• Genres

    Christopher Bollen on Americans Abroad and Setting as an Active Character

    In his latest literary thriller, Bollen brings the mystery to Cairo.

    March 8, 2023  By Peter Handel
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    Witch Lit: Five Novels Featuring Witchcraft

    '“Witch lit” is a reminder that misogyny echoes through time. But it can also be a powerful, even joyful, reclamation of female strength and mystery"

    March 8, 2023  By Emilia Hart
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    On Social Justice and Crime Stories

    Anne Burt looks at "four recent crime novels that seamlessly thread issues of social justice throughout their propulsive storytelling."

    March 8, 2023  By Anne Burt
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    Hard-hitting Thrillers: Mysteries and Emotional Revelation

    "I love the idea of the thriller as a metaphor for the unknown within ourselves"

    March 7, 2023  By Sarah Lyu
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    The Ballad of Cary Grant's Suit in North by Northwest

    It's more than a suit. It's the star of the movie, and a perfectly indestructible cultural force.

    March 7, 2023  By Todd McEwen
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    Blurred Lines: When a Novel's Author Is Also Its Narrator

    William Landay on a favorite conceit, one that may be particularly well suited to the current moment.

    March 7, 2023  By William Landay
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    Mysteries Featuring Anonymous Notes As Catalysts

    "The typical poison pen letter doesn’t demand money or favors to purchase peace. It exists—at least at first—solely to torment."

    March 7, 2023  By Deanna Raybourn
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    Paul Newman’s Reflection on Noir: The 25th Anniversary of Twilight

    The close of the twentieth century brought a brilliant but neglected capper to generations of detective cinema.  

    March 6, 2023  By Glen Erik Hamilton
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    Odessa: A City of Legends

    Crime and the City on the books of the fabled port city, home to some of the world's most cosmopolitan crooks.

    March 6, 2023  By Paul French
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    Cozy Mysteries Set During Wedding Season

    "Think of all the juicy conflict that can arise with all the abounding love, high stakes, societal expectations, and melding—and sometimes meddling—families."

    March 6, 2023  By Kate Lansing
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