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September's Best Psychological Thrillers

September's Best Psychological Thrillers

New books from Meg Elison, Katherine St. John, Sarah Bonner, and more.

By Lisa Levy | September 13, 2022

The Language of Brutality

The Language of Brutality

How we speak of violence, what we name it, how we show it, and why it matters.

By Rijula Das | September 13, 2022

Natural Disasters in Horror

Natural Disasters in Horror

"A natural disaster is the ultimate break in a pattern, presenting novel, ferocious circumstances."

By R. J. Jacobs | September 13, 2022

There's <em>Irma Vep</em> and then there's <em>Irma Vep</em>

There's Irma Vep and then there's Irma Vep

Julia Sirmons reflects on Oliver Assayas's classic meta-film and his own new television adaptation.

By Julia Sirmons | September 12, 2022

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | September 12, 2022

England’s Lake District: All the Calm and Placid Water Hides an Awful Lot of Murder

England’s Lake District: All the Calm and Placid Water Hides an Awful Lot of Murder

Crime and the City takes a late summer holiday with the crime fiction of the Lake District.

By Paul French | September 12, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

10 Quietly Effective Suspense Novels

By B. R. Myers | September 12, 2022

Making World War II Relevant in a Contemporary Thriller

By Charlie Lovett | September 12, 2022

The State of the Crime Novel: A Roundtable Discussion with Crime Authors

By Molly Odintz | September 9, 2022

A Deep Dive Into the History of Bibliomysteries

A Deep Dive Into the History of Bibliomysteries

Or, a host of crime novels featuring libraries, bookshops, the publishing industry, and the world of collecting.

By Martin Edwards | September 9, 2022

Messy Women in Crime Fiction: A Reading List

Messy Women in Crime Fiction: A Reading List

"There’s just something so compelling about a female character trying to fix her life when it, or she, is in shambles."

By Meredith Hambrock | September 9, 2022

Laurie R. King On Returning to Her San Francisco Roots During Lockdown

Laurie R. King On Returning to Her San Francisco Roots During Lockdown

After the pandemic began, King scrapped her Paris-set novel draft and set out to capture her hometown.

By Laurie R. King | September 9, 2022

Deanna Raybourn:<br> On Writers and (Characters)<br> of a Certain Age

Deanna Raybourn:
On Writers and (Characters)
of a Certain Age

"[C]rime genres have always been comparatively kind to older women..."

By Deanna Raybourn | September 8, 2022

A Change in Perspective: Writing for Adults, After a Career Spent Writing for Children

A Change in Perspective: Writing for Adults, After a Career Spent Writing for Children

Kathryn Lasky reflects on what it means to write a mystery for adults

By Kathryn Lasky | September 8, 2022

Frances Crane and the Unique Charms of a Classic New Mexico Mystery

Frances Crane and the Unique Charms of a Classic New Mexico Mystery

Anne Hillerman on the pleasures of 'The Turquoise Shop'

By Anne Hillerman | September 7, 2022

Impossible Murders In Crime Fiction

Impossible Murders In Crime Fiction

Or, how to use locked-room mysteries and other devilish puzzles to take your novel to a new level.

By A. G. Riddle | September 7, 2022

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