Mystical Threads: Spirit Mediums and Psychics in Crime and Suspense Fiction

Mystical Threads: Spirit Mediums and Psychics in Crime and Suspense Fiction

"It’s no surprise there are plenty of great books out there that feature mediums and the mysteries of the spirit world."

By M. M. DeLuca | December 8, 2023

A Supernatural Survival Horror Reading List 

A Supernatural Survival Horror Reading List 

What doesn't kill you...

By Ally Wilkes | December 8, 2023

Dark Academia: YA Edition

Dark Academia: YA Edition

A look at four thrillers set in prep schools, boarding schools, and other elite institutions

By Cynthia Murphy | December 8, 2023

Never Vacation With Old Friends: The Locked-Room Thriller Problem

Never Vacation With Old Friends: The Locked-Room Thriller Problem

Darby Kane explains why "a fancy vacation with old friends at a secluded location is a recipe for death."

By Darby Kane | December 7, 2023

The Bane and Boon of an Unreliable Narrator

The Bane and Boon of an Unreliable Narrator

Finley Turner on thrillers, narrative, and what it really means to be unreliable.

By Finley Turner | December 7, 2023

Sinking Into the Gothic Gloom: My Favourite Works 

Sinking Into the Gothic Gloom: My Favourite Works 

Gemma Amor on the comforts of a genre where past is always intruding on the present.

By Gemma Amor | December 5, 2023

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Femi Kayode Considers Groups, Belief Systems, and the Village of Readers

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Troubled Teens in Crime Fiction

By Tessa Wegert | December 4, 2023

Parties Gone Wrong: A Beloved Trope in Crime Fiction

Parties Gone Wrong: A Beloved Trope in Crime Fiction

"There’s not a gathering in thrillers that doesn’t end up in total and utter carnage"

By Harriet Tyce | November 30, 2023

Horror for the Holidays, Or, Scary Novels To Read While Being Nice to Your Family

Horror for the Holidays, Or, Scary Novels To Read While Being Nice to Your Family

"[C]orruption of love and kindness is the real horror": so just eat your aunt's pie, okay?

By Erika Johansen | November 29, 2023

Books In Which Rich People (Think They Can) Get Away With Murder

Books In Which Rich People (Think They Can) Get Away With Murder

Charlotte Vassell with a list of "love-to-loathe antagonist[s]" and "wealthy miscreants"

By Charlotte Vassell | November 27, 2023

Brave Women in Mysterious Circumstances: A Reading List

Brave Women in Mysterious Circumstances: A Reading List

The more these characters find themselves doubted, the more strength they must draw from their own determination

By Christina Henry | November 22, 2023

The Backlist: Alex Finlay and Polly Stewart Revisit 'I Am Pilgrim,' by Terry Hayes

The Backlist: Alex Finlay and Polly Stewart Revisit 'I Am Pilgrim,' by Terry Hayes

Authors read a globe-trotting master class in thriller pacing.

By Polly Stewart | November 21, 2023

The Best Psychological Thrillers of November 2023

The Best Psychological Thrillers of November 2023

Suburban secrets, sophisticated set-ups, and plenty of slow-burn suspense

By Molly Odintz | November 21, 2023

Why New Zealand Noir?

Why New Zealand Noir?

Nalini Singh makes the case for New Zealand's place atop the world of mystery and thrillers.

By Nalini Singh | November 21, 2023

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