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The Rise of Domestic Noir: A Decade After <em>Gone Girl</em>

The Rise of Domestic Noir: A Decade After Gone Girl

Marie Still asks authors and book mavens to share their reasons for loving today's hottest thrillers.

By Marie Still | March 10, 2023

Genetics, DNA, and A Difficult Question: Do We Ever Really Have Control Of Our Lives?

Genetics, DNA, and A Difficult Question: Do We Ever Really Have Control Of Our Lives?

J. T. Ellison on her struggles to conceive and the long conflict between nature and nurture.

By J. T. Ellison | March 2, 2023

Suspiciously Suspect: Who Is—and Isn't—an Unreliable Narrator?

Suspiciously Suspect: Who Is—and Isn't—an Unreliable Narrator?

Zoje Stage on the evolution of a sometimes uncomfortable term of art

By Zoje Stage | March 1, 2023

On Friendships as Catalysts

On Friendships as Catalysts

Without these fateful fictional meetings, the characters in these works might have behaved badly, but certainly not this badly...

By Harriet Tyce | February 28, 2023

The Sisterhood of Serial Death

The Sisterhood of Serial Death

Women who kill (and kill again) were once rare in fiction. Not anymore.

By Misha Popp | February 24, 2023

Without Shame: Female Writers on Female Psychopaths

Without Shame: Female Writers on Female Psychopaths

Julia Bartz on the new wave of psychological thrillers

By Julia Bartz | February 23, 2023

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The Best, Creepiest Old Houses in Fiction

By M.E. Hilliard | February 15, 2023

Why So Many Journalists Turn to Careers in Crime Fiction

By Michael Robotham | February 14, 2023

Spouses with Secrets

By Hank Phillippi Ryan | February 14, 2023

The Perils of the Work Trip—and Why It’s Thriller Gold

The Perils of the Work Trip—and Why It’s Thriller Gold

Lexie Elliott on taking her characters "somewhere unfamiliar and unnerving, somewhere they couldn’t easily escape from."

By Lexie Elliott | February 13, 2023

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This Month

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This Month

New books from Hank Phillippi Ryan, Sophie Ward, Robin Yeatman, and more.

By CrimeReads | February 10, 2023

Thrillers Set in Stunning Locales

Thrillers Set in Stunning Locales

These books are all the more delicious for the juxtaposition of beautiful settings and dark deeds.

By Lyn Liao Butler | February 7, 2023

5 Mysteries and Thrillers About Returning to Your Hometown

5 Mysteries and Thrillers About Returning to Your Hometown

You can't go home again...without some serious consequences.

By Kate Alice Marshall | January 24, 2023

Lawful Lawlessness: The Rules for Writing Crime Fiction

Lawful Lawlessness: The Rules for Writing Crime Fiction

(And Which of Your Favorite Authors Break Them)

By Benjamin Stevenson | January 17, 2023

The Art of Stories Within Stories

The Art of Stories Within Stories

Ana Reyes on the long and illustrious tradition of embedded narratives.

By Ana Reyes | January 17, 2023

On The

On The "Shadowy Menace" of the Suburbs

"In the suburbs, it was more of a crime undertow than a crime wave. This lawlessness tended to happen behind the locked doors of split-level homes."

By Stephen Amidon | January 17, 2023

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