How Kathleen Kaufman Reckoned with the Attempted Murder of Her Mother

How Kathleen Kaufman Reckoned with the Attempted Murder of Her Mother

The writer reflects on femicide, domestic violence, and feminist rage

By Kathleen Kaufman | July 29, 2025

Paranormal Craft: The Rules of Incorporating Supernatural Elements into Mystery Stories

Paranormal Craft: The Rules of Incorporating Supernatural Elements into Mystery Stories

Juliet Blackwell Offers Some Guidelines for Writing the Literary Uncanny

By Juliet Blackwell | July 29, 2025

In Borderlands of Truth and Silence: Jennifer Givhan on Writing Mexicali Magical Realism

In Borderlands of Truth and Silence: Jennifer Givhan on Writing Mexicali Magical Realism

The Author of "Salt Bones" Takes on Motherhood, Inherited Trauma, and Erasure

By Jennifer Givhan | July 29, 2025

The Heart's Darkness: Mary Watson on the Real-Life Murder That Drew Her to Mysteries

The Heart's Darkness: Mary Watson on the Real-Life Murder That Drew Her to Mysteries

The Author of "The Cleaner" Mulls Clue, "Lord of the Flies," and a Formative Memory of Violence

By Mary Watson | July 29, 2025

My First Thriller: Isabella Maldonado

My First Thriller: Isabella Maldonado

From the police force to the writers' conferences to successful author.

By Rick Pullen | July 28, 2025

No Way Out: Using Locked-Room Mysteries to Explore Psychological Entrapment

No Way Out: Using Locked-Room Mysteries to Explore Psychological Entrapment

Kelsey Cox on Whodunits, Vulnerability, and Creating Literary Claustrophobia

By Kelsey Cox | July 28, 2025

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Lauren Wilson's Favorite Books Featuring Cults

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Weird girls, manic pixies, and other myths of girlhood

Weird girls, manic pixies, and other myths of girlhood

Charlotte Tierney sets the record straight on archetypes

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Agatha On Board: Boats in the Mysteries of Agatha Christie

Agatha On Board: Boats in the Mysteries of Agatha Christie

The Queen of Crime loved a good seafaring murder.

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Spies in Small Towns

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Jay S. Bell on the CIA's resettlement program and the small American towns playing host to highly valued intelligence assets.

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Buddies Like Spoiled Milk: Five Books That Feature Toxic Friendships

Buddies Like Spoiled Milk: Five Books That Feature Toxic Friendships

Christina Dotson Raves Over These Rancid Pairings

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The Dirty Work: The On-Going Romance Between Sex Work and Crime Fiction

The Dirty Work: The On-Going Romance Between Sex Work and Crime Fiction

David Gordon on a long tradition of entanglement.

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5 Thriller Novels That Grab You from Page One

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Ryan Pote on escapist summer sizzlers.

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