• Suspense

    Gothic Themes Bring Us Together

    Everyone loves Gothic tropes: dark mansions, misty moors, and creepy families with lots of secrets

    February 26, 2020  By Catherine Cavendish
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    The Warsaw Protocol

    Steve Berry

    "Cotton fled the smoky chapel through the side door and entered a small anteroom."

    February 26, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The New Vulnerability in the Mystery Genre

    The use—and misuse—of mental health disorders in crime fiction.

    February 25, 2020  By Peter Swanson
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    A Reading List for Logging Off

    8 books that will make you never want to look at your phone again.

    February 25, 2020  By Kathleen Barber
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    Pretty as a Picture

    Elizabeth Little

    "'Let’s roll,' he said when he saw me, and that was it for conversation, which was fine by me."

    February 25, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    These Famous Noirs and Mysteries Were Inspired by Real-Life Crimes

    Agatha Christie, Alfred Hitchcock, and other greats who found inspiration in real crimes.

    February 21, 2020  By Nick Kolakowski
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    The Girl in the Mansion:
    How Gothic Romances Became Domestic Noirs

    Domestic suspense is the modern incarnation of the mid-century Gothic romance.

    February 20, 2020  By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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    7 Debut Novels You Should Read in February

    Rounding up the best debut fiction in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    February 19, 2020  By CrimeReads 
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    When the Detective Is Also a Protective Parent

    In these crime novels, the protagonist's own family life introduces introduces another wrinkle to the case.

    February 18, 2020  By Heather Chavez
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    Love and Loss in the Time of Swamp Monsters

    On Romance, Graphic Novels, and Environmental Activism in Swamp Thing

    February 18, 2020  By Andy Davidson
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