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    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

    Seven Books Where Fun and Games Threaten to Turn Fatal

    Seven Books Where Fun and Games Threaten to Turn Fatal

    definitely not."">"If someone asks if you want to play a game, your go-to answer should be definitely not."

    By Heather Chavez | May 20, 2022

    Liar, Liar, Everything’s on Fire: A Reader's Guide to Dangerous Teens

    Liar, Liar, Everything’s on Fire: A Reader's Guide to Dangerous Teens

    "Sometimes evil appears wearing pink Crocs."

    By Davida G. Breier | May 20, 2022

    Motherhood Is A Cult

    Motherhood Is A Cult

    "[A]s long as childless women like me are...expressing a long-held dream of bringing a child—any child—to the American Girl flagship store...the cult will loom large."

    By Anne Heltzel | May 18, 2022

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    Robin Peguero: How Proximity to Murder Has Shaped My Life

    By Robin Peguero | May 17, 2022

    Adrian McKinty on Family, Survival, and Finding Inspiration in 1970s Thrillers

    By Dwyer Murphy | May 17, 2022

    We've All Seen the TV Shows, But What Does a Forensic Anthropologist Really Do?

    By Evie Hawtrey | May 16, 2022

    May's Best Psychological Thrillers

    May's Best Psychological Thrillers

    Featuring new books from Elizabeth Day, Dervla McTiernan, May Cobb, and more.

    By Lisa Levy | May 12, 2022

    The Nanny Diaries: Six Creepy Novels Involving Childcare

    The Nanny Diaries: Six Creepy Novels Involving Childcare

    6 books "featuring inquisitive nannies, creepy children, supernatural forces, curiously distant parents, disapproving housekeepers, and so much more."

    By Jason Rekulak | May 11, 2022

    Eight Thrilling Books To Read About Mountaineering

    Eight Thrilling Books To Read About Mountaineering

    Author and high altitude climber Amy McCulloch recommends the best literature set in the high peaks.

    By Amy McCulloch | May 11, 2022

    Amber Cowie on Elevating Horror

    Amber Cowie on Elevating Horror

    "Horror is the most primitively powerful method of embedding a message."

    By Amber Cowie | May 11, 2022

    Crime Fiction Is Having a TV Moment, and That Moment Isn’t Going To Be Over Any Time Soon. 

    Crime Fiction Is Having a TV Moment, and That Moment Isn’t Going To Be Over Any Time Soon. 

    Dervla McTiernan on the new wave of limited series adapted from standalone thrillers.

    By Dervla McTiernan | May 10, 2022

    8 Unnerving New England Psychological Thrillers

    8 Unnerving New England Psychological Thrillers

    ...that linger well after the final page.

    By Brian Lebeau | May 10, 2022

    The Final Twist

    The Final Twist

    "I’m talking about the twist...in the final pages, the twist that morphs the way you interpret the entire book."

    By Sandra Block | May 9, 2022

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