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10 Thrilling Books with Twists You Won't See Coming

10 Thrilling Books with Twists You Won't See Coming

Clues, hints, and misdirection abound...

By Maggie Giles | September 20, 2023

When It Comes to Solving Mysteries, Aunties Get Things Done

When It Comes to Solving Mysteries, Aunties Get Things Done

Mia P. Manansala on the great aunties of mystery.

By Mia P. Manansala | September 20, 2023

The Enduring Appeal of the Christiesque ‘Closed Circle’ Crime

The Enduring Appeal of the Christiesque ‘Closed Circle’ Crime

Cara Hunter on great mystery novels for those who love the iconic Christie setup.

By Cara Hunter | September 19, 2023

Murder Ballads, the Original True Crime

Murder Ballads, the Original True Crime

On the long tradition of folk music about crimes, used to help communities process trauma and memorialize victims.

By Janet Beard | September 19, 2023

Crime Novels Featuring Interpreters, Transcribers, and Other Invisible Law Enforcement Professionals

Crime Novels Featuring Interpreters, Transcribers, and Other Invisible Law Enforcement Professionals

These thrillers aren't about the detectives.

By Brooke Robinson | September 19, 2023

Port-au-Prince: Crime Fiction as a Window into a Nation’s Soul

Port-au-Prince: Crime Fiction as a Window into a Nation’s Soul

Crime and the City visits the Haitian capital.

By Paul French | September 18, 2023

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When Characters Fake Their Own Deaths

By Manning Wolfe | September 18, 2023

Native American Literature: Tribes and Tribulations

By Deborah J. Ledford | September 18, 2023

A Haunting in Venice is the Best of Kenneth Branagh's Poirot Adaptations, and an Engaging Film On Its Own

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 15, 2023

Jason Voorhees: Neurodivergent Icon?

Jason Voorhees: Neurodivergent Icon?

On finding empowerment and autistic representation in an unlikely source: Friday the 13th's iconic slasher

By Mark Wheaton | September 15, 2023

The Freudian Gothic Fiction of Ira Levin

The Freudian Gothic Fiction of Ira Levin

"Behind the terse style, there is a poetry to the ironies of Levin’s plots, and there is a brutality that emerges from his intricate imagination."

By James Reich | September 15, 2023

Dorothy B. Hughes, <em>In a Lonely Place</em>, and the Birth of the Modern Serial Killer Novel

Dorothy B. Hughes, In a Lonely Place, and the Birth of the Modern Serial Killer Novel

Hughes' masterpiece was fresh, feminist, and ahead of its time.
It's also extraordinarily chilling.

By Laura Picklesimer | September 15, 2023

The Dark Humor of Millennial Crime Capers

The Dark Humor of Millennial Crime Capers

30-somethings can laugh in the face of anything—including death.

By Alice Bell | September 14, 2023

5 International Action Thrillers from Afghanistan to Shanghai

5 International Action Thrillers from Afghanistan to Shanghai

Tori Eldridge on Ninja, Assassins, Military, Triads, and Spies

By Tori Eldridge | September 14, 2023

When is a Character’s Dishonesty Justified?

When is a Character’s Dishonesty Justified?

"[W]hen is it ethical...for characters to do a great right, by doing a little wrong?"

By R. J. Jacobs | September 14, 2023

(Un)Safe Harbor: Thrillers Set in Remote Island Locations

(Un)Safe Harbor: Thrillers Set in Remote Island Locations

These novels use their beautiful, wild, windswept settings to build suspense.

By Anna Porter | September 14, 2023

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