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Speculative Fiction Is the Perfect Vehicle for Understanding Dark History

Speculative Fiction Is the Perfect Vehicle for Understanding Dark History

"For a message to stay with a reader, the reader must let it in, which is not as straightforward as it sounds."

By Adam Oyebanji | May 21, 2025

The New York Crime Novel

The New York Crime Novel

Chris Pavone on class, race, money, art, ambition, greed, politics, real estate and how the New York crime novel ties it all together.

By Chris Pavone | May 20, 2025

6 Mysteries Set in International Destinations

6 Mysteries Set in International Destinations

Jaclyn Goldis on armchair travel and the rise of destination thrillers.

By Jaclyn Goldis | May 20, 2025

Wealth Disparity in Popcorn Thrillers – Why Is It So Captivating to Readers?

Wealth Disparity in Popcorn Thrillers – Why Is It So Captivating to Readers?

Jaime Lynn Hendricks on class divisions and 'have versus have-not' thrillers.

By Jaime Lynn Hendricks | May 20, 2025

Beasts in the Dark: On Writing About the US as a Non-American

Beasts in the Dark: On Writing About the US as a Non-American

Anna Bailey on setting their new novel in Louisiana.

By Anna Bailey | May 20, 2025

Shaina Steinberg on Writing Historical Fiction Set in Los Angeles

Shaina Steinberg on Writing Historical Fiction Set in Los Angeles

The screenwriter and novelist discusses postwar turbulence in Los Angeles and what it's like to be a writer there today.

By Alex Dueben | May 19, 2025

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Five Upcoming Speculative Mysteries and Thrillers

By Paz Pardo | May 19, 2025

Nev March On The
Bombay Dog Riot

By Nev March | May 16, 2025

Frederic S. Durbin On Crafting a Genre-Bending Western

By Frederic S. Durbin | May 16, 2025

The Best Psychological Thrillers of May 2025

The Best Psychological Thrillers of May 2025

This spring, suspense goes global

By Molly Odintz | May 15, 2025

Murder, Mischief, and Mayhem: The Best Campy and Humorous Thriller Series

Murder, Mischief, and Mayhem: The Best Campy and Humorous Thriller Series

"These are stories where the danger is real—but so are the laughs."

By Michelle Gagnon | May 15, 2025

Breakthrough: Ross Macdonald, Lew Archer and 'The Doomsters'

Breakthrough: Ross Macdonald, Lew Archer and 'The Doomsters'

Macdonald's seventh novel in the Lew Archer series was a turning point in the history of crime fiction.

By Bruce Riordan | May 15, 2025

7 Novels Built

7 Novels Built "On The Weight of a Shared Secret"

As the saying goes, two can keep a secret...

By Anna Snoekstra | May 15, 2025

Wendy Corsi Staub on Old Friends and Small-Town Secrets

Wendy Corsi Staub on Old Friends and Small-Town Secrets

Catching up with the prolific author at the beginning of a new series.

By John B. Valeri | May 14, 2025

What Happens When a Journalist and a Psychotherapist Write a Mystery Together?

What Happens When a Journalist and a Psychotherapist Write a Mystery Together?

Co-authors Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti on the art of collaborative writing

By Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti | May 14, 2025

6 Great Puzzle Novels

6 Great Puzzle Novels

K.A. Merson on some favorites from a sub-genre of head-scratchers and puzzling twisters.

By K.A. Merson | May 13, 2025

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