Find You First

Find You First

Linwood Barclay

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The Girl Who Died 

The Girl Who Died 

Ragnar Jónasson

By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 4, 2021

How to Solve Your Own Murder: The Dark Promise of 'D.O.A.'

How to Solve Your Own Murder: The Dark Promise of 'D.O.A.'

Revisiting the many iterations of a classic scenario.

By Catherine McKenzie | May 4, 2021

The Revenge Novel and the Art of Getting Even

The Revenge Novel and the Art of Getting Even

"By the time we are five, we have an inkling that the world is not fair; I am not sure we ever resign ourselves fully to that awful truth."

By Joshilyn Jackson | April 29, 2021

Bone Rattle

Bone Rattle

Marc Cameron

By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 28, 2021

Nine Things Your Thriller Needs to Be Lean, Mean, and Exhilarating

Nine Things Your Thriller Needs to Be Lean, Mean, and Exhilarating

Meg Gardiner breaks down the essential elements of great thrillers.

By Meg Gardiner | April 27, 2021

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In Psychological Thrillers, Sisters Have a Very Special Role to Play

In Psychological Thrillers, Sisters Have a Very Special Role to Play

Twisted sisters battling through intense sibling rivalries, all in the name of good fiction.

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Characters That Are So Bad, They're Great

Characters That Are So Bad, They're Great

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By Adele Parks | April 7, 2021

The Night She Disappeared

The Night She Disappeared

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Eight Novels Featuring Twisted Medicine

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Medical Instruments, Institutions, and Professionals that Do Harm to Make Great Fiction

By Shelley Nolden | April 2, 2021

How to Read Mysteries While Recovering from the Patriarchy

How to Read Mysteries While Recovering from the Patriarchy

Melissa Febos was struggling to write a book about surviving American girlhood. Mystery fiction presented a solution.

By Melissa Febos | April 1, 2021

Infidelity Thrillers: Seven Great Books Built Around Cheating Spouses and Affairs

Infidelity Thrillers: Seven Great Books Built Around Cheating Spouses and Affairs

Nothing raises the stakes like a spot of adultery.

By Peter Swanson | March 24, 2021

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