Sarah Pearse On Crafting Atmospheric Suspense

Sarah Pearse On Crafting Atmospheric Suspense

"To effectively evoke an intense sense of atmosphere, I need to have spent a lot of time in the setting myself"

By Sarah Pearse | July 18, 2024

The Backlist: Margot Douaihy and Polly Stewart Revisit Patricia Highsmith's 'Edith's Diary'

The Backlist: Margot Douaihy and Polly Stewart Revisit Patricia Highsmith's 'Edith's Diary'

Discussing Highsmith's classic of toxic suburbia

By Polly Stewart | July 17, 2024

The Trees Did It: Five Novels Where Nature Gets Involved in the Crime

The Trees Did It: Five Novels Where Nature Gets Involved in the Crime

Alisa Alering on what happens when the natural world gets "entangled in human crimes, blurring the lines between victim, accomplice, and perpetrator."

By Alisa Alering | July 17, 2024

Scene-Stealing Sidekicks

Scene-Stealing Sidekicks

Everyone loves a scene-stealing side character…especially mystery authors.

By Jennie Marts | July 17, 2024

Destination Thrillers: The Lure of the Unknown

Destination Thrillers: The Lure of the Unknown

Stephanie DeCarolis on novels that show us nowhere is safe, and "danger can find us even in the most beautiful places."

By Stephanie DeCarolis | July 16, 2024

What Do Real Spies Think of James Bond?

What Do Real Spies Think of James Bond?

"[W]hat you see on the screen is often the antithesis of good intelligence work"

By Alma Katsu | July 16, 2024

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How Gore Vidal's 1968 Blockbuster Novel About a Trans Woman Took Aim at the Patriarchy

By David Masciotra | July 16, 2024

Chris Whitaker: The Stories of My Life

By Chris Whitaker | July 15, 2024

Turin: The Dark and Foggy Crimes of the Po Valley

By Paul French | July 15, 2024

A Long-Forgotten Mystery By a Much-Celebrated Vaudeville Performer

A Long-Forgotten Mystery By a Much-Celebrated Vaudeville Performer

Billie Houston earned renown in the 1920s and 30s as a male impersonator and part of a sister act. She also wrote a crime novel.

By Martin Edwards | July 15, 2024

Maisie Dobbs and the Incarnation of Character

Maisie Dobbs and the Incarnation of Character

Jacqueline Winspear on the humble origins of her iconic sleuth

By Jacqueline Winspear | July 12, 2024

Thrillers with a Side of Romance

Thrillers with a Side of Romance

Vi Keeland on finding the right blend of suspense and sexiness.

By Vi Keeland | July 12, 2024

July's Best New Psychological Thrillers

July's Best New Psychological Thrillers

Robot wives, put-upon pop stars, and crumbling country houses

By Molly Odintz | July 11, 2024

Die Laughing: Humor in Serial Killer Novels

Die Laughing: Humor in Serial Killer Novels

Preston L. Allen on the power of a good laugh amidst the horrors.

By Preston L. Allen | July 11, 2024

In the Lion’s Mouth: The Spymasters of the Venetian Republic

In the Lion’s Mouth: The Spymasters of the Venetian Republic

Alyssa Palombo on Venetian power and the strange system that kept it all going.

By Alyssa Palombo | July 11, 2024

Choose Your Own Adventure: Whodunnit

Choose Your Own Adventure: Whodunnit

Part game, part quiz, part Mad-Libs

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 10, 2024

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