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Why These Crimes Against Women in 1950s London Captured a Novelist's Imagination

Why These Crimes Against Women in 1950s London Captured a Novelist's Imagination

S.J. Bennett on the crimes that resonated across decades.

By S.J. Bennett | January 22, 2025

Crime Fiction Has a Dead Girl Problem

Crime Fiction Has a Dead Girl Problem

"we are not props, not catalysts, not collateral damage. We are the point. We are the heroes. We are the center of our stories."

By Gigi Griffis | January 22, 2025

25 Horror Novels to Look Out For in 2025

25 Horror Novels to Look Out For in 2025

Dark web denizens, carnival grotesqueries, and so. much. cannibalism.

By Molly Odintz | January 21, 2025

5 Mystery Novels with Unique Settings

5 Mystery Novels with Unique Settings

Stories where the setting is just as compelling as the crimes they’re investigating

By Jenny Elder Moke | January 21, 2025

6 Great Thrillers Featuring Sisters (and Murder)

6 Great Thrillers Featuring Sisters (and Murder)

Kate Alice Marshall on the people who would help cover up a murder – and "might end up murdering each other."

By Kate Alice Marshall | January 21, 2025

Laura Buchwald On The Rules of the Spirit World

Laura Buchwald On The Rules of the Spirit World

When writing about the dead, it's best to follow certain "standards by which the no-longer-living operate."

By Laura Buchwald | January 17, 2025

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9 Books Combining The Gothic & The Glamorous

By Layne Fargo | January 16, 2025

The Russian Roots of American Crime Fiction—and the O.G.

By Joseph Finder | January 16, 2025

Women in Control: 5 Thrilling Novels of Power Reversals

By Asia Mackay | January 16, 2025

6 Tips For Pulling Off a Really Good Plot Twist

6 Tips For Pulling Off a Really Good Plot Twist

Jessie Garcia on the art of distortion and misdirection.

By Jessie Garcia | January 15, 2025

The Subversive Appeal of the Female Stalker Novel

The Subversive Appeal of the Female Stalker Novel

In real life, we behave. In fiction, we indulge...

By Megan Collins | January 15, 2025

Helena Echlin on Mommy Shaming and Instaperfect Lies

Helena Echlin on Mommy Shaming and Instaperfect Lies

"I’ve come to understand that judging others is a small way to get some power back when you feel powerless."

By Helena Echlin | January 15, 2025

Tech Thrillers

Tech Thrillers "Rooted in the Ever-Mounting Tensions Between Technology and Human Nature."

Sara Sligar looks at the literature of future shock

By Sara Sligar | January 15, 2025

A Brief History of Literary Forgers and Forgery

A Brief History of Literary Forgers and Forgery

Bradford Morrow investigates a world of deception, duplicitousness, and a great deal of skill.

By Bradford Morrow | January 14, 2025

Presume Nothing: Scott Turow on the Rule of Law, Race, and Revisiting Rusty Sabich

Presume Nothing: Scott Turow on the Rule of Law, Race, and Revisiting Rusty Sabich

A wide-ranging conversation with the author of 'Presumed Innocent' and the new 'Presumed Guilty'

By John B. Valeri | January 14, 2025

How To Know If Your Idea Is a Novel or a Screenplay, and Why Thrillers Make Great TV

How To Know If Your Idea Is a Novel or a Screenplay, and Why Thrillers Make Great TV

Sandra Chwialkowska on her career in TV writing and her move to writing a novel.

By Sandra Chwialkowska | January 14, 2025

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