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Understanding the Detective Novel as a Workplace Novel

Understanding the Detective Novel as a Workplace Novel

"[T]he detectives we read about don’t just do their job, they are deeply invested in it."

By Jane Pek | December 3, 2024

8 Books about Women Keeping Secrets

8 Books about Women Keeping Secrets

"The thing about secrets—especially in novels—is that they always come out eventually..."

By Midge Raymond | December 2, 2024

Shelley Burr on Small Town Mystery and Australian Crime Fiction

Shelley Burr on Small Town Mystery and Australian Crime Fiction

An interview with the author of 'Murder Town'

By Peter Handel | November 27, 2024

The 5 Most Chilling Sherlock Holmes Stories That Are Not 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'

The 5 Most Chilling Sherlock Holmes Stories That Are Not 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'

These classic stories of the world’s greatest detective are wrapped in fear and foreboding. No spoilers!

By Ryan Britt | November 25, 2024

How 'Outer Banks' Became the New Generation's Hardy Boys

How 'Outer Banks' Became the New Generation's Hardy Boys

The teen adventure series leans into a rich literary tradition.

By Keith Roysdon | November 22, 2024

Finding the Gothic in Arthurian Legends

Finding the Gothic in Arthurian Legends

Sarah Jost on castles, romance, and madness in medieval tales and modern gothics

By Sarah Jost | November 20, 2024

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On Coming of Age in an Era of Feminist Awakenings and Roaming Serial Killers

By Ajay Close | November 19, 2024

Bah Humbug: The Crime of Loneliness in Holiday Hauntings

By Lindy Ryan | November 18, 2024

The Multiple Faces of Inspiration: Dissociative Identity Disorder in Fiction

By J.H. Markert | November 18, 2024

Decay, Rot, and Plenty of Hauntings: The Best Gothic Novels of 2024

Decay, Rot, and Plenty of Hauntings: The Best Gothic Novels of 2024

It's a terrible year for humanity—and a banner year for grotesqueries

By Molly Odintz | November 14, 2024

7 Great, Chilling Novels with Young People Taking Charge of Their Lives

7 Great, Chilling Novels with Young People Taking Charge of Their Lives

Marie Tierney on strong protagonists in stressful situations.

By Marie Tierney | November 13, 2024

Time, Memory, and the Ghosts We Make of One Another

Time, Memory, and the Ghosts We Make of One Another

Kate van der Borgh on our complex relationship with ghosts

By Kate van der Borgh | November 8, 2024

Mothers Who Go to Extremes – And Drive the Action in Crime Fiction

Mothers Who Go to Extremes – And Drive the Action in Crime Fiction

Maria Kelson on the kinds of mothers who make for great mystery and thrillers.

By Maria Kelson | November 5, 2024

Ethical Dilemmas and Moral Quandaries: Women Finding Their Power in Literature

Ethical Dilemmas and Moral Quandaries: Women Finding Their Power in Literature

"This is the heart of the suspense genre: an innocent, faced with certain death or destruction, who must rise above and save herself—and others."

By J. T. Ellison | November 4, 2024

Paula Hawkins Talks Art, Feminism, and the Evolution of Her Thrillers

Paula Hawkins Talks Art, Feminism, and the Evolution of Her Thrillers

Jenny Bartoy interviews Hawkins about her latest psychological thriller, "The Blue Hour"

By Jenny Bartoy | October 31, 2024

Fact Meets Fiction: The Rise of the ‘True’ Crime Podcaster

Fact Meets Fiction: The Rise of the ‘True’ Crime Podcaster

Jacqueline Bublitz on the citizen detectives and aficionados and obsessives of today's thrillers.

By Jacqueline Bublitz | October 31, 2024

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