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Jeffery Deaver's Guide to Writing Page-Turning Fiction

Jeffery Deaver's Guide to Writing Page-Turning Fiction

"I constantly keep in mind that I am writing for my customers—my readers—and my job is to give them what they want."

By Jeffery Deaver | December 15, 2022

The Best Traditional Mysteries of the Year

The Best Traditional Mysteries of the Year

Rounding up the year's best detective stories and whodunnits!

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 14, 2022

The Best Gothic Fiction of the Year: 2022

The Best Gothic Fiction of the Year: 2022

10 Gothic and Southern Gothic novels full of atmosphere and anxiety.

By Molly Odintz | December 14, 2022

Five Thrillers About Forking Paths and the Choices That Upend Our Lives

Five Thrillers About Forking Paths and the Choices That Upend Our Lives

Good people making bad choices. Bad people making good choices. It's all ripe for fiction.

By Mina Hardy | December 14, 2022

YOUR GUIDE TO NOT GETTING MURDERED IN AN ENGLISH COUNTRY MANOR HOUSE

YOUR GUIDE TO NOT GETTING MURDERED IN AN ENGLISH COUNTRY MANOR HOUSE

"[T]hey aren’t really full of murders and dead bodies. Those are just stories. Visiting a manor house would be fun!"

By Maureen Johnson | December 14, 2022

Black Star: The Life and Work of Octavia Butler

Black Star: The Life and Work of Octavia Butler

Michael Gonzales on a giant of American literature.

By Michael Gonzales | December 13, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

5 Books Featuring (Possibly) Murderous Children

By Amber Garza | December 13, 2022

Why Do I Think About Murder So Much?

By Stephen Spotswood | December 13, 2022

The new Seniors of Crime Fiction, on Page and Screen

By Alexis Gunderson | December 12, 2022

The Best Psychological Thrillers of 2022

The Best Psychological Thrillers of 2022

Good mothers, secluded cabins, secret societies, and more.

By Lisa Levy | December 12, 2022

Crime and the City: Tunis

Crime and the City: Tunis

Reading your way through the mysteries of an ancient Mediterranean city.

By Paul French | December 12, 2022

The Best Espionage Novels of the Year

The Best Espionage Novels of the Year

Rounding up the year's best spy novels and international thrillers.

By CrimeReads | December 9, 2022

10 Bingeable (and Complete!) Mystery Series You Can Enjoy Now

10 Bingeable (and Complete!) Mystery Series You Can Enjoy Now

It's the season to hunker down with a good pile of books and read them one after another.

By Darynda Jones | December 9, 2022

Dirty Snow and Dark Secrets in Midwestern Noir

Dirty Snow and Dark Secrets in Midwestern Noir

What is it about the Midwest that makes for such a great mystery setting?

By Hannah Morrissey | December 9, 2022

The Best Crime Novels of the Year: 2022

The Best Crime Novels of the Year: 2022

Celebrating the year's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | December 8, 2022

Beyond

Beyond "Lord of the Flies": On The New Wave of Feminist Survival Thrillers

"In a world where women are facing devastating threats to their rights, freedoms and bodily autonomy, it is not difficult to see why the allegory of fighting for our very survival remains powerful."

By Laura Bates | December 8, 2022

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