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9 Great Mystery and Thriller Novels Set At Sea

9 Great Mystery and Thriller Novels Set At Sea

In these novels, the ocean is a character, and the water is...choppy.

By Sian Gilbert | June 17, 2025

Down the Bayou and Under the Oaks: Louisiana as a Character in Crime Fiction

Down the Bayou and Under the Oaks: Louisiana as a Character in Crime Fiction

N.L. Lavin and Hunter Burke on the mysteries of Louisiana.

By N.L. Lavin and Hunter Burke | June 16, 2025

The Horror of a Border: Laura Elliott On Writing the Abject

The Horror of a Border: Laura Elliott On Writing the Abject

"When horror is written from the margins, it doesn’t just draw attention to our prejudices. It challenges them as well."

By Laura Ellliott | June 13, 2025

Seven Books and One Play About Marital Murder

Seven Books and One Play About Marital Murder

Peter Swanson on a great tradition of 'planning to kill a spouse' thrillers.

By Peter Swanson | June 12, 2025

How One Moment of Fear Changed a Lifetime of Belief

How One Moment of Fear Changed a Lifetime of Belief

S.M. Govett on the moments and memories that haunt us.

By S.M. Govett | June 12, 2025

8 Tips for How to Get the Most Out of Your Research Trip

8 Tips for How to Get the Most Out of Your Research Trip

Lucy Clarke shares pointers for combining business with pleasure

By Lucy Clarke | June 10, 2025

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The Perfect Marriage Is the Perfect Illusion

By Kaira Rouda | June 9, 2025

The Best Psychological Thrillers of June 2025

By CrimeReads | June 6, 2025

Megan Abbott on Criminal Conspiracies in the Fallen Suburbs

By Dwyer Murphy | June 5, 2025

Rory Power: In Defense of Murderous Main Characters

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.'

By Rory Power | June 5, 2025

6 Books Exploring Romantic Obsession

6 Books Exploring Romantic Obsession

Olivia Worley looks at the literature of unrequited love

By Olivia Worley | June 4, 2025

Why the Expat Experience Is the Perfect Starting Point for a Thriller

Why the Expat Experience Is the Perfect Starting Point for a Thriller

Kimberly Belle on adventure, discomfiture, and vulnerability.

By Kimberly Belle | June 4, 2025

The Art of Doing Nothing, The Craft of Making it Hurt

The Art of Doing Nothing, The Craft of Making it Hurt

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

By Katia Lief | June 3, 2025

The Psychopath as Narrator

The Psychopath as Narrator

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

By Cara Hunter | June 2, 2025

Deanna Raybourn & Jesse Q. Sutanto On Writing Badass Older Sleuths

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.

By CrimeReads | May 30, 2025

Outlaw Women In Fiction

Outlaw Women In Fiction

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

By Nova Ren Suma | May 29, 2025

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