• Suspense

    Five of the Greatest Ambiguous Endings in Crime Fiction

    Some mysteries are like life—open-ended (and open to interpretation).

    December 1, 2020  By Caz Frear
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    The 21st Century Slasher Novel: A Primer

    Half a century after the rise of slasher films, the genre is experiencing new life in the form of slasher novels.

    November 30, 2020  By Andrew Shaffer
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    Gilly Macmillan and Susan Lewis on Finding Your Story and the Perfect Setting

    Two authors discuss their journeys in crime fiction.

    November 30, 2020  By Gilly Macmillan
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    The End of Things: My Favorite Islands in Crime Fiction

    “Best of an island is once you get there—you can’t go any farther … you’ve come to the end of things."

    November 25, 2020  By Catriona McPherson
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    Phantasmagoria: A Look at Dark Romanticism, Romanticism's Black Mirror

    "Romanticism explores the world’s and the mind’s potential for the sublime; Dark Romanticism explores their most frightening depths."

    November 23, 2020  By Nicolas Lietzgau
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    The Diabolical Bones

    Bella Ellis

    "The scream ripped through the frozen air, sharp as a knife."

    November 23, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    5 Debut Novels You Should Read This November

    The month's best debuts in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    November 20, 2020  By CrimeReads 
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    The Night of the Fire

    Kjell Eriksen

    "Stefan Sanberg was not a good person."

    November 20, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Eartheater

    Dolores Reyes

    "I bet she waited for Walter to leave."

    November 19, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Why Writing About Cults—and People Who Join Them—Is Never Easy

    40 years after Jonestown, an author reflects on the empathy gap between those who joined, and those who think they never would.

    November 18, 2020  By Courtney Summers
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