• Suspense

    How An Eccentric Old House Allowed Me To Blur the Lines Between Fact and Fiction

    "That big, creepy, old house might have been a little crazy and a lot rundown, but it meant something to all of us. It was our past. Our history."

    April 21, 2021  By Carole Johnstone
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    The Four Essential Elements to Writing Enduring Fiction

    Thriller author DJ Palmer breaks down the foundational structure to fiction that captivates readers.

    April 21, 2021  By D.J. Palmer
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    Seven Suspenseful Novels That Examine Immigrant Identity

    The literature of immigrant life has plenty of room for suspense.

    April 20, 2021  By Zhanna Slor
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    Fraud and Spiritualism Between the Wars: A Study of Two Hoaxes

    In the 1930s, famed spiritual investigator and ghost hunter Nandor Fodor found himself disappointed by several hoaxes.

    April 20, 2021  By Kate Summerscale
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    The Anatomy of Desire

    L.R. Dorn

    "What was going through your mind that night in the tent with Sandy?"

    April 20, 2021  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Resurrecting Edgar Allan Poe While Continuously Disappointing My Mother

    Poe's timeless themes and horrors translate pretty well to a modern YA setting, it turns out.

    April 19, 2021  By Mindy McGinnis
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    On Cowardice and Crime Fiction

    Why do we need our characters to be heroes or villains, when most in real life are somewhere in between?

    April 16, 2021  By Bridget Foley
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    The Complex History of 'Gay Panic' and the 2001 Thriller The Deep End

    The 1947 novel is about protecting a teenage daughter's sexual 'virtue'. The 2001 film changes that character to a gay son, and plays with how his sexuality leads to a domestic panic.

    April 16, 2021  By Matthew John Phillips
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    Why Librarians Are Natural Born Detectives

    Whether you're looking for information about an uncle's will or a homemade poison, the reference desk is the place to go.

    April 15, 2021  By M.E. Hilliard
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    In Psychological Thrillers, Sisters Have a Very Special Role to Play

    Twisted sisters battling through intense sibling rivalries, all in the name of good fiction.

    April 14, 2021  By Sally Hepworth
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