Five Favorite Fictional <br>French Flics

Five Favorite Fictional
French Flics

From Dupin to Clouseau, Dianne Freeman looks at the most iconic French detectives in crime fiction

By Dianne Freeman | June 25, 2024

June's Best Psychological Thrillers

June's Best Psychological Thrillers

Missing influencers, nasty neighbors, and sexy serial killers

By Molly Odintz | June 24, 2024

How Peter Swanson Cultivates His Talent for Murder

How Peter Swanson Cultivates His Talent for Murder

The author discusses his literary evolution and all the twists that led up to his latest murder mystery, 'A Talent for Murder.'

By Peter Handel | June 24, 2024

Egyptomania and English Country Houses

Egyptomania and English Country Houses

Ellery Lloyd on the British gentry's historic obsession with all things Ancient Egyptian

By Ellery Lloyd | June 24, 2024

<em>American Psycho</em> and the Rise of Capitalist Horror

American Psycho and the Rise of Capitalist Horror

Bret Easton Ellis's status-obsessed yuppies traded humanity for consumerism. They're more relevant now than ever before.

By E. K. Sathue | June 21, 2024

A Brief History of <br>Bedlam Hospital

A Brief History of
Bedlam Hospital

Robert Lloyd on 17th century scandals and reformers at the infamous home for the mentally ill

By Robert Lloyd | June 21, 2024

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The Best Historical Fiction of 2024 (So Far)

By Molly Odintz | June 20, 2024

Rachel Howzell Hall on Grief, Strength, and the Purifying Nature of Fire

By Nancie Clare | June 20, 2024

How Lab-Grown Diamonds Upended the Industry and Could End Up Changing the World

By Matthew Hart | June 20, 2024

Red, Hot and Blue: A Defense of Agatha Christie’s <em>The Mystery of the Blue Train</em>

Red, Hot and Blue: A Defense of Agatha Christie’s The Mystery of the Blue Train

On the unique setting and between-the-wars gilded set who inspired Christie's most underrated novel

By Curtis Evans | June 18, 2024

10 Chilling Reddit Stories That Will Keep You Up At Night

10 Chilling Reddit Stories That Will Keep You Up At Night

Dispatches from r/nosleep: the new internet horror canon

By Marcus Kliewer | June 18, 2024

Riley Sager on the Power of Nostalgia and Nerve-Jangling Suspense

Riley Sager on the Power of Nostalgia and Nerve-Jangling Suspense

Rites of Passage Gone Wrong

By John B. Valeri | June 18, 2024

Why the Liv Constantine Duo Finally Decided to Return to Their Breakout Hit – Seven Years Later

Why the Liv Constantine Duo Finally Decided to Return to Their Breakout Hit – Seven Years Later

They never meant to write a sequel to 'The Last Mrs. Parrish.' But they kept talking about the characters.

By Liv Constantine | June 18, 2024

Six Stunning Tales of Folk Horror

Six Stunning Tales of Folk Horror

Lucy Foley on "a rich seam of all things folk horror in fiction"

By Lucy Foley | June 17, 2024

Emiko Jean and Jamie Lee Sogn Talk Writing, Representation, and the Pacific Northwest

Emiko Jean and Jamie Lee Sogn Talk Writing, Representation, and the Pacific Northwest

On missing white women syndrome, feminist anger, and the need for more Asian-American stories

By CrimeReads | June 17, 2024

Denver: Mountain Air and Plenty of Crime Fiction

Denver: Mountain Air and Plenty of Crime Fiction

Crime and the City visits the mile-high metropolis in search of good mysteries.

By Paul French | June 17, 2024

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