The Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of Summer 2025

The Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of Summer 2025

80 mysteries, thrillers, and horror you need to get through the hottest season

By Molly Odintz | May 22, 2025

7 Novels Featuring Imposters Among Us

7 Novels Featuring Imposters Among Us

Alison Bucolla on Shifting Identities in Suspense Fiction

By Allison Buccola | May 22, 2025

Linwood Barclay on the Art of Making Everyday Things Terrifying

Linwood Barclay on the Art of Making Everyday Things Terrifying

Elevators, toys, a closed door...They can all be a source of horror.

By Linwood Barclay | May 22, 2025

Why Julia Bartz Wrote Her New Thriller About Cults and Soulmates

Why Julia Bartz Wrote Her New Thriller About Cults and Soulmates

The bestselling author and licensed therapist had a revelation – watching reality tv.

By Julia Bartz | May 21, 2025

Middle Grade Adventure and Mystery Novels Set in Fantasy Worlds

Middle Grade Adventure and Mystery Novels Set in Fantasy Worlds

A celebration of entwined genres.

By Catharina Steel | May 21, 2025

Sarah Pinborough On Why Marriages are Such a Breeding Ground for Thrillers

Sarah Pinborough On Why Marriages are Such a Breeding Ground for Thrillers

"There has never been a time where it has been easier to keep secrets from a spouse or partner..."

By Sarah Pinborough | May 21, 2025

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Speculative Fiction Is the Perfect Vehicle for Understanding Dark History

By Adam Oyebanji | May 21, 2025

The New York Crime Novel

By Chris Pavone | May 20, 2025

6 Mysteries Set in International Destinations

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

Five Upcoming Speculative Mysteries and Thrillers

Five Upcoming Speculative Mysteries and Thrillers

Summer novels for "for those of us who like our crime with a stiff dose of otherworldliness."

By Paz Pardo | May 19, 2025

Nev March On The <br>Bombay Dog Riot

Nev March On The
Bombay Dog Riot

In the 1830s, British imperialists tried to cull the stray dogs interrupting their afternoon naps. Protests quickly ensued.

By Nev March | May 16, 2025

Frederic S. Durbin On Crafting a Genre-Bending Western

Frederic S. Durbin On Crafting a Genre-Bending Western

"How can a novel encompass fantasy, horror, science-fiction, romance, the ghost story, literary fiction, and the 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

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