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August's Best Psychological Thrillers

August's Best Psychological Thrillers

Bad teachers, worse friends, and plenty of family secrets

By Molly Odintz | August 7, 2023

Catherine Ryan Howard <br>On the Missing Women <br>of 1990s Ireland

Catherine Ryan Howard
On the Missing Women
of 1990s Ireland

"While we were growing up, a faceless phantom snatched multiple women and no one did anything about it at all."

By Catherine Ryan Howard | August 7, 2023

Nuclear Noir

Nuclear Noir

How Oppenheimer’s deadly toy influenced noir film and fiction.

By Nick Kolakowski | August 4, 2023

How Hardboiled Whodunits Have Given Way to the Psychological Thriller

How Hardboiled Whodunits Have Given Way to the Psychological Thriller

Chris Narozny on trauma as mystery and the evolution of the genre.

By Chris Narozny | August 4, 2023

On The Ethics of Taking Writing Inspiration from True Crime

On The Ethics of Taking Writing Inspiration from True Crime

"How do we ensure we do not become titillating in our re-telling?...And how do we give killers a human face without glorifying them?"

By Victoria Selman | August 4, 2023

The Grifter in Popular Culture

The Grifter in Popular Culture

Sabine Durrant on why we're so consistently captivated by the tales of modern grifters and scammers.

By Sabine Durrant | August 3, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Gothic vs. Horror: It's Time to Settle the Debate

By Shannon Morgan | August 3, 2023

9 Crime Novels About Stolen Children

By Sarah Stewart Taylor | August 3, 2023

Five Books Exploring Twisted Mother/Daughter Relationships

By Sarah Pekkanen | August 3, 2023

Unlikely Investigative Teams in Crime Fiction

Unlikely Investigative Teams in Crime Fiction

Detectives, sleuths, and implausible duos of all stripes who find a way to make it work.

By Mindy Mejia | August 2, 2023

On Final Girls And The Sums of Their Parts

On Final Girls And The Sums of Their Parts

"The thing about being a child—a Black girl, at that—and loving horror movies is that you see very little of yourself on the screen."

By Joelle Wellington | August 2, 2023

<em>The Exorcist</em> Is a Supernatural Detective Thriller

The Exorcist Is a Supernatural Detective Thriller

Is The Exorcist a horror film? Or is it an investigation into the mystery of faith?

By Nat Segaloff | August 2, 2023

Lynn Hightower on Writing A Heroine with Hearing Loss

Lynn Hightower on Writing A Heroine with Hearing Loss

"It was going to be blatantly obvious that I knew exactly what hearing loss is like, because I live it."

By Lynn Hightower | August 2, 2023

Peter Heller: My Mother the Gumshoe

Peter Heller: My Mother the Gumshoe

The author remembers his mother, the private investigator, and the first case she took on in the wilds of Connecticut.

By Peter Heller | August 1, 2023

How Megan Davis Went From Whistleblower to Crime Novelist

How Megan Davis Went From Whistleblower to Crime Novelist

"The best crime stories come from insiders, but as we know from crime fiction, being an insider is a dangerous game."

By Megan Davis | August 1, 2023

Killer Chemistry: When Lovers Turn into Murderers

Killer Chemistry: When Lovers Turn into Murderers

"[F]alling in love can expose the sometimes thin line between romantic coupling and murderous complicity."

By L.R. Dorn | August 1, 2023

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