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    The Art of Writing About Psychopaths: A Roundtable

    The Art of Writing About Psychopaths: A Roundtable

    Caroline Kepnes, Naben Ruthnum, Edwin Hill, Caroline Louise Walker, Joanna Schaffhausen, and Lisa Levy break down the many psychopaths who populate our worlds, fictional and otherwise.

    By Lisa Levy | May 19, 2021

    A List of Novels That Aren't Mysteries But Are Nonetheless Full of Suspense

    A List of Novels That Aren't Mysteries But Are Nonetheless Full of Suspense

    "Sometimes it’s easy to slot a book into a category or genre: romance, crime, or indeed, mystery. But there are lots of novels which are too slippery for that."

    By Claire Fuller | May 19, 2021

    Local Woman Missing

    Local Woman Missing

    Mary Kubica

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 18, 2021

    A Tale of Witchcraft and Murder in Jazz Age America

    A Tale of Witchcraft and Murder in Jazz Age America

    In 1928, two powerful local witches faced off in Pennsylvania Dutch country. The sensational crime and spectacular trial would captivate the world.

    By Crawford Smith | May 17, 2021

    5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This May

    5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This May

    Poisoned marriages, social clubs, and kidnapped scions.

    By Lisa Levy | May 14, 2021

    How 'Mare of Easttown' Is Breaking New Ground for HBO and the Prestige Crime Series

    How 'Mare of Easttown' Is Breaking New Ground for HBO and the Prestige Crime Series

    In the new series, Kate Winslet portrays a detective with a new set of complexities surrounding her investigation.

    By Zack Budryk | May 14, 2021

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    The Most Anticipated Crime Books Of 2021: Summer Reading Edition

    By CrimeReads | May 13, 2021

    Nameless: Season Two

    By CrimeReads | May 13, 2021

    The Enduring Mystery of Mary Roberts Rinehart, America's Answer to Agatha Christie

    By Otto Penzler | May 12, 2021

    A Field Guide to the Long History of Skyjackings

    A Field Guide to the Long History of Skyjackings

    Plane hijackings have been around since the dawn of aviation. From D.B. Cooper to the PFLP, here's an overview of the different eras of our cultural fascination with airplane-takeovers.

    By Julia Sirmons | May 10, 2021

    My First Thriller: Harlan Coben

    My First Thriller: Harlan Coben

    How Harlan Coben went from guiding tour buses in Spain to writing blockbuster novels that the French (and just about everyone else) can't get enough of.

    By Rick Pullen | May 6, 2021

    Chester Gillette, Theodore Dreiser, and the Origins of America’s Fascination with True Crime

    Chester Gillette, Theodore Dreiser, and the Origins of America’s Fascination with True Crime

    In 1906, Grace Brown, a factory worker in upstate New York, was killed, her supervisor was arrested for the crime, and the course of American literature was altered forever.

    By L.R. Dorn | May 6, 2021

    The Search for China's Serial Killers

    The Search for China's Serial Killers

    Reliable figures are hard to come by, but recent arrests indicate that China has an unknown number of American-style serial killers.

    By Brian Klingborg | May 6, 2021

    The Secret Talker

    The Secret Talker

    Geling Yan, translated by Jeremy Tiang

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 6, 2021

    Irish Women Are Reinventing the Thriller

    Irish Women Are Reinventing the Thriller

    Celebrating the New Wave of Irish crime writing

    By Michelle Dunne | May 5, 2021

    Find You First

    Find You First

    Linwood Barclay

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 5, 2021

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