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February's Best Psychological Thrillers

February's Best Psychological Thrillers

Obsessive stalkers, spiraling actors, and Silicon Valley secrets

By Molly Odintz | February 28, 2025

The Backlist: Reading Megan Abbott's 'Die a Little' with Clémence Michallon

The Backlist: Reading Megan Abbott's 'Die a Little' with Clémence Michallon

Michallon and Polly Stewart revisit Abbott's debut novel.

By Polly Stewart | February 27, 2025

Psychological Thrillers Are Finally Giving Middle-Aged Women Their Due

Psychological Thrillers Are Finally Giving Middle-Aged Women Their Due

"[N]o one is pushed to the brink like a menopausal woman. And no one can fight for her life like her either."

By Cate Ray | February 27, 2025

Art World Mysteries from Contemporary Writers and Golden Age Greats

Art World Mysteries from Contemporary Writers and Golden Age Greats

Patrice McDonough on dastardly deeds in rarified settings

By Patrice McDonough | February 26, 2025

Daisy Pearce On Poltergeists, Misogyny, and Coming of Age in a Fractured World

Daisy Pearce On Poltergeists, Misogyny, and Coming of Age in a Fractured World

"[T]hey seem to come out of nowhere, into homes just like yours."

By Daisy Pearce | February 26, 2025

Lisa Unger: Why Can’t I Go on Vacation Like a Normal Person?

Lisa Unger: Why Can’t I Go on Vacation Like a Normal Person?

"I’ve come to accept, truth be told, that my brain doesn’t like vacations...too much free time, endless dark possibilities."

By Lisa Unger | February 25, 2025

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How Women Are Upending the Action Thriller

By Gillian McAllister | February 25, 2025

Allison Epstein: A Love Letter to the Fictional Thief

By Allison Epstein | February 25, 2025

Political Thrillers: Where the Good Guys Don’t Always Win

By Mike Lawson | February 25, 2025

Tinker Tailor Soldier... Shifgrethor

Tinker Tailor Soldier... Shifgrethor

Calvin Kasulke on the strange politeness of 1979’s "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" miniseries

By Calvin Kasulke | February 24, 2025

The 10 Best Films about Diamond Heists

The 10 Best Films about Diamond Heists

A look at the history of jewel thieves in cinema, "graded on both robbery and rock."

By Norman Birnbach and Tilia Klebenov Jacobs | February 24, 2025

Khartoum and the Crime Writing of Sudan

Khartoum and the Crime Writing of Sudan

Reading crime fiction at the confluence of the two Niles.

By Paul French | February 24, 2025

Five Horror Short Stories That Would Make Killer Movies

Five Horror Short Stories That Would Make Killer Movies

Stories from Shirley Jackson, Tananarive Due, and more.

By Zack Budryk | February 21, 2025

Kat Dunn On Vampires, Desire, and Queering the Gothic

Kat Dunn On Vampires, Desire, and Queering the Gothic

The author of "Hungerstone" talks with Molly Odintz about her new take on Sheridan le Fanu's "Carmilla"

By Molly Odintz | February 20, 2025

The Scoundrels We Love

The Scoundrels We Love

Wes Browne on the art of writing "key characters who are downright criminal at heart."

By Wes Browne | February 20, 2025

Emily J. Smith Talks Technology, Dating, and Other Miseries of the Modern World

Emily J. Smith Talks Technology, Dating, and Other Miseries of the Modern World

Kate Brody interviews the debut novelist about her searing indictment of Silicon Valley and its intrinsic misogyny

By Kate Brody | February 19, 2025

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