Are women really hardwired to love thrillers?

Women read crime novels twice as much as men — but are we really hardwired to love thrillers?
examines the genre we can’t get enough of.They set our pulses racing, get our adrenaline flowing and allow us to play detective. No matter how heinous a crime has been committed, justice is served. It’s hardly surprising that the lure of the thriller has been irresistible. We love them on the big screen, the small screen and, most especially, on our bookshelves.