Jayne Ann Krentz on Incorporating Psychic Elements into Romantic Suspense

Jayne Ann Krentz on Incorporating Psychic Elements into Romantic Suspense

Craft advice on writing amateur sleuths, paranormal plots, dreams, and more

By Jayne Ann Krentz | June 29, 2026

<em>Widow's Bay</em> is <br>the Best Show on TV

Widow's Bay is
the Best Show on TV

It's Jaws meets Twin Peaks inside the loving embrace of Stephen King. Who could ask for anything more?

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 26, 2026

What Should You Watch This Weekend?

What Should You Watch This Weekend?

A social climbing maid, or a bunch of zombie New Yorkers?

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 26, 2026

June's Best International Fiction

June's Best International Fiction

5 newly translated mysteries, thrillers, and crime novels to check out this month

By Molly Odintz | June 26, 2026

<em>Dept. Q</em> is Back! Almost!

Dept. Q is Back! Almost!

Season 2 is currently filming.

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 25, 2026

Keith Roysdon on the Genius of Rod Serling's Forgotten Suspense Radio Show

Keith Roysdon on the Genius of Rod Serling's Forgotten Suspense Radio Show

A retrospective on The Zero Hour and the 1970s rebirth of radio mystery dramas

By Keith Roysdon | June 25, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Luna, Phoenix, Queen
  • Music Against the Night
  • Peck & Peck
  • The Best Kind of American: A True Story of Murder, War, and America's Undoing in the Middle East
  • The End of Everything
  • Morbid: Debunking Modern Longevity Science
  • American Socialist: The Life and Legacy of Eugene V. Debs
  • Solace House
  • On Another Planet They Can Save Me
  • Reds: A Global History of Communism

How the Manson Murders and Dominique Dunne Case Transformed LA True Crime

By Naomi Kaye | June 25, 2026

Tomes That Teach: Jonelle Patrick on Learning the Past Through Historical Fiction

By Jonelle Patrick | June 25, 2026

Caroline Kepnes on Post-9/11 Fiction, Grief, and Returning to Joe Goldberg's Origin Story

By John B. Valeri | June 25, 2026

The New Adaptation of <em>I Will Find You</em> Is Extremely Watchable

The New Adaptation of I Will Find You Is Extremely Watchable

Josh Bell on the wildly successful new Netflix adaptation of Harlan Coben's 2023 novel

By Josh Bell | June 24, 2026

On Slashers, Summer Flics, and Moving Beyond Typecasting

On Slashers, Summer Flics, and Moving Beyond Typecasting

Yesterday's horror reinforced stereotypes. Today's cinema overturns them.

By E.L. Chen | June 24, 2026

When is a Sports Mystery Not a Sports Mystery? When It's Greek Tragedy.

When is a Sports Mystery Not a Sports Mystery? When It's Greek Tragedy.

Andrew Welsh-Huggins on getting the world of athletics right

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins | June 24, 2026

Jack Murphy on Modern Military Thrillers, Tech Moguls, and Sniper Safaris

Jack Murphy on Modern Military Thrillers, Tech Moguls, and Sniper Safaris

The author of The Most Dangerous Man in conversation with I.S. Berry

By I. S. Berry | June 24, 2026

Gaslighting and Self-Doubt: Six Books That Make Us Question Those Closest To Us

Gaslighting and Self-Doubt: Six Books That Make Us Question Those Closest To Us

Lucy Ashe explore fiction in which "care darkens into control"

By Lucy Ashe | June 23, 2026

Ride the Rails with These Train-Set Mysteries and Thrillers

Ride the Rails with These Train-Set Mysteries and Thrillers

Next Stop: Danger

By Paul Levine | June 23, 2026

Sean David Robinson on Why Missing Person Thrillers Are Addictive (According to Science)

Sean David Robinson on Why Missing Person Thrillers Are Addictive (According to Science)

An exploration of Edwin Drood, American disappearances, and the neuroscience behind a mystery trope

By Sean David Robinson | June 23, 2026

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