• Suspense

    The Second Wife

    Rebecca Fleet

    "It’s past midnight and the lights along the pier are jumping points of static, reflected in silver glimmers on the sea."

    August 18, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The Crime Fiction of New Zealand

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

    August 17, 2020  By Paul French
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    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.

    August 17, 2020  By Adele Parks
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    When These Mountains Burn

    David Joy

    "On a Tuesday, Denny woke up shivering in the passenger seat of his LeBaron."

    August 17, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Ron Rash on Crime and Punishment in Appalachia

    The author discusses Dostoevsky, violence, and redemption.

    August 14, 2020  By Mae Miller Claxton
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    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."

    August 14, 2020  By J.P. Pomare
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    The Unbearable Freedom of Feral Children

    Or, We Are All Exactly as Animal as Each Other

    August 14, 2020  By Maria Romasco-Moore
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    5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This August

    Complex friendships, toxic relationships, and murder next door.

    August 13, 2020  By Lisa Levy
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    Why Writing About Psychopaths Keeps Me Sane

    On the perverse delights and vengeful satisfactions of channeling our darkest impulses into fiction.

    August 13, 2020  By Nina Sadowsky
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    The Best Frenemies in Fiction

    10 favorite works featuring complex relationships, shifting allegiances, and odd bedfellows galore.

    August 12, 2020  By E. G. Scott
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