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5 Haunting Thrillers About Someone Disappearing on a Camping Trip

5 Haunting Thrillers About Someone Disappearing on a Camping Trip

Katie Tallo on some not-so-happy-campers.

By Katie Tallo | April 1, 2025

Hot Leads, Cold Truths: Reporter Sleuths Who Dig Too Deep

Hot Leads, Cold Truths: Reporter Sleuths Who Dig Too Deep

"[J]ournalists make damn good detectives—but whether they’re heroes or villains depends on where their moral compass tilts."

By Olesya Lyuzna | April 1, 2025

Women’s Rights and Women’s Wrongs: Darkly Feminist YA Books

Women’s Rights and Women’s Wrongs: Darkly Feminist YA Books

"The darkness can be more subtle. The feminism can be a vibe."

By Rachel Ekstrom Courage | March 31, 2025

Gabino Iglesias: Let's Talk About Some Books

Gabino Iglesias: Let's Talk About Some Books

In his new column, Gabino Iglesias zeroes in on new books from Steve Cavanagh, Jean Echenoz, and Hannah Deitch.

By Gabino Iglesias | March 31, 2025

There Is Only One Plot – Things Are Not As They Seem

There Is Only One Plot – Things Are Not As They Seem

Why the Jim Thompson adage still holds true and is the key to good storytelling.

By C.B. Everett | March 28, 2025

Ashley Winstead On True Crime Obsession, Amateur Sleuths, and the Weight of Grieving

Ashley Winstead On True Crime Obsession, Amateur Sleuths, and the Weight of Grieving

"I wanted to make an argument in this book about why more and more people are drawn to true crime."

By Jenny Bartoy | March 27, 2025

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Bog Gothic, or "Bogothic": When Bogs Seep Into Literature

By Johanna Van Veen | March 25, 2025

Kill Your TV: How a Childhood Free of the Idiot Box Gave Katy Hays the Power of Attention

Kill Your TV: How a Childhood Free of the Idiot Box Gave Katy Hays the Power of Attention

"I am wired, I notice with increasing frequency, for things that develop more slowly, more deliberately."

By Katy Hays | March 25, 2025

How to Create a Character for Our (or Any Other) Unjust Time

How to Create a Character for Our (or Any Other) Unjust Time

Ron Currie on writing fiction through a dark period.

By Ron Currie | March 25, 2025

The Role of Family Secrets in Crime Novels and Thrillers

The Role of Family Secrets in Crime Novels and Thrillers

How family histories and secrets serve as catalysts for criminal behavior and plot development.

By January Gilchrist | March 21, 2025

Four Mystery Novels That Explore Legacy

Four Mystery Novels That Explore Legacy

On the power of crime fiction in "examining the world of legacy and what we leave in our wake"

By Benjamin Bradley | March 21, 2025

Writing a Character Through a Psychotic Breakdown

Writing a Character Through a Psychotic Breakdown

Nicci French on the delicate task of an extreme psychological event.

By Nicci French | March 19, 2025

Connie Briscoe Talks Setting, Suspense, and Moral Ambiguity with Karin Slaughter

Connie Briscoe Talks Setting, Suspense, and Moral Ambiguity with Karin Slaughter

Three decades into a long and varied writing career, Briscoe's latest reinterprets du Maurier's "Rebecca" for a modern audience

By Karin Slaughter | March 18, 2025

Mining Gig Work for the Plot

Mining Gig Work for the Plot

Hannah Deitch recalls her days as the SAT tutor and how she turned that role into a crime novel.

By Hannah Deitch | March 18, 2025

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