Jennifer Hillier on Being the Murder Mom

Jennifer Hillier on Being the Murder Mom

This Week on Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast

By Unlikeable Female Characters | August 24, 2020

Why Motherhood Is a Fertile Subject For Crime Fiction

Why Motherhood Is a Fertile Subject For Crime Fiction

Psychological thrillers allow writers to explore the ambiguities and dark realities of parenting.

By Sarah Vaughan | August 21, 2020

Why Are We So Fascinated by Houses in Literature?

Why Are We So Fascinated by Houses in Literature?

On the profoundly disturbing notion that home is not safe, and we are prisoners within our own walls.

By Kate Riordan | August 21, 2020

When

When "The Other Woman" Becomes the Main Character

From the Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast

By Unlikeable Female Characters | August 21, 2020

The Search Party

The Search Party

Simon Lelic

By CrimeReads Excerpts | August 21, 2020

Jack Reacher and The Grand Unified Theory of Thrillers

Jack Reacher and The Grand Unified Theory of Thrillers

Malcolm Gladwell dives into the world of Lee Child and his legendary wandering warrior.

By Malcolm Gladwell | August 20, 2020

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Seven Novels That Use Weather to Enhance the Suspense

By Jody Gehrman | August 20, 2020

Kylie Schachte on Empathy, Vulnerability, and Teenage Girls as Natural Detectives

By Unlikeable Female Characters | August 20, 2020

The Bangtail Ghost

By CrimeReads Excerpts | August 20, 2020

Five Flawed Characters You’ll Learn to Appreciate

Five Flawed Characters You’ll Learn to Appreciate

Forget traditional rubrics of likability. Depth is much more interesting.

By Amy Stuart | August 19, 2020

'She Has Haunted Me:' Virginia Woolf, Mothers and Me

'She Has Haunted Me:' Virginia Woolf, Mothers and Me

On Grief, Memory, Fiction, and Motherhood

By Maggie Humm | August 19, 2020

The Texas Terrors of My Childhood Imagination

The Texas Terrors of My Childhood Imagination

How a chance sighting of a Texas Chainsaw Massacre poster kickstarted a lifetime of writing horror.

By Christopher Rice | August 18, 2020

Parenting Gone Wild—In Crime Fiction

Parenting Gone Wild—In Crime Fiction

"You’ll never read a book as dramatic, as thrilling, and as unpredictable as a day in the life of a parent."

By Pamela Crane | August 18, 2020

The Second Wife

The Second Wife

Rebecca Fleet

By CrimeReads Excerpts | August 18, 2020

The Crime Fiction of New Zealand

The Crime Fiction of New Zealand

A new generation of New Zealand authors is continuing a tradition of mystery.

By Paul French | August 17, 2020

Memory and Alcohol: A Potent Combination for Fiction

Memory and Alcohol: A Potent Combination for Fiction

In suspense fiction, memory loss and amnesia from drinking are the perfect stand-in for our unreliable memories as a whole.

By Adele Parks | August 17, 2020

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