• Suspense

    The Perfect Marriage Is the Perfect Illusion

    Bestselling thriller author Kaira Rouda explores the enduring power of the marriage thriller—and why the perfect union makes for the perfect crime.

    June 9, 2025  By Kaira Rouda
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    The Best Psychological Thrillers of June 2025

    Featuring new works from Lisa Jewell, Peter Swanson, Megan Abbott, and more

    June 6, 2025  By CrimeReads 
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    Megan Abbott on Criminal Conspiracies in the Fallen Suburbs

    In Abbott's new thriller, three sisters in Grosse Pointe get drawn into an 'investment club.'

    June 5, 2025  By Dwyer Murphy
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    Rory Power: In Defense of Murderous Main Characters

    'I have very little shock in me anymore. The question of "who would do such a thing?" feels asked and answered.'

    June 5, 2025  By Rory Power
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    6 Books Exploring Romantic Obsession

    Olivia Worley looks at the literature of unrequited love

    June 4, 2025  By Olivia Worley
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    Why the Expat Experience Is the Perfect Starting Point for a Thriller

    Kimberly Belle on adventure, discomfiture, and vulnerability.

    June 4, 2025  By Kimberly Belle
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    The Art of Doing Nothing, The Craft of Making it Hurt

    Katia Lief on what cult leaders and crime novelists have in common.

    June 3, 2025  By Katia Lief
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    The Psychopath as Narrator

    "What crime writer wouldn’t want their psychopath to psychoanalyse themselves, in full view of the reader?"

    June 2, 2025  By Cara Hunter
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    Deanna Raybourn & Jesse Q. Sutanto On Writing Badass Older Sleuths

    Elders are having a moment in crime fiction, and we are all here for it.

    May 30, 2025  By CrimeReads 
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    Outlaw Women In Fiction

    Nova Ren Suma discusses female characters who are in defiance and on the run

    May 29, 2025  By Nova Ren Suma
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