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    Genre-Bending YA Novels Perfect For Crime Fans

    Genre-Bending YA Novels Perfect For Crime Fans

    Six novels in which "the known merges with the unknown"

    By Tara Goedjen | December 13, 2021

    Writing Sex Scenes in the Realm of Mystery

    Writing Sex Scenes in the Realm of Mystery

    A Different Kind of Thrill

    By Eliza Nellums | December 13, 2021

    Winter Water

    Winter Water

    Susanne Jansson

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 10, 2021

    Nothing Like a Mad Woman: 11 Unexpected Thrillers About Female Rage

    Nothing Like a Mad Woman: 11 Unexpected Thrillers About Female Rage

    "All stories featuring women’s rage are thrillers."

    By Rachel Kapelke-Dale | December 10, 2021

    No Beauties or Monsters

    No Beauties or Monsters

    Tara Goedjen

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 9, 2021

    The New Generation of African Crime Writers

    The New Generation of African Crime Writers

    Femi Kayode, Ameera Patel, Chanette Paul, Kwei Quartey, Bryony Rheam, and Michael Stanley on all things crime fiction in Africa.

    By Joanne Hichens | December 8, 2021

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    New York, Plus Ça Change: Chinatown Under Threat

    By S.J. Rozan | December 7, 2021

    Why the Heightened World of Elite Dance Is the Perfect Vehicle for a Feminist Thriller

    By Erin Kelly | December 3, 2021

    Great Ominous Beach Settings In Fiction

    By Sarah Strohmeyer | December 2, 2021

    S.A. Cosby on the Conversation Around Policing in America – And Why It Needs to Change

    S.A. Cosby on the Conversation Around Policing in America – And Why It Needs to Change

    A new crime fiction anthology looks at police oppression.

    By S. A. Cosby | December 2, 2021

    Suspense in Sustenance: Finding a Healthy Relationship with Food, While Writing a Thriller

    Suspense in Sustenance: Finding a Healthy Relationship with Food, While Writing a Thriller

    For Flora Collins, food had been her one fear. In her novel, she decided to dive into a world of home cooking.

    By Flora Collins | December 2, 2021

    The Underappreciated Genius of William Lindsay Gresham's <em>Nightmare Alley</em>

    The Underappreciated Genius of William Lindsay Gresham's Nightmare Alley

    An American classic of fear and manipulation.

    By Nick Tosches | November 30, 2021

    Tasmania: Crime Writing at the Bottom of the World

    Tasmania: Crime Writing at the Bottom of the World

    An island with a reputation for seclusion, secrecy, and escape makes its mark in the world of crime fiction.

    By Paul French | November 29, 2021

    Reject Tradition and Watch a Crime Drama This Thanksgiving

    Reject Tradition and Watch a Crime Drama This Thanksgiving

    Who needs football and family when you could watch a moody deconstruction from William Friedkin instead?

    By Celia Mattison | November 24, 2021

    Having Faith in Thrillers

    Having Faith in Thrillers

    Two Christian authors reflect on what themes of faith can do for thriller stories.

    By Andrews and Wilson | November 17, 2021

    The Bloomingdale Story: Read the Never-Before Published Patricia Highsmith Draft That Would Become <em>Carol</em> (<em>The Price of Salt</em>)

    The Bloomingdale Story: Read the Never-Before Published Patricia Highsmith Draft That Would Become Carol (The Price of Salt)

    A rare gem from Highsmith's newly released diaries and notebooks, with annotations from the author and her editor.

    By Patricia Highsmith | November 16, 2021

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