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    The Burning

    The Burning

    Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | August 17, 2021

    Sascha Rothchild on Diabetes Noir, Killers in Yoga Pants, and Therapy for Sociopaths

    Sascha Rothchild on Diabetes Noir, Killers in Yoga Pants, and Therapy for Sociopaths

    See an exclusive cover reveal and read an interview with TV writer and debut novelist Sascha Rothchild.

    By Molly Odintz | August 17, 2021

    A Love of Mystery Is Woven Into Our Biology, and Edgar Allan Poe Was the First to Find the Formula for a Very Specific Dopamine Hit

    A Love of Mystery Is Woven Into Our Biology, and Edgar Allan Poe Was the First to Find the Formula for a Very Specific Dopamine Hit

    Reading detective fiction triggers a fascinating biological function.

    By Jonah Lehrer | August 17, 2021

    Crime Books For People Who Aren't Sure If They Want to Go On A Date or Just Stay Home

    Crime Books For People Who Aren't Sure If They Want to Go On A Date or Just Stay Home

    These thrillers may start with meet-cutes, but they're more likely to end with a murder than a marriage...

    By Catherine Ryan Howard | August 17, 2021

    8 Thrillers Featuring Dysfunctional Families

    8 Thrillers Featuring Dysfunctional Families

    "Novels keep us from actually having to creep across people’s lawns and press our faces to the glass."

    By Megan Collins | August 17, 2021

    Call Me a Cab

    Call Me a Cab

    Donald E. Westlake

    By CrimeReads | August 16, 2021

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    The Hacienda:
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    By CrimeReads Excerpts | August 12, 2021

    Shop Talk: Steph Cha Writes Yelp Reviews, Works Jigsaw Puzzles, and Always Has a Blanket

    By Eli Cranor | August 12, 2021

    <em>Die Hard with a Vengeance</em> is the most relatable

    Die Hard with a Vengeance is the most relatable "summer in the city" movie ever

    Die Hard with a Vengeance is one of its rare pieces of hate mail."">"Too many films are love-letters to New York City; Die Hard with a Vengeance is one of its rare pieces of hate mail."

    By Olivia Rutigliano | August 12, 2021

    The Beautifully Skewed Insights of Protagonists with Uncertain Inner Lives

    The Beautifully Skewed Insights of Protagonists with Uncertain Inner Lives

    When a novel's worldview comes untethered from reality, that's when the magic happens.

    By Brandon Graham | August 12, 2021

    Six Crime Novels Based on Real Cases

    Six Crime Novels Based on Real Cases

    Inspired by real events. But that's only the start.

    By Sarah Warburton | August 11, 2021

    What's the Secret to Writing a Bestseller? Hint: There Isn't One.

    What's the Secret to Writing a Bestseller? Hint: There Isn't One.

    "No one—and I mean no one, not your editor, not the publisher, not the critics—has any idea what makes one book sell millions of copies while other, often better, books do not."

    By Joy Fielding | August 11, 2021

    Using Fiction to Demonstrate the Power of Therapy

    Using Fiction to Demonstrate the Power of Therapy

    Shanora Williams takes mental health seriously. Her new psychological thriller warns against the dangers of letting trauma fester.

    By Shanora Williams | August 11, 2021

    Six Great Gothic Castles from Literature

    Six Great Gothic Castles from Literature

    "The walls of my castle are broken; the shadows are many, and the wind breathes cold through the broken battlements..."

    By Veronica Bond | August 11, 2021

    When You Can’t Call the Cops

    When You Can’t Call the Cops

    Michele Weinstat Miller endured rape, incarceration, and addiction and later became an attorney. She decided to write a thriller about people who don't feel safe calling the police.

    By Michele Weinstat Miller | August 10, 2021

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