue

By Lucy Connelly | October 17, 2025

Quaint Kills: Martha Waters on Creating the Quintessential Murder Village in Cozy Mysteries

By Martha Waters | October 16, 2025

Teens Turned into Detectives: Six Novels Featuring Young and Amateur Sleuths

By Tom Ryan | October 15, 2025

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 | October 14, 2025

Sophie Hannah On How She Writes a Poirot Novel

Sophie Hannah On How She Writes a Poirot Novel

“You want to be able to almost flaunt the clues and draw the reader's attention to them, safe in the knowledge that no one will actually work it out.”

By Alex Dueben | October 10, 2025

What Fictional Violence Teaches Us About the Real Thing (and Vice Versa)

What Fictional Violence Teaches Us About the Real Thing (and Vice Versa)

After experiencing a brutal attack by a complete stranger, Jennifer Fawcett had to rethink everything she knew about writing violence

By Jennifer Fawcett | October 9, 2025

Bad Boys with Bikes: <br>A Brief Appreciation of Queer Biking Culture

Bad Boys with Bikes:
A Brief Appreciation of Queer Biking Culture

"[T]he oldest continuous gay rights organization in the US is, in fact, a motorcycle club."

By Lev AC Rosen | October 7, 2025

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 | October 6, 2025

Wake Yourself Up With These Caffeinated Mysteries!

Wake Yourself Up With These Caffeinated Mysteries!

Naomi Kaye looks at five novels in which coffee, tea, and mate fuel the plot

By Naomi Kaye | October 6, 2025

A Roundtable Discussion on Climate Change and Crime Fiction’s Role in Meeting the Moment

A Roundtable Discussion on Climate Change and Crime Fiction’s Role in Meeting the Moment

Authors from a new anthology explore the crimes, injustices, and consequences of this existential crisis

By Curtis Ippolito | October 2, 2025

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