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    The Heart Keeper

    The Heart Keeper

    Alex Dahl

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 16, 2019

    The State of the Thriller: A Roundtable Discussion

    The State of the Thriller: A Roundtable Discussion

    Thriller authors weigh in on the genre's most pressing issues

    By CrimeReads | July 11, 2019

    Grappling with PTSD <br>in Crime Fiction

    Grappling with PTSD
    in Crime Fiction

    Forget the PTSD-fueled psychotic killer of pop culture lore. Crime novels are capable of a far more complex treatment.

    By Hilary Davidson | July 11, 2019

    Plastic

    Plastic

    Frank Strausser

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 11, 2019

    7 'Unlikeable' Women (Characters) You Should Get to Know This Summer

    7 'Unlikeable' Women (Characters) You Should Get to Know This Summer

    Pop culture is full of interesting women challenging stereotypes and ridiculous old questions about likeable characters.

    By Kristen Lepionka | July 10, 2019

    7 Psychological Thrillers to Read This July

    7 Psychological Thrillers to Read This July

    Toxic Relationships, Dangerous Neighbors, and So Many Secrets

    By Lisa Levy | July 9, 2019

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    Adrian McKinty Had Given Up on Writing—A Late Night Phone Call Changed Everything

    By Mark Rubinstein | July 9, 2019

    Silence, Suffering, and Abuse in Affluent Communities

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    By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 9, 2019

    The Dead Girl in 2A

    The Dead Girl in 2A

    Carter Wilson

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 8, 2019

    7 Thrillers That Explore Female Relationships That Aren’t Always Perfect

    7 Thrillers That Explore Female Relationships That Aren’t Always Perfect

    When powerful women are portrayed true to life, sometimes they come into conflict. And we're there to read about them.

    By Emily Liebert | July 3, 2019

    Why Most Great Thrillers Are Really About Love—Destructive, Obsessive Love

    Why Most Great Thrillers Are Really About Love—Destructive, Obsessive Love

    Delusions, obsessions & love are the core of psychological thrillers.

    By Araminta Hall | July 2, 2019

    The Wit, Wisdom, and Noirs of James M. Cain

    The Wit, Wisdom, and Noirs of James M. Cain

    25 of the Greatest Lines Ever Written by a Crime Fiction Master

    By Dwyer Murphy | July 1, 2019

    On 'The Girls' in the Title

    On 'The Girls' in the Title

    The trend is more than marketing hype—it's a signifier for the complex female protagonists so central to crime fiction.

    By Nina Laurin | July 1, 2019

    The Best Book Covers of June

    The Best Book Covers of June

    The Best Book Designs in Crime, Mystery, and Thrillers

    By CrimeReads | June 28, 2019

    The Morality-Driven Thriller

    The Morality-Driven Thriller

    5 Novels That Use Small Crimes To Explore Larger Ethical Dilemmas

    By Lori Roy | June 28, 2019

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