The Best Psychological Thrillers of July 2025

The Best Psychological Thrillers of July 2025

Head injuries, hangovers, and high-class retreats

By Molly Odintz | July 2, 2025

The Locked Room, Island-Style: Writing a Mystery Where Paradise Turns Deadly

The Locked Room, Island-Style: Writing a Mystery Where Paradise Turns Deadly

Katherine Wood on finding the right balance of escapism and dread.

By Katherine Wood | July 2, 2025

Murder Spelled Backwards: Appreciating Wordplay in Literature

Murder Spelled Backwards: Appreciating Wordplay in Literature

Six stories where linguistic puzzles pull readers out of the armchair and into the hot seat

By Anna Fitzgerald Healy | July 2, 2025

The Author Who Ran an Ultramarathon to Write a Thriller

The Author Who Ran an Ultramarathon to Write a Thriller

Amy McCulloch faced the question; just how far would you go in the name of research?

By Amy McCulloch | July 1, 2025

The Haunting Influence of Setting, and An Old Villa in Tuscany

The Haunting Influence of Setting, and An Old Villa in Tuscany

Daco S. Auffenorde on "the silent puppeteer of gothic fiction."

By Daco Auffenorde | July 1, 2025

Five Laugh-Out-Loud Mysteries, Recommended by a Comedian

Five Laugh-Out-Loud Mysteries, Recommended by a Comedian

"What comedy and mystery have in common is the tension."

By Jo Firestone | July 1, 2025

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The End of the World is Always About Parents and Children

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Rainy Noir: The Crime Fiction of Seattle

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Why Do Humor and Murder Go Together So Well?

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Tips and Tricks to Cozy Sleuthing

Tips and Tricks to Cozy Sleuthing

"Tip #1 – Never wear your best outfit to go sleuthing. Or heels."

By Lynn Cahoon | June 30, 2025

25 New and Upcoming Horror Novels to Look Out for This Summer (and Beyond)

25 New and Upcoming Horror Novels to Look Out for This Summer (and Beyond)

Gothic sagas, crazed splattergore, hellish journeys, and so many antichrists

By Molly Odintz | June 27, 2025

The Spooky Femme's Guide to Summer Reading

The Spooky Femme's Guide to Summer Reading

These novels are perfect for bringing "that fall magic into your sticky summer life"

By Danie Shokoohi | June 27, 2025

Re-imagining the American West for Modern Horror Audiences

Re-imagining the American West for Modern Horror Audiences

Why horror is the perfect antidote to "false nostalgia for tropes of the American West’s gory saga"

By Nick Belardes | June 27, 2025

London-Set Historical Mysteries

London-Set Historical Mysteries

"Since the dawn of detective fiction, inspectors have been most at home in London."

By Julia Seales | June 26, 2025

Headless Bodies and Why We're Obsessed With Them

Headless Bodies and Why We're Obsessed With Them

Simon Toyne on the strange allure of stories about severed heads.

By Simon Toyne | June 26, 2025

Amateur Sleuths with Offbeat Jobs

Amateur Sleuths with Offbeat Jobs

Molly MacRae on bookies, booksellers, physics professors, and other non-detective characters who solve crimes

By Molly MacRae | June 26, 2025

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