• Genres

    To Understand the Appeal of Cults, We Turn to Fiction

    "We are all willing to believe almost anything so long as it aligns with our world view, and it’s delivered in a palatable way by someone we trust."

    August 14, 2020  By J.P. Pomare
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    The Unbearable Freedom of Feral Children

    Or, We Are All Exactly as Animal as Each Other

    August 14, 2020  By Maria Romasco-Moore
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    My First Thriller: David Morrell

    How the 'First Blood' author went from being a graduate student writing Faulkner imitations to reinventing the action novel.

    August 13, 2020  By Rick Pullen
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    5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This August

    Complex friendships, toxic relationships, and murder next door.

    August 13, 2020  By Lisa Levy
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    Why Writing About Psychopaths Keeps Me Sane

    On the perverse delights and vengeful satisfactions of channeling our darkest impulses into fiction.

    August 13, 2020  By Nina Sadowsky
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    Lone Jack Trail

    Owen Laukennen

    "What remained of “Bad” Boyd washed up on the beach at Ship- wreck Point on a pretty morning in the middle of May, three days after anyone in Deception Cove last saw him alive."

    August 13, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    James Lee Burke on Art, Fascism, and the Hijacking of American Christianity

    The legendary author's new work may be his most deeply religious to date—and among his darkest.

    August 12, 2020  By David Masciotra
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    Maybe We Read Crime Fiction Because Deep Down, We All Know We're Complicit in Crime

    One author's theory for why we keep returning to crime.

    August 12, 2020  By John Galligan
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    The Best Frenemies in Fiction

    10 favorite works featuring complex relationships, shifting allegiances, and odd bedfellows galore.

    August 12, 2020  By E. G. Scott
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    What Drives Obsession in Fiction?

    A Psychologist's Pointers for Exploring Obsession and Infatuation in Crime Fiction

    August 12, 2020  By R. J. Jacobs
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