• Suspense

    Mystery in the Mountains: 10 Novels Set in the High Country of the American West

    In these mysteries, the rugged terrain and unforgiving elements become characters central to the story.

    September 16, 2021  By Margaret Mizushima
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    Hank Phillippi Ryan Was Anchoring the Weekend News in Atlanta—That's When She Became a Target

    The dark side of the spotlight

    September 16, 2021  By Hank Phillippi Ryan
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    Women Crime Writers Discuss Violence, Women, and What Readers Will and Won't Accept

    A roundtable discussion with Ivy Pochoda, Amy Gentry, Cynthia Pelayo, Elisabeth de Mariaffi, Lisa Taddeo, and Lisa Levy.

    September 15, 2021  By Lisa Levy
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    Five Books Featuring Paintings That Reveal Emotional Truths About Their Characters

    "Books that grapple with visual art tend to be grappling with these very concepts, the culmination of which is, most often, mortality itself."

    September 15, 2021  By Katie Lattari
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    A Reader’s Guide to Crime and Suspense Fiction on the River

    Why some of crime fiction's best stories are set on rivers.

    September 14, 2021  By Rebecca Hodge
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    Binge-Worthy Characters in Books and on the Screen

    How to create characters who will make a deep connection over a long-running series.

    September 14, 2021  By Tori Eldridge
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    Finding Gothic Beauty and Danger on the California Coast

    "Your mind plays tricks with you in the fog": why Big Sur is a natural setting for dark romance and supernatural happenings.

    September 10, 2021  By Lindsay Marcott
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    Six Great Novels with Mysterious Protagonists

    Secretive, questionable, and all around untrustworthy main characters make for unforgettable thrillers.

    September 10, 2021  By Christopher Swann
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    The 19th Century Women Who Wrote "Weird" Stories and Refused to Pigeonholed by Genre

    A new anthology collects horror and supernatural stories from some of the era's best storytellers.

    September 8, 2021  By Lisa Morton and Leslie Klinger
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    On the Enduring Appeal of the Marriage Thriller

    Alice Feeney looks at 10 novels about unraveling relationships.

    September 8, 2021  By Alice Feeney
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