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The Most Unhinged Women in Fiction (That Marisa Walz Would Still Invite to Brunch)

The Most Unhinged Women in Fiction (That Marisa Walz Would Still Invite to Brunch)

A celebration of female characters teetering on the edge of sanity, propriety, and self-preservation

By Marisa Walz | February 4, 2026

27 New and Upcoming Horror Novels To Look Out For In 2026

27 New and Upcoming Horror Novels To Look Out For In 2026

Imaginary friends, nightmarish retreats, terrifying visitors, and disturbed employers

By Molly Odintz | February 3, 2026

5 Great Japanese Mysteries and Horror Novels

5 Great Japanese Mysteries and Horror Novels

Callie Kazumi recommends dark stories by Koushun Takami, Ryu Murakami, and more

By Callie Kazumi | February 3, 2026

From Lagos to the American South: 5 Great Thrillers by Black Writers

From Lagos to the American South: 5 Great Thrillers by Black Writers

Leodora Darlington recommends unputdownable crime fiction from Dorothy Koomson, S. A. Cosby, and more

By Leodora Darlington | February 3, 2026

Glamorous Isolation: Why Palm Springs Is the Perfect Setting for Suspense

Glamorous Isolation: Why Palm Springs Is the Perfect Setting for Suspense

Kaira Rouda recommends her favorite thrillers set in Hollywood's desert hideout

By Kaira Rouda | February 3, 2026

The Killer Women: How a Podcast Built a Community from Isolation

The Killer Women: How a Podcast Built a Community from Isolation

Danielle Girard on podcasting with crime authors.

By Danielle Girard | February 2, 2026

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Ritual, Alternate Histories, and More: 8 Novels About Secret Societies

By Karen Winn | January 30, 2026

The Best Psychological Thrillers of February 2026

By Molly Odintz | January 30, 2026

5 Novels with Perfectly Unsympathetic Protagonists

By Sophie Hannah | January 29, 2026

Adriane Leigh on Why We Are Living in the Age of the Unreliable Narrator

Adriane Leigh on Why We Are Living in the Age of the Unreliable Narrator

How social media rewrote the story of the self in fiction and nonfiction alike

By Adriane Leigh | January 29, 2026

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

Jonathan Kellerman

By CrimeReads Excerpts | January 28, 2026

From Romance to Thrillers to Horror—and Back Again

From Romance to Thrillers to Horror—and Back Again

L. S. Stratton on finding the similarity in vastly disparate genres

By L. S. Stratton | January 28, 2026

Women in Espionage: <br>A Reading List

Women in Espionage:
A Reading List

Rhys Bowen's favorite fiction featuring female spies

By Rhys Bowen | January 28, 2026

Nalini Singh on the Many Character Archetypes of Cozies, Noir, and Thrillers

Nalini Singh on the Many Character Archetypes of Cozies, Noir, and Thrillers

The author of "Such a Perfect Family" finds perfect protagonists for each mystery subgenre

By Nalini Singh | January 28, 2026

Thrity Umrigar on Walking, Disappearances, and Writing After Trauma

Thrity Umrigar on Walking, Disappearances, and Writing After Trauma

The author of "Missing Sam" shares how anti-immigrant politics and the solitude of her walk shaped her new novel

By Thrity Umrigar | January 27, 2026

Monsters, Myths, and Our Desire to Be Scared

Monsters, Myths, and Our Desire to Be Scared

Annelise Ryan mulls cryptids, belief, and what fear can teach us

By Annelise Ryan | January 26, 2026

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