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    8 Thrillers Featuring Ambitious Women

    8 Thrillers Featuring Ambitious Women

    Provocative Power Fantasies, or Feminist Cautionary Tales?

    By Layne Fargo | July 18, 2019

    The Night of Rome

    The Night of Rome

    Carlo Bonini & Giancarlo De Cataldo, translated by Antony Shugaar

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 18, 2019

    Guilt, Innocence, and Doubt <br>in the Historical Crime Novel

    Guilt, Innocence, and Doubt
    in the Historical Crime Novel

    Resolution is overrated. It's time to embrace doubt instead.

    By Laura Purcell | July 16, 2019

    The Heart Keeper

    The Heart Keeper

    Alex Dahl

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 16, 2019

    "The Getaway"

    Paul Tremblay

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 15, 2019

    Saturday Night Ghost Club

    Saturday Night Ghost Club

    Craig Davidson

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 12, 2019

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    The State of the Thriller: A Roundtable Discussion

    By CrimeReads | July 11, 2019

    Grappling with PTSD
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    By Hilary Davidson | July 11, 2019

    Plastic

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 11, 2019

    Hannibal Lecter: 20 Years Later

    Hannibal Lecter: 20 Years Later

    The last Hannibal Lecter book was a publishing phenomenon like no other—it left a long, strange legacy.

    By Patrick J. Sauer | July 10, 2019

    Denise Mina Is Living the Zeitgeist

    Denise Mina Is Living the Zeitgeist

    A modern crime queen weighs in on podcast investigators, celebrity culture, and one more road-trip novel before Brexit.

    By Molly Odintz | July 10, 2019

    7 'Unlikeable' Women (Characters) You Should Get to Know This Summer

    7 'Unlikeable' Women (Characters) You Should Get to Know This Summer

    Pop culture is full of interesting women challenging stereotypes and ridiculous old questions about likeable characters.

    By Kristen Lepionka | July 10, 2019

    7 Psychological Thrillers to Read This July

    7 Psychological Thrillers to Read This July

    Toxic Relationships, Dangerous Neighbors, and So Many Secrets

    By Lisa Levy | July 9, 2019

    Adrian McKinty Had Given Up on Writing—A Late Night Phone Call Changed Everything

    Adrian McKinty Had Given Up on Writing—A Late Night Phone Call Changed Everything

    A new thriller explores parents breaking bad and the terrifying spread of a kidnapping ring.

    By Mark Rubinstein | July 9, 2019

    Silence, Suffering, and Abuse in Affluent Communities

    Silence, Suffering, and Abuse in Affluent Communities

    Domestic violence is underreported among the wealthy. But that doesn't mean abuse isn't still happening behind closed doors.

    By Cate Holahan | July 9, 2019

    The Reunion

    The Reunion

    Guillaume Musso

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 9, 2019

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