• Suspense

    Gothic Fiction and the Deepest, Darkest Possibilities of Sibling Relationships

    From Wilkie Collins and Henry James down to today's masters, these authors explore the intense space between siblings.

    March 17, 2021  By Elizabeth Brooks
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    Lolita isn't a love story. It's a gothic horror novel.

    "Like Tom Ripley and Patrick Bateman—and Count Dracula and Hannibal Lecter—Humbert fascinates mainly because of the chasm between his sophisticated urbanity and his brutal rapaciousness."

    March 16, 2021  By Christina Baker Kline
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    Forever Trespassing Into History: An Author's Reflections on Retelling Historical Episodes as Fiction

    In 1900, three lighthouse keepers disappeared from a post in the Outer Hebrides. It was a story Emma Stonex needed to tell.

    March 16, 2021  By Emma Stonex
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    Discover the Weird, Mythical, Mystical World of Fire Bones

    William Boyle on a new transmedia work steeped in noir and Deep South carnivalesque

    March 15, 2021  By William Boyle
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    Six Riveting Tales of Ultra-Competitive Parents

    Any parent wants the best for their child, but these parents will do anything to secure their children's futures.

    March 15, 2021  By Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman
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    The Month's Best Psychological Thrillers: March 2021

    Disappearances, twisted romances, and cloistered settings.

    March 12, 2021  By Lisa Levy
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    Fairy Tales Are Dark For a Reason—They're Trying to Warn Us About Danger

    Like thrillers, fairy tales teach us to navigate the deep, dark wood...

    March 12, 2021  By Cynthia Pelayo
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    The Mystery Is The Human Psyche: On Shakespeare, Crime, and Human Motivation

    It's not the "how" that drives a narrative. It's the "why".

    March 12, 2021  By E.J. Beaton
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    The Cult of the Campus Thriller

    Why are readers obsessed with the super-charged atmospherics of the campus thriller? The answer is as complicated as the novels.

    March 11, 2021  By Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
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    Six Deliciously Duplicitous Female Characters in Thrillers

    Secrets, lies, and plenty of flaws—but always interesting

    March 10, 2021  By Melissa Colasanti
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