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    Favorite Mysteries and Thrillers Featuring Antiheroes

    Favorite Mysteries and Thrillers Featuring Antiheroes

    These characters will stop at nothing to get what they want, and you can't help but root for them to do so...

    By Rachel Koller Croft | February 16, 2023

    The Best, Creepiest Old Houses in Fiction

    The Best, Creepiest Old Houses in Fiction

    Locked doors, secret passages, decrepit roofs, weird families, and so, so much more.

    By M.E. Hilliard | February 15, 2023

    The Only Woman in the Room

    The Only Woman in the Room

    Kathleen Kent remembers her time in intelligence in 1990s Byelorussia.

    By Kathleen Kent | February 15, 2023

    Why Does the Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe's Death Still Haunt Us?

    Why Does the Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe's Death Still Haunt Us?

    Few American writers have been read so widely for so long. And for many, Poe's death is inextricable from his fiction.

    By Mark Dawidziak | February 14, 2023

    Why So Many Journalists Turn to Careers in Crime Fiction

    Why So Many Journalists Turn to Careers in Crime Fiction

    Michael Robotham on the journey from crime reporter to novelist

    By Michael Robotham | February 14, 2023

    Spouses with Secrets

    Spouses with Secrets

    How are so many criminals able to trick the people closest to them?

    By Hank Phillippi Ryan | February 14, 2023

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    The Strange Real-Life Mystery Behind Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat"

    By Dean Jobb | February 13, 2023

    Flowers as Weapons

    Flowers as Weapons

    "[T]here’s often a fine line between the beautiful and the dangerous..."

    By K. L. Cerra | February 13, 2023

    The Perils of the Work Trip—and Why It’s Thriller Gold

    The Perils of the Work Trip—and Why It’s Thriller Gold

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    The Life and Legacy of James Ellroy

    The Life and Legacy of James Ellroy

    Steven Powell's new work on Ellroy is an ambitious biography and a fascinating glimpse into the mind of "the Demon Dog."

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    5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This Month

    5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This Month

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    The Many Levels of Mystery: ‘Whodunnit?’ to ‘Whydunnit?’ and Beyond

    The Many Levels of Mystery: ‘Whodunnit?’ to ‘Whydunnit?’ and Beyond

    "There is mystery and then there is Mystery."

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    Sympathy for the Specter

    Sympathy for the Specter

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    Can Detective Novels Withstand the <em>Moonlighting</em> Curse?

    Can Detective Novels Withstand the Moonlighting Curse?

    When courtship turns to commitment in long-running mystery series, how does an author keep the magic alive?

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