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Sick with Suspense: Six Thrillers That Feature Contagions and Pandemics

Sick with Suspense: Six Thrillers That Feature Contagions and Pandemics

Alice Martin recommends Chuck Wendig, Emily St. John Mandel, and more

By Alice Martin | March 11, 2026

Kate White on Grief, Style in Suspense, and Writing as a Former Editor

Kate White on Grief, Style in Suspense, and Writing as a Former Editor

John B. Valeri in conversation with the author of I Came Back for You

By John B. Valeri | March 6, 2026

Antony Johnston on Animals in Mysteries, Artistic Range, and Writing Across Genre

Antony Johnston on Animals in Mysteries, Artistic Range, and Writing Across Genre

Alex Dueben in conversation with author of The Dog Sitter Detective’s Christmas Tail

By Alex Dueben | March 6, 2026

The Best Psychological <br>Thrillers of March 2026

The Best Psychological
Thrillers of March 2026

Obsessed romantics, manipulative aristocrats, grieving serial killers, vengeful furies, and secretive schoolmarms

By Molly Odintz | March 5, 2026

Life Interrupted: 6 Books that Explore Disrupted and Shattered Childhoods

Life Interrupted: 6 Books that Explore Disrupted and Shattered Childhoods

Frances Crawford recommends Niccolo Ammaniti, Anna Burns, and more

By Frances Crawford | March 4, 2026

Two Minds, One Story: Linda Keir on How Writing Partnerships Really Work

Two Minds, One Story: Linda Keir on How Writing Partnerships Really Work

The duo of Linda Joffe Hull and Keir Graff answers questions about collaborating on thrillers

By Linda Keir | March 4, 2026

Best Reviewed
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Hotter Slaughter: 6 Atmospheric Thrillers Set During Heatwaves

By Elizabeth Arnott | March 3, 2026

How to Spot a Liar: Kate White on the Techniques of Deception in Mysteries

By Kate White | March 3, 2026

Deborah Goodrich Royce on Memory, Suspense, and Weaving Fiction from Life

By John B. Valeri | March 2, 2026

4 Thrillers that Capture the Horror of Missing or Abandoned Siblings

4 Thrillers that Capture the Horror of Missing or Abandoned Siblings

Isabel Booth recommends stories of trauma, rage, and guilt

By Isabel Booth | February 26, 2026

Lindy Ryan on Slashers, Pink Horror, and the Rise of Violent Fiction by Women

Lindy Ryan on Slashers, Pink Horror, and the Rise of Violent Fiction by Women

How women are rewriting the "Final Girl" script and reveling in fictional villainy

By Lindy Ryan | February 25, 2026

Danielle Girard on the Many Faces of Motherhood in Contemporary Fiction

Danielle Girard on the Many Faces of Motherhood in Contemporary Fiction

Shredding the narrow script of who gets to be a mother in literature and life

By Danielle Girard | February 24, 2026

Pitted Against Your Blood: 6 Books with Explosive Family Secrets

Pitted Against Your Blood: 6 Books with Explosive Family Secrets

Emily Listfield recommends tales of communities torn apart by Helen Schulman, Bruce Holsinger, and more

By Emily Listfield | February 23, 2026

Of Wolves and Men: The Memories Behind Victoria Houston's New Novel

Of Wolves and Men: The Memories Behind Victoria Houston's New Novel

The author of The Wolves Are Watching on moments that haunt and linger

By Victoria Houston | February 23, 2026

Luigi Mangione Is a Symptom of the Sickness at Healthcare's Heart

Luigi Mangione Is a Symptom of the Sickness at Healthcare's Heart

Shantanu Rai on how America's medical system harms patients and clinicians alike

By Shantanu Rai | February 23, 2026

Crafting Ordinary Heroes: <br>A Writing Toolbox

Crafting Ordinary Heroes:
A Writing Toolbox

"These ordinary heroes take whatever resources and skills they have, step up, and solve the crime."

By Jennifer K. Breedlove | February 20, 2026

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