The Best Psychological Thrillers of January 2026

The Best Psychological Thrillers of January 2026

Manosphere thrillers, cultish killers, fierce rivals, and skewed classics

By Molly Odintz | January 6, 2026

Learning to Pick Locks and Negotiate Ransoms: The Weird Research of Writing Crime Novels

Learning to Pick Locks and Negotiate Ransoms: The Weird Research of Writing Crime Novels

Cate Quinn on the questionably legal life skills she learned while crafting "The Clinic"

By Cate Quinn | January 5, 2026

Kamilah Cole on Race, Tropes, and the Whitewashing of Dark Academia

Kamilah Cole on Race, Tropes, and the Whitewashing of Dark Academia

The author of "An Arcane Inheritance" navigates a popular genre as a Jamaican American

By Kamilah Cole | December 30, 2025

The Best Books of 2025: Gothic Fiction

The Best Books of 2025: Gothic Fiction

Intergenerational hauntings, unholy hungers, and plenty of decayed grandeur

By Molly Odintz | December 29, 2025

My First Thriller: Ellen Meister

My First Thriller: Ellen Meister

Ellen Meister’s witty murder mystery didn’t play well with her genre. Or did it?

By Rick Pullen | December 29, 2025

When Victims Talk Back: The Power of Giving Dead Characters a Voice

When Victims Talk Back: The Power of Giving Dead Characters a Voice

Katie Bernet on insight, closure, and realizations from beyond the grave

By Katie Bernet | December 29, 2025

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  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
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The Best Speculative Mysteries and Thrillers of 2025

By Molly Odintz | December 23, 2025

The Stylish Woman's Weapon: 7 Mysteries Featuring Death by Hatpin

By Elizabeth Hobbs | December 18, 2025

The Best International Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers of 2025

By Molly Odintz | December 17, 2025

The Best Horror Fiction of 2025

The Best Horror Fiction of 2025

splatterpunk, religious horror, hauntings, vampires, cannibals, oh my

By Molly Odintz | December 16, 2025

10 Thrillers with Characters You Love to Hate

10 Thrillers with Characters You Love to Hate

Tanya Grant recommends May Cobb, Emma Cline, Olivia Worley, and more

By Tanya Grant | December 16, 2025

6 Suspense Novels and Twisty Thrillers Set in Small Towns

6 Suspense Novels and Twisty Thrillers Set in Small Towns

Laura Griffin recommends Karin Slaughter, Rachel Howzell Hall, Richard Osman, and more

By Laura Griffin | December 15, 2025

2025 In Trends: Dark Academia Featuring Darker Magic

2025 In Trends: Dark Academia Featuring Darker Magic

Or, 5 gothic thrillers to read if you loved Babel and The Secret History but wished they had more gore

By Molly Odintz | December 12, 2025

Blizzards, Druids, and Dead Bodies: 5 Mysteries Set During the Winter Solstice

Blizzards, Druids, and Dead Bodies: 5 Mysteries Set During the Winter Solstice

Paula Munier recommends Carol Goodman, Ann Cleeves, Peter Høeg, and more

By Paula Munier | December 12, 2025

Robin Yocum on Setting a Novel in a Real Place That No Longer Exists

Robin Yocum on Setting a Novel in a Real Place That No Longer Exists

The author of "The Last Hitman" remembers the Ohio River Valley of his youth

By Robin Yocum | December 12, 2025

5 Contemporary Takes on the Closed Circle Mystery

5 Contemporary Takes on the Closed Circle Mystery

L.M. Chilton recommends Lucy Foley, Ruth Ware, Will Dean, and more

By L. M. Chilton | December 11, 2025

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