10 Novels That Explore True Crime Obsession

10 Novels That Explore True Crime Obsession

Obsessed with true crime? So are these characters!

By Eliza Jane Brazier | January 26, 2021

Part of the Family

Part of the Family

Charlotte Philby

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

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Winter Thrillers: Snowstorms, Mountain Chalets, and Murder

By Allie Reynolds | January 19, 2021

10 of the Best Dinner Parties in Modern Fiction

By Emma Rous | January 13, 2021

The Scorpion’s Tail

By CrimeReads Excerpts | January 12, 2021

All Epistolary Novels Are Mysteries

All Epistolary Novels Are Mysteries

What's more suspenseful than waiting on a letter from someone with a story to tell?

By Amy Stewart | January 11, 2021

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This January

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This January

Domestic entanglements, coastal mansions, and mysterious deaths.

By Lisa Levy | January 8, 2021

The Many and Sometimes Sinister Retellings of Jane Eyre

The Many and Sometimes Sinister Retellings of Jane Eyre

"Reader, I murdered him."

By Rachel Hawkins | January 8, 2021

Bone Canyon

Bone Canyon

Lee Goldberg

By CrimeReads Excerpts | January 7, 2021

The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2021

The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2021

89 mysteries, thrillers, and crime novels to get you through the year.

By Molly Odintz | January 7, 2021

The Butterfly House

The Butterfly House

Katrine Engberg

By CrimeReads Excerpts | January 6, 2021

10 Novels You Should Read This January

10 Novels You Should Read This January

The month's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | January 5, 2021

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