This month's best paperbacks cover a wide range of horror, as well as a few exciting reissues of lost classics and a couple of historical gems for good measure.

October has a way of making ordinary things feel wrong. The quiet house, the empty road, the neighbor who waves a beat too long. If that kind of unease is...

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When I'm tempted to keep scrolling the news on my phone, I need a book that pulls me in and keeps me rapt for hours. There's nothing like a well-plotted

If you're not reading YA mysteries/thrillers, you're missing out on some of the best of the genre. Here's where adult readers can get started.

There are moments of shivering joy as the protagonist of two enduring classics, Jack Sawyer, returns – but this time his journey feels endlessly repetitive

This batch of horror novels comes with plenty of reasons to keep the lights on — may your fictional nightmares stay safely between the covers.

You never know what you'll unearth in a thrift store. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Olivia Haysman-Walker about the discovery of a rare first edition of a classic American novel in a London bookstore.

My desire to write Incarnate, a novel about the dangers of technology, came from my time as a technology futurist for CIA. Being someone who assessed where new technologies might take us meant drin…

Love the atmosphere and Gothic flavor of THE TRAITORS? Try these books like THE TRAITORS between your streaming sessions.

These mystery and comic thrillers will have you flipping pages as fast as possible.

Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel by Lucy Foley; The Silent Appeal by Janice Hallett; Cold Sunset by William Boyd; The Occidental Book of the Dead by T Geronimo Johnson and The Last Tenant by Eva…

Lucy Foley is the author of the new Miss Marple novel Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel. Here are the Agatha Christie books Lucy Foley fans will love.

The surprsing thriller will stream on Apple TV

The most anticipated crime fiction of fall 2026 and winter 2027 is the deepest lineup I've seen in years. Truly something for everyone. Except maybe legal thrillers. More on that...

Still doing the slowed-down, overly-on-the-nose songs, I see

I grew up on Edgar Allan Poe, the Hardy Boys, Agatha Christie, Patricia Highsmith, and comic books. In between, I read a few adventure stori...

Two new mystery series with literary roots arrive: BritBox's new take on an Agatha Christie detective duo and Prime Video's expansion of the 'Reacher' universe focused on Frances Neagley.

The mighty glyph has animated this magazine—and joined its dual forces—for 180 years.

There have always been Australian crime novels set in remote areas, but a distinctive cluster of them has appeared in recent years, prompting reviewers to use the phrase, “outback noir.”…

Three upcoming horror novel adaptations you'll want on your to-watch list.

Her last case was 50 years ago, written by Agatha Christie just before she died. Could I really follow in the footsteps of the Queen of Crime?

I've noted a common theme in my conversations with readers of late: many of us want to read more of the backlist books on our TBR lists. So I had a

Harlan Coben has been a big name in the thriller community since Tell No One and his savvy deals with Netflix have only expanded his profile. Maybe you just finished...

Chicago Public Library tells patrons exactly what they’ve saved. I’ve become obsessed with running up the score.

They don't like her; they really, really don't like her

BLOODY SCOTLAND REVEALS THE FINALISTS FOR  THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2026  sponsored by the Glencairn Glass Winner to be presented at 5pm on Fr...

Every Spring Christ Church hosts a Special Interest Event, where a group of specialists discuss the chosen topic in a series of lectures dur...

Anne Bogel chats with Amy Czuba about finding good books, especially long books that she can really sink into, while balancing her owned titles with her library holds.

Today I’m continuing our “completist” author series, in which my team and I share our experience with authors we love so much we’ve read every book

I have a rule about what I read or watch after nine at night. I broke it once for a book I will not name here. Still bothers me to...

I’m currently stuck in the bog of plot and planning. I’ve been here for a week trying to outline my next murder mystery/fantasy mash up. Being a plotter (and being horrified by the thought of writi…

Prime Video will release six episodes based on the short story

2027 is looking good as far as mysteries are thrillers go. There are releases coming from Kazuo Ishiguro, Alyssa Cole, and others.

The Australian Crime Writers Association announced the 2026 Ned Kelly Awards Shortlist for Best Crime Fiction . The Australian Crime Write...

Stream these mystery and thriller adaptations this month, from a PI mystery set in Florida to a spy thriller series full of MI5 rejects.

Psst, guess what: Netflix subscribers are all-in on watching The Whisper Man, a new serial killer thriller starring Robert De Niro and Adam Scott.