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Sean David Robinson on Why Missing Person Thrillers Are Addictive (According to Science)

Sean David Robinson on Why Missing Person Thrillers Are Addictive (According to Science)

An exploration of Edwin Drood, American disappearances, and the neuroscience behind a mystery trope

By Sean David Robinson | June 23, 2026

Sturm und Drang: Allison Brennan on Turning Weather into a Character in Thrillers

Sturm und Drang: Allison Brennan on Turning Weather into a Character in Thrillers

"Stories like this demand respect. Real people live through these storms. Real families don’t get to close the book and walk away."

By Allison Brennan | June 23, 2026

Trauma Talk: 4 Mystery Novels and Series Where the Protagonist Gets Therapy

Trauma Talk: 4 Mystery Novels and Series Where the Protagonist Gets Therapy

Barry Lyga recommends hero-in-therapy stories by Jussi Adler-Olsen, Stephen White, and more

By Barry Lyga | June 22, 2026

A Father and Daughter Discuss Their Shared Crime Obsessions

A Father and Daughter Discuss Their Shared Crime Obsessions

For Father's Day, authors Harold Schechter and Lauren Oliver are talking writing, crime, and the darkest corners of the human psyche.

By Lauren Oliver | June 19, 2026

5 Great Novels That Read Like Bad Trips, Fever Dreams, or Reality Warps

5 Great Novels That Read Like Bad Trips, Fever Dreams, or Reality Warps

Lindsay Kent recommends gloriously unhinged tales by Steven Hall, Marisha Pessl, and others

By Lindsay Kent | June 19, 2026

Jessica Payne on Antiheroes, Gender, and the Rise of Female Pyschopaths in Fiction

Jessica Payne on Antiheroes, Gender, and the Rise of Female Pyschopaths in Fiction

The author of Somebody Worth Killing unpacks the complex allure of the morally gray woman

By Jessica Payne | June 19, 2026

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6 Suspense Novels About Art, Museums, and Forgers

Carol Snow recommends Mary Dixie Carter, Antoine Wilson, Katie Lattari,, and more

By Carol Snow | June 17, 2026

5 Propulsive Thrillers Featuring Trauma, Reunions, and Lingering Pasts

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Jaclyn Goldis recommends Liz Moore, Riley Sager, and more

By Jaclyn Goldis | June 17, 2026

What to Watch Now: The Witch (2015)

What to Watch Now: The Witch (2015)

A deeply immersive, unsettling horror film set in Puritan New England.

By Radha Vatsal | June 17, 2026

Hilary Davidson on Learning to Love Unreliable Narrators

Hilary Davidson on Learning to Love Unreliable Narrators

The author of Every Lie I Told explores trauma, creative storytelling, and the pixelation of memory

By Hilary Davidson | June 16, 2026

Gabbie Hanks on Finding Inspiration in America's Flyover Country

Gabbie Hanks on Finding Inspiration in America's Flyover Country

The power of writing a mystery set in the middle of nowhere

By Gabbie Hanks | June 16, 2026

5 Great Thrillers Where Writers Are at the Center of the Action

5 Great Thrillers Where Writers Are at the Center of the Action

Jamie Day on the meta-suspense of writing life novels.

By Jamie Day | June 15, 2026

For Crime Writers, the Most Important Question Is 'What If?'

For Crime Writers, the Most Important Question Is 'What If?'

Jon Lindstrom talks with some of today's top authors about where they find inspiration.

By Jon LIndstrom | June 15, 2026

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