Summer Fiction Preview: <br>19 YA Novels Perfect For Mystery and Thriller Fans

Summer Fiction Preview:
19 YA Novels Perfect For Mystery and Thriller Fans

Gothics, whodunnits, psychologicals, historicals, and more than one parody of Fire Fest.

By Molly Odintz | June 16, 2022

My First Thriller: Steven James

My First Thriller: Steven James

How the bestselling author moves between serial killer novels and Sunday school stories.

By Rick Pullen | June 16, 2022

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This Month: June 2022

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This Month: June 2022

Featuring new books from Elly Griffiths, Katie Gutierrez, David Koepp, and more.

By Lisa Levy | June 15, 2022

Great Literary Fiction About the Lives of Criminals

Great Literary Fiction About the Lives of Criminals

These classics live at the intersection of literary fiction and crime.

By Adam White | June 14, 2022

Monstrosity Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Monstrosity Is in the Eye of the Beholder

"Monsters are our mirrors: in them, we see who we hope we are not, in order to understand who we are."

By Ellen Datlow | June 9, 2022

Why Is Friendnapping So Traumatic?

Why Is Friendnapping So Traumatic?

Or, what it's like to have your best friend stolen from you right in front of your eyes.

By Siena Sterling | June 7, 2022

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By Christine Schiefer and Em Schultz | June 4, 2022

Seven Characters You Love to Hate...Or Hate to Love

By Jaime Lynn Hendricks | June 3, 2022

Shop Talk: Lisa Unger on Waking Up Early, Carving Out Time, and Writing Longhand in the Target Parking Lot

By Eli Cranor | June 2, 2022

Seven Suspenseful Novels In Which Paradise Is Not What It Seems

Seven Suspenseful Novels In Which Paradise Is Not What It Seems

"What is it about the concept of paradise that inspires dark fiction?"

By Laura Griffin | June 1, 2022

Working on a Superyacht Changed Everything for Emma Bamford – And Inspired Her to Write a Thriller

Working on a Superyacht Changed Everything for Emma Bamford – And Inspired Her to Write a Thriller

Inside a new mystery set within the world of "cruisers"

By Emma Bamford | May 31, 2022

Sarai Walker On Gothic Ghosts and Feminist Folk Tales

Sarai Walker On Gothic Ghosts and Feminist Folk Tales

"I definitely wanted to disrupt the idea of 'happily ever after...'"

By Molly Odintz | May 27, 2022

The 10 Most Captivating Apocalypse Novels

The 10 Most Captivating Apocalypse Novels

"All doomsday stories essentially ask the same central dramatic question: at the end of it all, what really mattered?"

By David Yoon | May 25, 2022

May Cobb's Favorite Salacious Thrillers

May Cobb's Favorite Salacious Thrillers

"[O]bsession, infidelity, betrayal, seduction, and murder..."

By May Cobb | May 25, 2022

The Most Unforgettable Female Leads in Crime Fiction

The Most Unforgettable Female Leads in Crime Fiction

"Whether good, bad, or downright despicable, here are eleven of them you should be getting to know..."

By Hannah Mary McKinnon | May 24, 2022

An Author's Dilemma: How to Write Across Genres While Maintaining Your 'Brand'

An Author's Dilemma: How to Write Across Genres While Maintaining Your 'Brand'

Tori Eldridge looks at how authors can follow their evolving interests without losing readers.

By Tori Eldridge | May 23, 2022

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