• Genres

    Who gets to be a sympathetic character in The Undoing?

    The popular HBO miniseries treats victimhood as a privilege, which it reserves only for its white, female protagonist, and not its "othered" murder victim.

    December 3, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    Why the Serial Killer Novel Is the New Feminist Fiction

    Authors are overturning the prevailing murder model

    December 3, 2020  By Chelsea G. Summers
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    Suffer the Little Children: Why Kids Under Pressure Make for Great Thrillers

    The literature of gifted schools, swim meets, and ballet recitals.

    December 3, 2020  By Harriet Tyce
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    It Isn't Genre That Matters—It's Story.

    Characters, writing, and tension make or break a book. You can step over the genre fence and still appeal to your readers.

    December 3, 2020  By Clare Mackintosh
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    The Opium Prince

    Jasmine Aimaq

    "In Fever Valley, poppies bloomed red, purple, and white, a Technicolor maze inviting you to lose yourself."

    December 3, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Joan Harrison: Hollywood Producer, and the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock

    She answered an ad for a secretary. She became Hitchcock's trusted screenwriter and a major power player in Hollywood.

    December 2, 2020  By Christina Lane
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    The Unconventional Private Eyes of Stanley Ellin

    A master of the short story, Ellin's detective novels are now mostly forgotten. They shouldn't be.

    December 2, 2020  By J. Kingston Pierce
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    10 Novels You Should Read This December

    The month's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    December 2, 2020  By CrimeReads 
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    6 Reasons to Hook Your Kid on Mysteries

    Mystery novels can teach your child the tricks of amateur sleuthing, spark a new interest in storytelling, and strengthen family bonds.

    December 2, 2020  By Marthe Jocelyn
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    What's Cozier than a Cozy Mystery? A Christmas Cozy Mystery.

    Holidays don't always go as planned—but a cozy mystery set during Christmas never fails to please.

    December 2, 2020  By Maddie Day
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