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Forget <em>Frankenstein</em>. It's Time To Read <em>The Mummy!</em>

Forget Frankenstein. It's Time To Read The Mummy!

Lisa Tuttle on The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century, arguably the first novel to use now-common scifi tropes.

By Lisa Tuttle | April 5, 2022

Blood Ties Can Be Bloody: Crime Novels About a Killer in the Family

Blood Ties Can Be Bloody: Crime Novels About a Killer in the Family

Tessa Wegert on a wave of thrillers about killer relatives.

By Tessa Wegert | April 4, 2022

Everyone Is The Hero Of Their Own Story

Everyone Is The Hero Of Their Own Story

Exploring the intersection of writing darkly flawed protagonists and rebelliously virtuous villains.

By Sarah Kades | March 30, 2022

Paula Hawkins Recommends Five Novels With Criminal Acts At Their Heart

Paula Hawkins Recommends Five Novels With Criminal Acts At Their Heart

Plus, an exclusive reveal of the new paperback edition cover for A Slow Fire Burning

By Paula Hawkins | March 28, 2022

Novels, Screenplays, and the Writers Who Do Both

Novels, Screenplays, and the Writers Who Do Both

Screenwriting teaches you structure and brevity, perfect for reigning in the giant canvas of your imagination.

By Annie Ward | March 24, 2022

In Defense of a Thriller Trope: “Damsels in Distress”

In Defense of a Thriller Trope: “Damsels in Distress”

Nancy Allen spent her career prosecuting felonies in the Ozarks. She urges readers not to turn away from the dangers women face.

By Nancy Allen | March 24, 2022

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The Rise of Toxic Friendships in Literature

By Heidi Perks | March 24, 2022

The Best Psychological Thrillers of the Month: March 2022

By Lisa Levy | March 23, 2022

Are We About to See A Lot More Thrillers Set on the North Fork of Long Island?

By Joanna Elm | March 23, 2022

The Power of Frenemies in Fiction

The Power of Frenemies in Fiction

Not quite friend, not quite foe...

By Jody Gehrman | March 21, 2022

How One Author Forced Himself to Reconsider Expectations About Violence in Fiction

How One Author Forced Himself to Reconsider Expectations About Violence in Fiction

Michael Landweber wanted to write a book where violence was absent in all the places we most expected it.

By Michael Landweber | March 21, 2022

Curfew

Curfew

Jayne Cowie

By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 17, 2022

What We Can Learn From The Darkest Period in Art History

What We Can Learn From The Darkest Period in Art History

"Between 1933 – 1945, the Third Reich confiscated, destroyed, and plundered upwards of 650,000 works of art."

By Lisa Barr | March 17, 2022

The Two Camps of Crime: Christie’s Cool, Cozy Tales of Ratiocination and Highsmith’s Psycho-Sexual Deep Waters

The Two Camps of Crime: Christie’s Cool, Cozy Tales of Ratiocination and Highsmith’s Psycho-Sexual Deep Waters

Wayne Johnson traces the lineage of modern crime fiction.

By Wayne Johnson | March 16, 2022

Why Crime Writers Will Always Be Drawn to the Sea

Why Crime Writers Will Always Be Drawn to the Sea

Sam Lloyd on the sea as a muse – and an unreliable conspirator.

By Sam Lloyd | March 16, 2022

The Unique Pleasures of a Mystery Novel with a High Death Count

The Unique Pleasures of a Mystery Novel with a High Death Count

Peter Swanson celebrates seven novels with multiple bodies dropping as the mystery unfolds.

By Peter Swanson | March 15, 2022

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