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How Annette Lyon Went From Writing

How Annette Lyon Went From Writing "Sweet Romance" to Suspense

Genre whiplash? Maybe not.

By Annette Lyon | March 21, 2023

Anna Biller on Bluebeard, The Love Witch, and Her Suspenseful New Novel

Anna Biller on Bluebeard, The Love Witch, and Her Suspenseful New Novel

Read an interview with the director and see an exclusive reveal of the cover of Bluebeard's Castle

By CrimeReads | March 20, 2023

Lisa Levy Signs Off with a Final Column: 5 Psychological Thrillers to Read This Month

Lisa Levy Signs Off with a Final Column: 5 Psychological Thrillers to Read This Month

Read recklessly, read reverently, read riotously.

By Lisa Levy | March 17, 2023

Horror Does a Body Good, or, The Story of My Teeth

Horror Does a Body Good, or, The Story of My Teeth

"Horror understands the space between our selves and our bodies, that detachment, gruesome and addictive, disgusting, beautiful, loving and oh-so-human."

By Gerardo Sámano Córdova | March 17, 2023

Shop Talk: How Nita Prose Wrote a Bestseller in Shifts, Working at Dawn and Dusk

Shop Talk: How Nita Prose Wrote a Bestseller in Shifts, Working at Dawn and Dusk

Crime writers talking craft, routine, and balancing the work with day jobs.

By Eli Cranor | March 16, 2023

Writing the Forest and the Trees

Writing the Forest and the Trees

"I consciously constructed each detail, because living somewhere so different made me hyper-aware of each detail."

By Vibhuti Jain | March 16, 2023

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J.A. Jance on Creating Believable Characters

By J.A. Jance | March 15, 2023

Jesse Q. Sutanto's Favorite Feel-Good Crime Novels of the Year

By Jesse Q. Sutanto | March 15, 2023

Writing in the South—About Southern Women

By Kristen Bird | March 14, 2023

The Rise of Domestic Noir: A Decade After <em>Gone Girl</em>

The Rise of Domestic Noir: A Decade After Gone Girl

Marie Still asks authors and book mavens to share their reasons for loving today's hottest thrillers.

By Marie Still | March 10, 2023

Weaving Social Issues Into Your Thrillers

Weaving Social Issues Into Your Thrillers

Amanda Traylor on commercial thrillers, entertainment, and finding characters who are engaged with the world around them.

By Amanda Traylor | March 10, 2023

Setting and Psyche: Using Unsettling Landscapes to Explore Human Darkness

Setting and Psyche: Using Unsettling Landscapes to Explore Human Darkness

"Place makes us in ways both big and small—it shapes our language, our occupations, the pace at which we live."

By Erica Waters | March 10, 2023

The Backlist: Revisiting Tim O'Brien's 'In the Lake of the Woods' with Angie Kim

The Backlist: Revisiting Tim O'Brien's 'In the Lake of the Woods' with Angie Kim

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

By Polly Stewart | March 9, 2023

Christopher Bollen on Americans Abroad and Setting as an Active Character

Christopher Bollen on Americans Abroad and Setting as an Active Character

In his latest literary thriller, Bollen brings the mystery to Cairo.

By Peter Handel | March 8, 2023

Witch Lit: Five Novels Featuring Witchcraft

Witch Lit: Five Novels Featuring Witchcraft

'“Witch lit” is a reminder that misogyny echoes through time. But it can also be a powerful, even joyful, reclamation of female strength and mystery"

By Emilia Hart | March 8, 2023

The Ballad of Cary Grant's Suit in <em>North by Northwest</em>

The Ballad of Cary Grant's Suit in North by Northwest

It's more than a suit. It's the star of the movie, and a perfectly indestructible cultural force.

By Todd McEwen | March 7, 2023

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