The Haunting of The Academy Theater

The Haunting of The Academy Theater

P.J. Nelson recounts the true story of a ghostly production from the South's oldest professional theater company.

By P.J. Nelson | December 5, 2025

The Best Books of 2025: Crime Fiction, Mysteries, and Thrillers

The Best Books of 2025: Crime Fiction, Mysteries, and Thrillers

20 novels that defined the year for mystery readers. Plus, our picks for 2025's most notable books.

By CrimeReads | December 4, 2025

Why Washington DC is the Perfect City to Set a Psychological Thriller

Why Washington DC is the Perfect City to Set a Psychological Thriller

Christina Kovac on politics, unreliable narration, and the capital's defining lies

By Christina Kovac | December 4, 2025

Why So Many Former Intelligence Officers Write Espionage Fiction

Why So Many Former Intelligence Officers Write Espionage Fiction

Charles Beaumont on surveillance and spying in art and life

By Charles Beaumont | December 4, 2025

Why Margot Harrison Staged a Murder Mystery in Her Former Workplace

Why Margot Harrison Staged a Murder Mystery in Her Former Workplace

The author of "The Library of Fates" on using real places to imagine bookish deaths

By Margot Harrison | December 4, 2025

Tracy Clark on Writing a Black Female Detective

Tracy Clark on Writing a Black Female Detective

Exploring the tension of a cop one traffic stop away from becoming a victim

By Tracy Clark | December 3, 2025

Best Reviewed
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  • 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

10 Thrilling Mystery Films That Feature Trains

By Michael Ledwidge | December 3, 2025

December's Best New Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers

By Molly Odintz | December 2, 2025

3 Badass Women Who Fought the Nazis During World War II

By Tara Moss | December 2, 2025

Where Were You When You Saw Oliver Stone’s JFK?

Where Were You When You Saw Oliver Stone’s JFK?

Chris Hauty on some seminal moments in a long cultural fascination with the JFK assassination.

By Chris Hauty | December 2, 2025

6 Thrillers Featuring Toxic Friendships in Academic Settings

6 Thrillers Featuring Toxic Friendships in Academic Settings

Kit Frick recommends Ruth Ware, Vera Kurian, Ashley Winstead, and more

By Kit Frick | December 2, 2025

From

From "Gone Girl" to Tortured Bad Boy: What the New Wave of "Boy" Thriller Titles Tells Us

Andromeda Romano-Lax on gender, moral panic, and America's crisis of boyhood

By Andromeda Romano-Lax | December 1, 2025

Crime and the City: Santo Domingo

Crime and the City: Santo Domingo

Crime books in the Caribbean metropolis.

By Paul French | December 1, 2025

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

An emergency international convention has been convened to sort out your viewing needs.

By Dwyer Murphy | November 26, 2025

Crime Before the Police: Solving Homicides (or Not) in 16th Century London

Crime Before the Police: Solving Homicides (or Not) in 16th Century London

Amie McNee on religion, rumor, and British murder "investigations" before forensics

By Amie McNee | November 26, 2025

My First Thriller: Bruce DeSilva

My First Thriller: Bruce DeSilva

How a note from Ed McBain inspired DeSilva to write his first novel.

By Rick Pullen | November 26, 2025

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