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If You Loved “White Lotus”, Try These 7 Must-Read Thrillers

Picture a beautiful getaway, somewhere unfamiliar, with that eerie creeping feeling that something is about to go wrong. Suddenly nobody seems trustworthy, and everybody seems capable of the worst. These are the things that make shows like HBO’s The White Lotus so captivating — and make the finest psychological thriller,…

Megan BeauregardFebruary 2, 2023

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A Locked Room Is Not Always a Locked Room

Do you remember when you first read The Speckled Band? The Sherlock short story by Arthur Conan Doyle where a soon-to-be-wed daughter is mysteriously killed in a creepy mansion where no one could possibly have entered her locked room? And then, guess what, ANOTHER soon-to-be-wed daughter has to sleep in…

Hank Phillippi RyanAugust 4, 2022

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Are You Kidding Me? 9 Thrillers About Children Gone Wrong

There’s no question that in the pantheon of COVID heroes, parents deserve a seat at the top. All of those moms and dads who once relied on eight-hour-a-day schools or eight-hour-a-day camps to take their darlings away, even briefly. To be forced into the present day proximity and relentless home…

Hank Phillippi RyanJuly 2, 2020

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A Book a Year with International Bestseller Ruth Ware

BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing. J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in…

Writers, InkOctober 17, 2022

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ITW Spotlight: Ruth Ware on Her Modern Locked-Door Mystery “One by One”

"The Agatha Christie of our generation." — David Baldacci, #1 NYT bestselling author "Diabolically clever." — Riley Sager, author of Final Girls In the five years since she made her adult debut with In a Dark, Dark Wood, Ruth Ware has leaned into the Agatha Christie comparisons that have shown up in…

April SnellingsSeptember 10, 2020

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The Best Mystery and Suspense Audiobooks of 2018

AudioFile editors are proud to celebrate another year of exceptional audiobooks and audio artists. Below you’ll find their favorites from this year’s mystery and suspense genre.

AudioFileDecember 18, 2018

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10 Editors’ Picks from September’s Best Audiobooks

Every month, AudioFile Magazine reviewers and editors select the best new audiobooks — from memoirs to satire, historical fiction to mystery and cultural commentary. These listening recommendations offer plenty of variety, inspiration and escape. Queue up these audiobooks. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman | Read by Marin Ireland | Simon & Schuster Audio…

AudioFileSeptember 24, 2020

Fiction Listicles

Winter Is Here: 10 Books to Transport You to a Snowier Setting

Snow is a perfect character. It’s relentless, it’s uncaring, it’s destructive, it’s basically unpredictable, and under the right circumstances, devastatingly beautiful. Without a second thought, it will bury, destroy, disturb, upset and entrap. It can soften any noise, or crash like an explosion. It can freeze a person solid. Or…

Hank Phillippi RyanDecember 17, 2020

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Into the Woods: 10 Chilling Tales About What’s Lurking in the Shadows

For generations, we’ve been told to stay away from the woods. The Brothers Grimm warned us about witches who lurk in the shadows, and the wolves waiting for their next victim. But there are other dangers to be found in the forest — monsters, ghosts, bloodthirsty cults, serial killers and…

Cameron KimballOctober 20, 2020

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Put These 12 Summer Reads in Your Beach Bag

With summer right around the corner, there is no better time to start thinking about heading to the nearest beach for some fun in the surf and sand. But before you finish packing your beach bag, you’ll need a great book or two for company while lounging in your chaise.…

BookTribJune 3, 2022