Why Writing About Cults—and People Who Join Them—Is Never Easy

Why Writing About Cults—and People Who Join Them—Is Never Easy

40 years after Jonestown, an author reflects on the empathy gap between those who joined, and those who think they never would.

By Courtney Summers | November 18, 2020

Five Books About Women Fighting Their Way Out

Five Books About Women Fighting Their Way Out

Survival, ingenuity, and even some vengeance.

By James S. Murray | November 18, 2020

Five Great Psychological Thrillers Set in Isolated Places

Five Great Psychological Thrillers Set in Isolated Places

Snowy mountain resorts, country estates, and abandoned hotels all help turn up the suspense.

By Claire Douglas | November 17, 2020

The Other Emily

The Other Emily

Dean Koontz

By CrimeReads Excerpts | November 16, 2020

The Most Unusual Murder Weapons in Crime Fiction

The Most Unusual Murder Weapons in Crime Fiction

A leg of lamb, an exploding cow, and an enormous bottle of champagne...

By Lynne Truss | November 12, 2020

Writing Outside Representation

Writing Outside Representation

E.A. Aymar talks with fellow crime writers about appropriation, and how to write across identity lines responsibly.

By E.A. Aymar | November 12, 2020

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Women and Crime Writing: We’ve Always Been Detectives

By Emily Schultz | November 9, 2020

How Romance Heightens Gothic Thrillers

How Romance Heightens Gothic Thrillers

Romantic suspense writer Lisa Harris has plenty of tips for seamlessly blending romance into your thrillers.

By Lisa Harris | November 9, 2020

Why Narrative Structure Is One of the Crime Writer's Most Valuable Tools

Why Narrative Structure Is One of the Crime Writer's Most Valuable Tools

When it comes to suspense, it's all about perspective and structure.

By Sara Foster | November 7, 2020

6 Books Featuring Dark Anti-Heroines Who Test the Limits of Morality

6 Books Featuring Dark Anti-Heroines Who Test the Limits of Morality

Who needs a traditional hero when you can have all that tortured, selfish, maybe fundamentally immoral striving?

By Susie Yang | November 4, 2020

A Guide to Deciding Whether Your Fictional Character Is a Vigilante or a Straight-Up Killer

A Guide to Deciding Whether Your Fictional Character Is a Vigilante or a Straight-Up Killer

Sometimes the line between serial killer and avenging crusader is perilously thin.

By Layne Fargo | November 4, 2020

A Few Thoughts and Speculations on the State of Irish Crime Fiction

A Few Thoughts and Speculations on the State of Irish Crime Fiction

John Connolly on the current generation of Irish crime novelists and crime readers.

By John Connolly | November 3, 2020

A Galway Epiphany

A Galway Epiphany

Ken Bruen

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Double Agent

Double Agent

Tom Bradby

By CrimeReads Excerpts | November 2, 2020

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