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The Ultimate Thriller Stakes: When a Parent Protects a Child

The Ultimate Thriller Stakes: When a Parent Protects a Child

Gillian McAllister on books that ratchet up the suspense by exploring the most powerful of bonds.

By Gillian McAllister | August 9, 2023

The Great, Reluctant Detectives of Crime Fiction

The Great, Reluctant Detectives of Crime Fiction

They would rather be doing something else.

By Cayce Osborne | August 9, 2023

The Best Paperback Releases of Summer 2023

The Best Paperback Releases of Summer 2023

Featuring new in paperback releases from Winnie M. Li, Deanna Raybourn, Michael Connelly, and many more.

By CrimeReads | August 9, 2023

Why Our Most Engrossing Mysteries Are Underwater

Why Our Most Engrossing Mysteries Are Underwater

Kevin Sites on the rapture of the deep

By Kevin Sites | August 9, 2023

Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché on the Inspiration for Their New Sci-Fi Queer Romance Noir

Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché on the Inspiration for Their New Sci-Fi Queer Romance Noir

The authors round up the books that helped them fuse genres.

By Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché | August 8, 2023

Will Dean's Top 10 Locked-Room Thrillers

Will Dean's Top 10 Locked-Room Thrillers

All the intricate maneuverings of a locked-room mystery, with an added dash of psychological suspense.

By Will Dean | August 8, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Five Novels Portraying Toxic Religion

By Amber Garza | August 8, 2023

Remembering William Friedkin

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 7, 2023

August's Best Psychological Thrillers

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

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

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

"Horror’s main objective is to disturb the reader, to scare, and to repulse...Gothic is a gentle creep of dread."

By Shannon Morgan | August 3, 2023

9 Crime Novels About Stolen Children

9 Crime Novels About Stolen Children

These books explore a parent's worst nightmare, to chilling effect.

By Sarah Stewart Taylor | August 3, 2023

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