C rime fiction has thrived in the past 25 years, gaining more readers, introducing new writers and producing works likely to ...

Amateur detectives test their skills in new suspense novels by Sally Smith, E.C. Nevin, Elise Bryant, Liza Tully and Katarina ...

Big Spring, Texas / / July 22, 2025 / Wordsmith World Key Takeaways Christian mystery fiction maintains suspense and intrigue ...

Don't just take my word for it: Thriller expert Stephen King called Kate Atkinson’s 2004 novel “the best mystery of the decade.” This crime story, which is often cited as the book that put ...

The Big Sleep is a classic example of a murder mystery film that originated from literature. This 1946 film, directed by Howard Hawks, is an adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel of the same name.

Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's Fresh Air, is The Nicky and Jamie Grant Distinguished Professor of the Practice in Literary Criticism at Georgetown University. She is an associate editor of ...

After a vicious attack, a young woman regains consciousness in the hospital and learns that she has only a week to live. She ...

Atria Books: 320 pages, $28 In 2018’s Edgar-nominated debut, “The Last Equation of Isaac Severy,” Nova Jacobs incorporated STEM into a mystery that was approachable and highly engaging.

The title alone predicts excellence, and the latest in this annual collection of “The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024” delivers with superior tales by top and emerging writers.

Over the years, I’ve read plenty of ingenious mystery novels twice, but John Dickson Carr’s “The Three Coffins” is among the very few I’ve enjoyed three times. This fall, Penzler ...

The mystery and suspense novels coming out this month are some of the best this crew of mostly well-established writers has written. So let's get to them: El Dorado Drive is Megan Abbott's most ...