• Suspense

    The Other Emily

    Dean Koontz

    "Crystal confetti showered on the city, a final celebration of a winter that, on this twenty-fourth day of March, lingered past its official expiration date."

    November 16, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The Most Unusual Murder Weapons in Crime Fiction

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

    November 12, 2020  By Lynne Truss
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    Writing Outside Representation

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

    November 12, 2020  By E.A. Aymar
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    5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read in November

    Blackmail, revenge, warring families, and more in this month's best psychological thrillers

    November 12, 2020  By Lisa Levy
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    Prefecture D

    Hideo Yokoyama

    "If memory served, Toshie was around ten years Tomoko’s senior, which would put her in her early fifties."

    November 12, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Women and Crime Writing: We’ve Always Been Detectives

    Psychological thrillers and true crime stories may be booming with women now, but it's part of a centuries-old trend.

    November 9, 2020  By Emily Schultz
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    How Romance Heightens Gothic Thrillers

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

    November 9, 2020  By Lisa Harris
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    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.

    November 7, 2020  By Sara Foster
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    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?

    November 4, 2020  By Susie Yang
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    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.

    November 4, 2020  By Layne Fargo
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