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    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

    30 More Horror Books To Look Out For in 2023

    30 More Horror Books To Look Out For in 2023

    Teen slasher heroines, fierce mothers, and Eldritch-fighting grannies

    By Molly Odintz | July 28, 2023

    The Light Side of Murder

    The Light Side of Murder

    7 diverse romcom mystery novels in which crime is served with a side of laughter

    By Sara Desai | July 28, 2023

    Erin A Craig: Nine Gothic Horror Novels I Want to Spend My Summer Reading

    Erin A Craig: Nine Gothic Horror Novels I Want to Spend My Summer Reading

    "I save my darkest, eeriest reads for this season of heat and humidity..."

    By Erin A. Craig | July 27, 2023

    The Backlist: Revisiting Chris Pavone's 'The Expats' with Danielle Trussoni

    The Backlist: Revisiting Chris Pavone's 'The Expats' with Danielle Trussoni

    Polly Stewart is in discussion with today's top crime writers, returning to some of their favorite books.

    By Polly Stewart | July 26, 2023

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    On Writing A Nuanced Take on Mental Illness

    By Jessica Ward | July 26, 2023

    Shop Talk: Kelly J. Ford Absolutely Can Wait for the Muse

    By Eli Cranor | July 25, 2023

    A Constellation of Noir Influences

    By Colin Walsh | July 25, 2023

    At the Cold, Still Bottom of the Lake: Five Mysteries Set in Still Waters

    At the Cold, Still Bottom of the Lake: Five Mysteries Set in Still Waters

    Alice Blanchard on a lifelong "fascination with eerie, murderous small town lakes"

    By Alice Blanchard | July 25, 2023

    James Lee Burke Reckons with History, the South, and the Hatred Burning Through America

    James Lee Burke Reckons with History, the South, and the Hatred Burning Through America

    The author discusses his newest novel, an epic of the American Civil War, with David Masciotra.

    By David Masciotra | July 24, 2023

    Rebecca Turkewitz Tells Scary Stories in the Dark

    Rebecca Turkewitz Tells Scary Stories in the Dark

    In debut collection Here in the Night, ghost stories animate the forces that haunt adult life

    By Michael Colbert | July 24, 2023

    On Horror Fiction and The

    On Horror Fiction and The "Ick" Factor

    Or, A Brief Introduction to Body Horror Through Four Films (and One TV Show)

    By Angel Luis Colón | July 21, 2023

    The Chicago Mob vs. the World’s Fair

    The Chicago Mob vs. the World’s Fair

    Anika Scott on the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago and a city's quest to shed its bloody reputation

    By Anika Scott | July 21, 2023

    The Age of the

    The Age of the "Feminist 'American Psycho'" Has Arrived

    Are they battling the patriarchy, or are they symptoms of it? Is the serial killer a rebel, or the new "pick me" girl? That's the tension that drives a wave of new thrillers.

    By Molly Odintz | July 20, 2023

    On Asylums, Mental Illness, and Controlling Women's Emotions

    On Asylums, Mental Illness, and Controlling Women's Emotions

    Jennifer Cody Epstein on an infamous 19th century asylum and its exploitative director.

    By Jennifer Cody Epstein | July 19, 2023

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