• Suspense

    Women and Crime Writing: We’ve Always Been Detectives

    Psychological thrillers and true crime stories may be booming with women now, but it's part of a centuries-old trend.

    November 9, 2020  By Emily Schultz
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    How Romance Heightens Gothic Thrillers

    Romantic suspense writer Lisa Harris has plenty of tips for seamlessly blending romance into your thrillers.

    November 9, 2020  By Lisa Harris
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    Why Narrative Structure Is One of the Crime Writer's Most Valuable Tools

    When it comes to suspense, it's all about perspective and structure.

    November 7, 2020  By Sara Foster
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    6 Books Featuring Dark Anti-Heroines Who Test the Limits of Morality

    Who needs a traditional hero when you can have all that tortured, selfish, maybe fundamentally immoral striving?

    November 4, 2020  By Susie Yang
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    A Guide to Deciding Whether Your Fictional Character Is a Vigilante or a Straight-Up Killer

    Sometimes the line between serial killer and avenging crusader is perilously thin.

    November 4, 2020  By Layne Fargo
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    A Few Thoughts and Speculations on the State of Irish Crime Fiction

    John Connolly on the current generation of Irish crime novelists and crime readers.

    November 3, 2020  By John Connolly
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    A Galway Epiphany

    Ken Bruen

    "Danny Doherty called me, said he had news."

    November 3, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Double Agent

    Tom Bradby

    "Save for a thin skein of mist that curled its way around the dome of the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute on the far side of the Grand Canal, it was a bright, crisp, clear morning in Venice."

    November 2, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    "The Unhaunting"

    Kevin Nguyen

    "After Priscilla died, Carson’s only hope was that he’d be haunted."

    October 30, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Which Scary Books Should You Pair With Scary Movies This Halloween Weekend?

    Double features for this year's stay-at-home hermit's Halloween.

    October 30, 2020  By Rachel Harrison
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