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5 Novels That Explore and Expand the Possibilities of Women’s Crime Fiction

5 Novels That Explore and Expand the Possibilities of Women’s Crime Fiction

Libby Klein recommends books (including one wild card) at the intersection of gender and genre

By Libby Klein | August 27, 2026

Clare Edge on Using Small Town Settings to Create Locked Room Mysteries

Clare Edge on Using Small Town Settings to Create Locked Room Mysteries

The author of Natural Selection deromanticizes the image of the safe, quaint town

By Clare Edge | August 27, 2026

7 Great Horror Novels Set in the American South

7 Great Horror Novels Set in the American South

Del Sandeen recommends Tanarive Due, Michael McDowell, Anne Rice, and more

By Del Sandeen | August 27, 2026

How Anthony Franze Became Alex Finlay, and How a Rebrand Birthed a Bestselling Author

How Anthony Franze Became Alex Finlay, and How a Rebrand Birthed a Bestselling Author

My First Thriller: Alex Finlay

By Rick Pullen | August 26, 2026

The Most Powerful Question in Any Mystery

The Most Powerful Question in Any Mystery

The author of Storm Damage ponders the narrative power of moral dilemmas

By Terry R. Bacon | August 26, 2026

Megan Tusing on the Art of Audiobook Narration

Megan Tusing on the Art of Audiobook Narration

Author Lauren Reding talks with the narrator of her debut thriller's audiobook.

By Lauren Reding | August 25, 2026

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The Demystification of the Giant Monster: A Brief History of Giant Fictional Behemoths

By W.H. Chizmar | August 25, 2026

Who Cares Whodunit: Paraic O'Donnell on What Matters More Than Revealing a Story's Killer

By Paraic O'Donnell | August 25, 2026

J.T. Ellison on Fear, Vulnerability, and the Deep Potential of Domestic Suspense

By J. T. Ellison | August 25, 2026

Wheredunnit: 9 Mystery Novels with Killer Settings

Wheredunnit: 9 Mystery Novels with Killer Settings

Trisha Blanchet recommends Erica Ferencik, L. Divine, Stuart Turton, and more

By Trisha Blanchet | August 22, 2026

Jess Lourey on Paul Michael Stephani and Writing a Novel Inspired by a Serial Killer

Jess Lourey on Paul Michael Stephani and Writing a Novel Inspired by a Serial Killer

The author of The Crying Killer shifts our focus from killers to the lives of their victims

By Jess Lourey | August 21, 2026

Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. On Putting Together An Anthology of Indigenous Horror While the World Burns

Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. On Putting Together An Anthology of Indigenous Horror While the World Burns

The co-editors of "Never Whistle at Night, Part II: Back for Blood" talk short-form storytelling amidst the horror renaissance

By Molly Odintz | August 21, 2026

5 Page-Turning Wilderness Thrillers and Nature Novels

5 Page-Turning Wilderness Thrillers and Nature Novels

Steve Hawk recommends Peter Heller, Charles Portis, and more

By Steve Hawk | August 21, 2026

Liv Constantine on Marriage Thrillers and Crafting Dangerous Relationships in Art

Liv Constantine on Marriage Thrillers and Crafting Dangerous Relationships in Art

The author of Promise Me Never explores the allure of threatened couples in film, folktales, and fiction

By Liv Constantine | August 21, 2026

Clay McLeod Chapman on Why Horror and Romance Work So Well Together

Clay McLeod Chapman on Why Horror and Romance Work So Well Together

Exploring the thematic intersections of bodice-rippers and chest-bursters

By Clay McLeod Chapman | August 20, 2026

The Other Woman’s Name: The Triangular Love Saga of Dorothy L. Sayers, John Cournos and Helen Kestner

The Other Woman’s Name: The Triangular Love Saga of Dorothy L. Sayers, John Cournos and Helen Kestner

Sayers was once madly in love with the high-brow Cournos, who treated her callously and later married another writer. All three wrote detective novels.

By Curtis Evans | August 19, 2026

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