Suspense

Writing the Forest and the Trees

"I consciously constructed each detail, because living somewhere so different made me hyper-aware of each detail."

March 16, 2023  By Vibhuti Jain
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J.A. Jance on Creating Believable Characters

Behind every character that graces the page, there's a life story waiting to be discovered.

March 15, 2023  By J.A. Jance
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Jesse Q. Sutanto's Favorite Feel-Good Crime Novels of the Year

It was a very good year for fun suspense and mysteries that can also make you laugh.

March 15, 2023  By Jesse Q. Sutanto
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Writing in the South—About Southern Women

Kristen Bird on the archetype and defying expectations.

March 14, 2023  By Kristen Bird
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The Rise of Domestic Noir: A Decade After Gone Girl

Marie Still asks authors and book mavens to share their reasons for loving today's hottest thrillers.

March 10, 2023  By Marie Still
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Weaving Social Issues Into Your Thrillers

Amanda Traylor on commercial thrillers, entertainment, and finding characters who are engaged with the world around them.

March 10, 2023  By Amanda Traylor
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Setting and Psyche: Using Unsettling Landscapes to Explore Human Darkness

"Place makes us in ways both big and small—it shapes our language, our occupations, the pace at which we live."

March 10, 2023  By Erica Waters
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The Backlist: Revisiting Tim O'Brien's 'In the Lake of the Woods' with Angie Kim

Polly Stewart is in discussion with today's top crime writers, returning to some of their favorite books.

March 9, 2023  By Polly Stewart
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Christopher Bollen on Americans Abroad and Setting as an Active Character

In his latest literary thriller, Bollen brings the mystery to Cairo.

March 8, 2023  By Peter Handel
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Witch Lit: Five Novels Featuring Witchcraft

'“Witch lit” is a reminder that misogyny echoes through time. But it can also be a powerful, even joyful, reclamation of female strength and mystery"

March 8, 2023  By Emilia Hart
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