• Suspense

    "In a Glass Darkly"

    Agatha Christie

    "I’ve no explanation of this story. I’ve no theories about the why and wherefore of it. It’s just a thing—that happened."

    September 20, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Strangers She Knows

    Christina Dodd

    "Running…again. Kellen liked making the circuit of the tiny California island."

    September 19, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    A Brief History of Monstrous Mothers in Literature

    "No other figure has been so eulogized, glorified, sanctified even. And yet...and yet."

    September 18, 2019  By Evelyn Toynton
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    Elevator Pitch

    Linwood Barclay

    "By late afternoon, just about everything anyone could want to know about the elevator accident at the Lansing Tower was available."

    September 17, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    8 Novels Featuring Atypical Amateur Sleuths

    Sometimes, an outsider's perspective is just what you need to solve the case...

    September 16, 2019  By Sarah Lotz
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    What Writers Can Learn from Dante—Seriously, From Dante

    Writing is a lonely, anxiety-inducing business. Dante can help.

    September 16, 2019  By Matthew Pearl
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    Seven of Crime Fiction's Most Terrifying Marriages

    The complex, twisted literature of "till death do us part"

    September 16, 2019  By Gina LaManna
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    Why We Will Always Love "The Masque of the Red Death"

    Celebrating Edgar Allan Poe's Gothic Masterpiece

    September 16, 2019  By S.D. Sykes
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    His Hideous Heart

    Emily Lloyd Jones, edited by Dahlia Adler

    "My first words were always a lie."

    September 16, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Extreme Religion and Fiction’s Most Chilling Believers

    Thrillers that take a look at the twisted extremes of faith and fervor.

    September 13, 2019  By Lizzy Barber
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