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Cheryl Isaacs on Cliffhanger Endings and Keeping Readers Invested Until the Last Page

Cheryl Isaacs on Cliffhanger Endings and Keeping Readers Invested Until the Last Page

The author of "The Others" on crafting narratives that linger

By Cheryl Isaacs | November 7, 2025

The 9 Best French Jewel Theft Films

The 9 Best French Jewel Theft Films

Julia Sirmons ranks classic French heist movies... you know, apropos of nothing...

By Julia Sirmons | November 6, 2025

11 Mystery Novels That Explore the Power of Rumors and Gossip

11 Mystery Novels That Explore the Power of Rumors and Gossip

Lauren Oliver Recommends Dorothy L. Sayers, Josephine Tey, Un-su Kim, and More

By Lauren Oliver | November 6, 2025

P.J. Tracy on Writing about Serial Killers and Secular Horror

P.J. Tracy on Writing about Serial Killers and Secular Horror

The craft of creating believably warped characters in crime fiction

By P.J. Tracy | November 6, 2025

4 Novels about Obsession, Power, and Dangerous Bonds

4 Novels about Obsession, Power, and Dangerous Bonds

When Friendship Turns Treacherous

By Robin Merle | November 6, 2025

Catching Up with Karen Pirie, on Screen and Page

Catching Up with Karen Pirie, on Screen and Page

A look at the new season of the adaptation and the new book by Val McDermid.

By Christine Bardos | November 6, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Jaime Parker Stickle on Podcasts, Investigations, and Her Strange Journey to Writing a Thriller

By Jaime Parker Stickle | November 5, 2025

Ice Cream, Elephants, Organs, Death: The Triumphs and Terrors of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair

By Emily Bain Murphy | November 5, 2025

7 Thrillers and Mysteries Where the Celebration Turns Deadly

By Heather Gudenkauf | November 5, 2025

7 Novels That Explore Motherhood's Complexities

7 Novels That Explore Motherhood's Complexities

Donna Freitas recommends Begoña Gómez Urzaiz, Ashley Audrain, Doris Lessing, and more

By Donna Freitas | November 4, 2025

To Break Up with Friends, or to Murder Them: 5 Novels Featuring Fatal Friendship Failings

To Break Up with Friends, or to Murder Them: 5 Novels Featuring Fatal Friendship Failings

Jenna Satterthwaite Recommends Tales of Betrayal, Broken Boundaries, and Homicide

By Jenna Satterthwaite | November 4, 2025

The Trauma Behind the

The Trauma Behind the "Good Old Days": Christina Henry on the Dark Trap of Nostalgia in Fiction

Exploring Uneasy Pasts in Ray Bradbury, Daphne du Maurier, and More

By Christina Henry | November 4, 2025

The Tech World of Writing

The Tech World of Writing

How a former tech executive went from developing the Xbox to writing thrillers.

By Robbie Bach | November 4, 2025

Crime and the City: Falkland Islands

Crime and the City: Falkland Islands

A look at the surprisingly rich history of thrillers set on and around the South Atlantic's disputed islands.

By Paul French | November 3, 2025

Our Fascination with People Who Vanish

Our Fascination with People Who Vanish

Maria Malone on the endless complexities of the missing.

By Maria Malone | November 3, 2025

A Brief History of Bounty Hunting in American Art and Life

A Brief History of Bounty Hunting in American Art and Life

Cindy Fazzi on the strange evolution of a dangerous and controversial profession.

By Cindy Fazzi | October 31, 2025

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