When Victims Talk Back: The Power of Giving Dead Characters a Voice

When Victims Talk Back: The Power of Giving Dead Characters a Voice

Katie Bernet on insight, closure, and realizations from beyond the grave

By Katie Bernet | December 29, 2025

The Stylish Woman's Weapon: 7 Mysteries Featuring Death by Hatpin

The Stylish Woman's Weapon: 7 Mysteries Featuring Death by Hatpin

Elizabeth Hobbs recommends tales of lethal tonsorial tools by Rachel Dawn Allen, Joyce Caudel, and more

By Elizabeth Hobbs | December 18, 2025

10 Thrillers with Characters You Love to Hate

10 Thrillers with Characters You Love to Hate

Tanya Grant recommends May Cobb, Emma Cline, Olivia Worley, and more

By Tanya Grant | December 16, 2025

6 Suspense Novels and Twisty Thrillers Set in Small Towns

6 Suspense Novels and Twisty Thrillers Set in Small Towns

Laura Griffin recommends Karin Slaughter, Rachel Howzell Hall, Richard Osman, and more

By Laura Griffin | December 15, 2025

Blizzards, Druids, and Dead Bodies: 5 Mysteries Set During the Winter Solstice

Blizzards, Druids, and Dead Bodies: 5 Mysteries Set During the Winter Solstice

Paula Munier recommends Carol Goodman, Ann Cleeves, Peter Høeg, and more

By Paula Munier | December 12, 2025

Robin Yocum on Setting a Novel in a Real Place That No Longer Exists

Robin Yocum on Setting a Novel in a Real Place That No Longer Exists

The author of "The Last Hitman" remembers the Ohio River Valley of his youth

By Robin Yocum | December 12, 2025

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4 Novels That Give a Voice to Massachusetts' Blue-Collar Communities

4 Novels That Give a Voice to Massachusetts' Blue-Collar Communities

Emily Ross reflects on Boston-adjacent tales from Dennis Lehane, Chuck Hogan, and others

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<em>Ready or Not</em> Has a Sequel!

Ready or Not Has a Sequel!

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Books for the Searchers: A Criminologist's Four Favorite Crime Novels

Books for the Searchers: A Criminologist's Four Favorite Crime Novels

Christoffer Carlsson shares the stories he turns to on those too-long nights

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Using Black Vampire Fiction to Explore America's Horrific Past

Using Black Vampire Fiction to Explore America's Horrific Past

Hayley Dennings explores threats, erasure, and her personal history with the monstrous

By Hayley Dennings | December 8, 2025

Why Washington DC is the Perfect City to Set a Psychological Thriller

Why Washington DC is the Perfect City to Set a Psychological Thriller

Christina Kovac on politics, unreliable narration, and the capital's defining lies

By Christina Kovac | December 4, 2025

Why So Many Former Intelligence Officers Write Espionage Fiction

Why So Many Former Intelligence Officers Write Espionage Fiction

Charles Beaumont on surveillance and spying in art and life

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10 Thrilling Mystery Films That Feature Trains

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Michael Ledwidge recommends his favorite locomotive flicks

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