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    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

    When These Mountains Burn

    When These Mountains Burn

    David Joy

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | August 17, 2020

    Ron Rash on Crime and Punishment in Appalachia

    Ron Rash on Crime and Punishment in Appalachia

    The author discusses Dostoevsky, violence, and redemption.

    By Mae Miller Claxton | August 14, 2020

    To Understand the Appeal of Cults, We Turn to Fiction

    To Understand the Appeal of Cults, We Turn to Fiction

    "We are all willing to believe almost anything so long as it aligns with our world view, and it’s delivered in a palatable way by someone we trust."

    By J.P. Pomare | August 14, 2020

    The Unbearable Freedom of Feral Children

    The Unbearable Freedom of Feral Children

    Or, We Are All Exactly as Animal as Each Other

    By mariaromascomoore2 | August 14, 2020

    5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This August

    5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This August

    Complex friendships, toxic relationships, and murder next door.

    By Lisa Levy | August 13, 2020

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    The Best Frenemies in Fiction

    By E. G. Scott | August 12, 2020

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    10 Novels Based on Folk Horror

    10 Novels Based on Folk Horror

    "The civilized world is only a heartbeat away from primal and uncanny threats."

    By Jo Furniss | August 11, 2020

    The Lost Classics of One of the 20th Century's Great Hard-boiled Writers

    The Lost Classics of One of the 20th Century's Great Hard-boiled Writers

    Fifty years on, Charles Williams' novels remain almost unbearably gripping.

    By Andrew Cartmel | August 7, 2020

    Six Novels That Bring Together Mystery and Time Travel

    Six Novels That Bring Together Mystery and Time Travel

    Literature that tests the boundaries of time itself.

    By Julie McElwain | August 7, 2020

    Small Town Mysteries From the US, Canada and Australia

    Small Town Mysteries From the US, Canada and Australia

    Across the globe, small towns are full of secrets, and novelists have taken notice.

    By Poppy Gee | August 6, 2020

    9 Mystery Novels Featuring Collections

    9 Mystery Novels Featuring Collections

    In which museums, libraries, rare books, and lost treasures abound...

    By Elsa Hart | August 6, 2020

    My Life in True Crime

    My Life in True Crime

    Kim Powers' life has been spent writing about crime. But the suspicions about his own mother's death were kept secret.

    By Kim Powers | August 6, 2020

    The Hollow Ones

    The Hollow Ones

    Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | August 6, 2020

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