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Suspense
10 Quietly Effective Suspense Novels
"There are no ghouls jumping out from the shadows, no message written in blood."
By
B. R. Myers
| September 12, 2022
Messy Women in Crime Fiction: A Reading List
"There’s just something so compelling about a female character trying to fix her life when it, or she, is in shambles."
By
Meredith Hambrock
| September 9, 2022
Five Novels With Deeply Troubled Protagonists
Sometimes, we want complicated...
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Christopher Swann
| September 6, 2022
Why Are Stories of Captivity and Abduction So Extraordinarily Terrifying?
A private home can be a castle. It can also be a prison.
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Meg Elison
| September 6, 2022
Five Steps to Writing a Crime Novel Inspired by Your Family (Without Making Everyone Hate You)
You're going to want to get really riled up. Then, prepare to sustain that fire for several months, to years.
By
Cody Luke Davis
| September 2, 2022
Why Do Vacation Spots Make Perfect Crime Settings?
"The juxtaposition of beauty and the expectation of happiness, with the reality of the local police blotter, can be jarring."
By
Luanne Rice
| September 1, 2022
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A List of Gothic Novels Featuring Non-Human Love Interests
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Adalyn Grace
| August 31, 2022
The Gothic Horror of a Post-Roe America
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Gwendolyn Kiste
| August 25, 2022
On Finding Community and Writing Through A Dystopia
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Cate Holahan
| August 25, 2022
Karen Dionne: My First Thriller
The Author Who Came in From the Cold
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Rick Pullen
| August 25, 2022
Seven Tips For Choosing the Perfect Name For Your Characters
Number One: Keep An Eye On The Character's Age and Era!
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Freida McFadden
| August 25, 2022
Dark Funny: The Common Purpose of Horror and Comedy
Lily Sparks on the deep affinity between two forms of storytelling.
By
Lily Sparks
| August 24, 2022
Jincy Willett on the Why of Murder
The finest writers do not make the most horrific deeds inevitable, but rather understandable.
By
Jincy Willett
| August 24, 2022
Two August Thrillers That Complicate the Definition of Victim
A close reading of
Complicit
, by Winnie M. Li, and
The Last Housewife
, by Ashley Winstead
By
Samantha Ladwig
| August 23, 2022
The Secret Society I (Almost) Joined
"Didn’t I want the benefits? Didn’t I want to join?"
By
Catherine McKenzie
| August 22, 2022
The History of the Florida Everglades Is a History of Crime and Mystery
T.L. Finlay relays a few sinister stories from this natural marvel.
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T.L. Finlay
| August 22, 2022
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