• Suspense

    Nine Things Your Thriller Needs to Be Lean, Mean, and Exhilarating

    Meg Gardiner breaks down the essential elements of great thrillers.

    April 27, 2021  By Meg Gardiner
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    Psychological Thrillers and Domestic Suspense in the Pandemic Era: A Roundtable

    Ruth Ware, Liz Nugent, Susie Yang, Samantha Downing, and the Liv Constantine duo discuss writing during the pandemic and where the genre is headed next.

    April 26, 2021  By Lisa Levy
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    Hackers, Home Devices, and Technology’s Slow Creep Into Domesticity

    Smart homes and their many devices are increasingly popular—but will they bring us peace of mind?

    April 22, 2021  By Cate Holahan
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    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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