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In Psychological Thrillers, The Abyss Stares Back

In Psychological Thrillers, The Abyss Stares Back

How psychological thrillers allow us a glimpse into the unexplored universes of the mind.

By Sebastian Fitzek | February 3, 2021

The Most Enduring Imposters in Crime Fiction and Espionage

The Most Enduring Imposters in Crime Fiction and Espionage

Split identities, confidence schemes, and existential dilemmas.

By Paul Vidich | February 2, 2021

Jonathan Kellerman Wants to Know Why Crime Fiction Has Such a Hard Time with Mental Health Professionals

Jonathan Kellerman Wants to Know Why Crime Fiction Has Such a Hard Time with Mental Health Professionals

Forty years later, many of the shrink clichés persist. The creator of the Alex Delaware series asks, why?

By Jonathan Kellerman | February 2, 2021

January's Best International Crime Fiction

January's Best International Crime Fiction

Fashionistas in Ghana, old soldiers in Italy, and medical malfeasance in Denmark

By Molly Odintz | January 29, 2021

How Do You Write an Isolation Thriller When Everyone Is Connected All of the Time?

How Do You Write an Isolation Thriller When Everyone Is Connected All of the Time?

A classic thriller trope may be on its way to retirement.

By Zoje Stage | January 29, 2021

On the Art of the Plot Twist

On the Art of the Plot Twist

"Psycho" and "Les Diaboliques" shocked audiences with their unpredictable revelations. What made them so effective?

By Milan Terlunen | January 28, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Choices: When Characters Face Existential Dilemmas

By Thomas H. Carry | January 27, 2021

10 Novels That Explore True Crime Obsession

By Eliza Jane Brazier | January 26, 2021

Part of the Family

By CrimeReads Excerpts | January 26, 2021

Killing the People You Love: Fiction and Medicine Intersect

Killing the People You Love: Fiction and Medicine Intersect

Character development and destruction in the realm of psychological thrillers

By John Burley | January 21, 2021

Secrets, Smartphones, Social Media, and Suspense

Secrets, Smartphones, Social Media, and Suspense

Or, How To Incorporate Modern Technology into Your Thriller Without Looking Dated

By Ellery Lloyd | January 21, 2021

Paula Hawkins on Patricia Highsmith's <em>Strangers on a Train</em>, 70 Years Later

Paula Hawkins on Patricia Highsmith's Strangers on a Train, 70 Years Later

The author of The Girl on the Train appreciates Highsmith's uniquely sickening vision of humanity.

By Paula Hawkins | January 20, 2021

Crime Fiction Needs Neurodiversity

Crime Fiction Needs Neurodiversity

The human brain works in fascinating, diverse ways, and authors should strive to represent those modes in fiction.

By Josh Stallings | January 20, 2021

Winter Thrillers: Snowstorms, Mountain Chalets, and Murder

Winter Thrillers: Snowstorms, Mountain Chalets, and Murder

You're on the mountaintop, a storm blows in, the phone lines go dead...

By Allie Reynolds | January 19, 2021

10 of the Best Dinner Parties in Modern Fiction

10 of the Best Dinner Parties in Modern Fiction

"Study the smiling, privileged guests around you: can you guess which one knows where the bodies are buried?"

By Emma Rous | January 13, 2021

The Scorpion’s Tail

The Scorpion’s Tail

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

By CrimeReads Excerpts | January 12, 2021

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