Riley Sager and Tom Ryan on coincidentally writing thrillers with the same premise

Riley Sager and Tom Ryan on coincidentally writing thrillers with the same premise

The authors of The Unknown and Return to Breakneck Island talk ghosts, remote settings, and more

By Tom Ryan | October 23, 2026

Anna Maloney on Writing Badass, Believable Older Women in Thrillers

Anna Maloney on Writing Badass, Believable Older Women in Thrillers

The author of The 10:12 explores the promise of elderly sleuths' experience and invisibility

By Anna Maloney | October 22, 2026

5 Horror Stories with Settings Just as Creepy as Their Characters

5 Horror Stories with Settings Just as Creepy as Their Characters

Katherine Daniel shares spooky fiction whose locales feel like living, fearsome figures

By Katherine Daniel | October 22, 2026

Zelly Ruskin on Gaslighting, Relationships, and Psychological Suspense

Zelly Ruskin on Gaslighting, Relationships, and Psychological Suspense

Exploring the promise of writing thrillers for processing intense emotions

By Zelly Ruskin | October 22, 2026

Olivia Blacke's Favorite Halloween-Themed Reads (Plus a Haunted Bookstore Tour)

Olivia Blacke's Favorite Halloween-Themed Reads (Plus a Haunted Bookstore Tour)

The author of The Key to a Killer recommends Gigi Pandian, Misty Simon, and others

By Olivia Blacke | October 21, 2026

Harry Hunsicker on Transforming Grief into Conflict in Crime Fiction

Harry Hunsicker on Transforming Grief into Conflict in Crime Fiction

The author of Mother May I explores the narrative tension of trauma and closure

By Harry Hunsicker | October 21, 2026

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Peter Swanson: 7 Great Stories of Suspense in a House by the Sea

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Natalie Kikic on Croatian Folklore, Female Rage, and Writing a Gothic Novel

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Matthew Gavin Frank on Kim Wall and the Ethics of Sensationalistic True Crime

By Matthew Gavin Frank | October 20, 2026

Paige Shelton on What Bones Can and Can't Reveal in Mysteries

Paige Shelton on What Bones Can and Can't Reveal in Mysteries

A look into forensic anthropology and DNA evidence from the author of The Bone Woman

By Paige Shelton | October 20, 2026

J.H. Markert on the Cult Leaders That Inspired His New Novel

J.H. Markert on the Cult Leaders That Inspired His New Novel

The author of The Chain House reflects on Jim Jones, Marshall Applewhite, and others

By J.H. Markert | October 19, 2026

Queer Crime Writers Presents: LGBTQIA+ Crime Fiction to Check Out This Fall

Queer Crime Writers Presents: LGBTQIA+ Crime Fiction to Check Out This Fall

Featuring new and upcoming titles from Anthony Bidulka, Elizabeth Hand, Sarah McCarry, Kevin Jagernauth, and more

By Queer Crime Writers | October 16, 2026

The Best Debut Crime Novels of the Month: October 2026

The Best Debut Crime Novels of the Month: October 2026

Featuring first books from Matthew Aldrich, Nneoma Ike-Njoku, Desirée de Fez, Amber Blaeser-Wardzala, and Sophia Huneycutt

By Molly Odintz | October 16, 2026

Eriq La Salle on Storytelling, TV Scripts, and Shifting the Focus of His New Novel

Eriq La Salle on Storytelling, TV Scripts, and Shifting the Focus of His New Novel

John B. Valeri profiles the author of Laws of Solomon, the latest Martyr Maker story

By John B. Valeri | October 14, 2026

Rebekah Faubion on the Male Gaze, Patriarchy, and Women Writing Horror

Rebekah Faubion on the Male Gaze, Patriarchy, and Women Writing Horror

The author of What a Nightmare welcomes a genre moving beyond male dominance

By Rebekah Faubion | October 14, 2026

The Brotherhood of Edgar Allan Poe, Shakespeare, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Brotherhood of Edgar Allan Poe, Shakespeare, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Fiction Must Pay for Its Crimes

By Lyndsay Faye | October 13, 2026

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