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Laura Buchwald On The Rules of the Spirit World

Laura Buchwald On The Rules of the Spirit World

When writing about the dead, it's best to follow certain "standards by which the no-longer-living operate."

By Laura Buchwald | January 17, 2025

9 Books Combining The Gothic & The Glamorous

9 Books Combining The Gothic & The Glamorous

Bedazzle your bookshelf with these glitzy, grungy, and oh-so-atmospheric thrillers

By Layne Fargo | January 16, 2025

The Russian Roots of American Crime Fiction—and the O.G.

The Russian Roots of American Crime Fiction—and the O.G.

Joseph Finder on Gogol, Dostoyevsky, and the legacy of transgressive fiction.

By Joseph Finder | January 16, 2025

Women in Control: 5 Thrilling Novels of Power Reversals

Women in Control: 5 Thrilling Novels of Power Reversals

These psychological thrillers flip the script to demonstrate the "brutal unfairness of it all"

By Asia Mackay | January 16, 2025

6 Tips For Pulling Off a Really Good Plot Twist

6 Tips For Pulling Off a Really Good Plot Twist

Jessie Garcia on the art of distortion and misdirection.

By Jessie Garcia | January 15, 2025

The Subversive Appeal of the Female Stalker Novel

The Subversive Appeal of the Female Stalker Novel

In real life, we behave. In fiction, we indulge...

By Megan Collins | January 15, 2025

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Helena Echlin on Mommy Shaming and Instaperfect Lies

By Helena Echlin | January 15, 2025

Tech Thrillers "Rooted in the Ever-Mounting Tensions Between Technology and Human Nature."

By Sara Sligar | January 15, 2025

Presume Nothing: Scott Turow on the Rule of Law, Race, and Revisiting Rusty Sabich

By John B. Valeri | January 14, 2025

How To Know If Your Idea Is a Novel or a Screenplay, and Why Thrillers Make Great TV

How To Know If Your Idea Is a Novel or a Screenplay, and Why Thrillers Make Great TV

Sandra Chwialkowska on her career in TV writing and her move to writing a novel.

By Sandra Chwialkowska | January 14, 2025

5 Novels That Make

5 Novels That Make "The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Known" a Reality

Melissa Larsen on intimacy in thrillers.

By Melissa Larsen | January 14, 2025

5 Compelling Reads for Mystery Romance Lovers

5 Compelling Reads for Mystery Romance Lovers

Just the right balance of love and suspense.

By Lynn Slaughter | January 13, 2025

The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2025

The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2025

80+ mysteries, thrillers, and horror novels to look forward to in the year ahead

By Molly Odintz | January 10, 2025

Alafair Burke: How Social Media Helped Me Be the Real Me

Alafair Burke: How Social Media Helped Me Be the Real Me

"I was still the same person, and yet, at almost forty years old, I felt for the first time like I had finally found my personality."

By Alafair Burke | January 8, 2025

The Thrill of Disaster

The Thrill of Disaster

A Reading List of the Big Moments Gone Wrong and Why We Love Them.

By Jen Marie Wiggins | December 19, 2024

Bonnie Kistler on Suspense, Surprise Twists, and Crime in Florida

Bonnie Kistler on Suspense, Surprise Twists, and Crime in Florida

The author discusses her new 'Gaslight'-influenced thriller, 'Shell Games'.

By Peter Handel | December 18, 2024

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