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A Chilling Book Comes to Life in This Gothic Mystery by Elly Griffiths 

A Chilling Book Comes to Life in This Gothic Mystery by Elly Griffiths 

When a high school English teacher is haunted by her own subject matter in real life, who can she trust? 

By Sarah Mangiola

Sherlock Holmes

Our Ever-Enduring Infatuation with Sherlock Holmes

Our Ever-Enduring Infatuation with Sherlock Holmes

221B Baker Street is just the beginning.

By Hezra Martinez

Crime Fiction

The Raymond Chandler Papers: Examining the Life of the Iconic Crime Fiction Writer

The Raymond Chandler Papers: Examining the Life of the Iconic Crime Fiction Writer

Get to know the man behind Philip Marlowe and the hardboiled novel.

By MacKenzie Stuart

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Ministry of Fear: 10 Graham Greene Mysteries and Thrillers You Need to Read

Ministry of Fear: 10 Graham Greene Mysteries and Thrillers You Need to Read

Discover the legendary author’s suspenseful side...

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America's Agatha Christie: 10 Whodunits by Mary Roberts Rinehart

America's Agatha Christie: 10 Whodunits by Mary Roberts Rinehart

The pioneering novelist gave us murderous butlers, a new school of mystery, and an early version of Batman.

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12 Enchanting Ellis Peters Books for Every Kind of Mystery Fan

12 Enchanting Ellis Peters Books for Every Kind of Mystery Fan

From medieval England to post-war London...

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Thrillers

Lock Your Doors: 8 Young Adult Thriller Books 

Lock Your Doors: 8 Young Adult Thriller Books 

Winning prom queen is the least of these teens’ worries. 

By Sarah Mangiola

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Fixer Joe DeMarco is Holding Out for a Hero(ine) in the Latest Mike Lawson Thriller

Fixer Joe DeMarco is Holding Out for a Hero(ine) in the Latest Mike Lawson Thriller

Accused of murdering the House Majority Whip, Joe DeMarco must call upon Emma, a friend and former agent, to prove his innocence.

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Thrillers

9 Chilling New Thrillers That Will Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat

9 Chilling New Thrillers That Will Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat

New books by authors who thrill and chill. 

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9 Fun and Quirky Whodunits by Female Mystery Authors

9 Fun and Quirky Whodunits by Female Mystery Authors

Sisters are doin’ it for themselves.

By Olivia Mason

Mystery Books

When It Comes to a Suspicious Murder-Suicide, It’ll Take Two to Solve the Crime

When It Comes to a Suspicious Murder-Suicide, It’ll Take Two to Solve the Crime

In Dead Calm, investigator Mattie Winston partners with her new husband to discover what really happened in a seedy motel.

By Catherine Phelan

Literary Suspense

8 Literary Suspense Books That'll Keep You on Edge

8 Literary Suspense Books That'll Keep You on Edge

Tensions reach unbearable heights in these dark explorations of the human psyche, the inescapability of our pasts, and more.

Mystery Books

Susan Furlong’s Latest Mystery Will Chill You This Winter

Susan Furlong’s Latest Mystery Will Chill You This Winter

Fractured Truth is the latest installment in the popular Bone Gap Travellers series.

By Sarah Mangiola

Thrillers

9 Gripping New Thrillers Coming in 2019

9 Gripping New Thrillers Coming in 2019

Your guide on what and who to read this year. 

By Olivia Mason

Cozy Mystery

This Colorful Cozy Mystery Offers Both Entertainment and Intrigue

This Colorful Cozy Mystery Offers Both Entertainment and Intrigue

In The Coloring Crook, an immeasurably valuable coloring book leads to death.

By Catherine Phelan

Mo Hayder

10 Mo Hayder Books That Will Get Under Your Skin

10 Mo Hayder Books That Will Get Under Your Skin

Get to know the "maestro of the sinister."

By Matthew Thompson

Ruth Rendell

A Spot of Folly: A Tense Game of Cat and Mouse in the Streets of Paris

A Spot of Folly: A Tense Game of Cat and Mouse in the Streets of Paris

In the titular story of Ruth Rendell's collection, Sandy Vaughan's rendezvous with a stranger takes a startling turn.

By Olivia Mason

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A Young Woman is Haunted by a Childhood Disappearance in This Psychological Thriller 

A Young Woman is Haunted by a Childhood Disappearance in This Psychological Thriller 

Sarah Meuleman’s debut novel, Find Me Gone, jumps between 1996 and 2014 to paint a devastating portrait of a woman confronted by her past. 

By Sarah Mangiola

Psychological Thrillers

14 Psychological Suspense Books That'll Keep You Up All Night

14 Psychological Suspense Books That'll Keep You Up All Night

Say "goodbye" to sleep, and "hello" to your next great read.

By Olivia Mason & Tallie Williams

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