Courtney Hunter-Stangler
Courtney Hunter-Stangler is a graduate of UC Riverside's Palm Desert Low Residency MFA. She is working on a crime novel set in Philadelphia, where she lives with her husband and four rescue pups. She loves eating Taco Bell and watching horror movies but not at the same time.
8 of the Most Anticipated Mystery, Thriller, and Crime Books of 2025
A year of propulsive page-turners.
7 Ghostly Mystery Books That Will Spook and Surprise You
These mysteries are so good they will haunt you.
Classic Crime Movies That Get Away With Revealing the Killer Early On
These movies may let you know what's coming, but they're guaranteed to keep you hooked.
Sociopath: Patric Gagne’s Highly Acclaimed Memoir
Meet the modern sociopath.
Why Don’t Female Directors of Crime Dramas Get the Same Clout as Men?
It’s criminal these female directors aren’t household names.
Female Cops in Flim and Television: Why are Women Always the Rookies?
And is this changing?
Heavy Weighs the Burden of Proof in Apple TV’s Presumed Innocent
RIP Carolyn Polhemus, you would have loved All Too Well (Taylor’s Version) (Ten Minute Version).
Dive into the Underworld of the Ozarks with Elsie Arnold and the Ozark Mysteries
Here's to making the American legal system seem interesting.
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6 Chilling Crime Fiction Novels Featuring Child Narrators
Young characters in harrowing circumstances.
Three Underrated Nicolas Cage Thrillers That Prove He is Camp
Don't put Nic in a Cage.
These Two Jane Tesh Mystery Series Will Keep You Busy All Summer
Mysteries, pageant queens, and psychic friends, oh my!
Travel the World With the Rowland Sinclair Mystery Series
Spend Your Summer with Rowland Sinclair.
Counting Down to the Finale of True Detective: Night Country
Spoiler Alert: Everything is going to be a spoiler.
The Best “Crime of Passion” Movies for Valentine’s Day
Count down to Cupid’s arrival with these thrillers about obsession and lust.
A New Era of Crime Fiction for a New Generation of Mystery Readers
Exploring crime with nuance.
Special Ops: Lioness Prowls Beyond Nagging Spouses
Drones, marriage, and baby carriage.
