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

I Wanted To Write a Crime Novel Set in Paterson, NJ – Nordic Noir Fixed the Path

I Wanted To Write a Crime Novel Set in Paterson, NJ – Nordic Noir Fixed the Path

Melanie Anagnos on finding her New Jersey by way of Scandinavian crime fiction.

By Melanie Anagnos | June 25, 2025

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Thom Mount on Hollywood, Fixers, and a Town Full of Secrets

By Terry McDonell | June 25, 2025

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5 Great Literary Mysteries Set in Coastal Massachusetts

By Dwyer Murphy | June 24, 2025

The Enduring Appeal of Fiction Set in the 1920s

The Enduring Appeal of Fiction Set in the 1920s

Jenny Adams on a turbulent decade that still resonates with today's readers.

By Jenny Adams | June 24, 2025

Book Recs Based on Your Favorite Scary Movie

Book Recs Based on Your Favorite Scary Movie

Let Miranda Smith guide you through the disturbing world of horror fiction, from movies to books.

By Miranda Smith | June 24, 2025

Dying on the Stage: Seven Mysteries Set in the Theater

Dying on the Stage: Seven Mysteries Set in the Theater

It's curtains for the characters of these classic novels

By Dianne Freeman | June 23, 2025

How To Write About the Very Recent Past In a Rapidly Changing World

How To Write About the Very Recent Past In a Rapidly Changing World

To capture the just-past, first envision the near future

By Carl Shuker | June 23, 2025

Rob Hart on “The Medusa Protocol” and the Challenges of Writing a Thriller Sequel

Rob Hart on “The Medusa Protocol” and the Challenges of Writing a Thriller Sequel

The bestselling author discusses how he immersed himself in a world of recovering assassins.

By Nick Kolakowski | June 23, 2025

How to Improvise a Locked Room Murder Mystery

How to Improvise a Locked Room Murder Mystery

Author Bianca Marais found the more she outlined, the less inclined she was to write. But could she finish a murder mystery without a master plan?

By Bianca Marais | June 20, 2025

Six Novels Drawing Attention to the Ongoing Epidemic of Missing Women of Color

Six Novels Drawing Attention to the Ongoing Epidemic of Missing Women of Color

These works "humaniz[e] this very real problem through an emotionally fraught and suspenseful story"

By Kristen Berry | June 20, 2025

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