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Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

In 1965, a pair of radical bohemian journalists invented Scandinavian Noir and reimagined what crime fiction could do.

January 22, 2021

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Crime Fiction Needs Neurodiversity

The human brain works in fascinating, diverse ways, and authors should strive to represent those modes in fiction.

January 20, 2021

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10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

January 19, 2021

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The 15 Best Crime and Mystery Television Series of 2020

Gritty private detectives, pensive bounty hunters, maladjusted spies, and murderous cheerleaders

January 15, 2021

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Nine Great Science Fiction Thrillers

Deep characters and big ideas drive these science fiction classics built on the chassis of crime fiction.

January 14, 2021

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10 of the Best Dinner Parties in Modern Fiction

"Study the smiling, privileged guests around you: can you guess which one knows where the bodies are buried?"

January 13, 2021

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The Thrill of Researching Your Crime Novel

You, too, can travel the world, speak to interesting people, and craft convincing lies about murder and mayhem.

January 12, 2021

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10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

January 11, 2021

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A Short History of Classic TV’s Most Unusual Investigators

In the late Sixties everyone wanted to create a TV detective. But how to make your fictional sleuth stand apart?

January 8, 2021

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The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2021

89 mysteries, thrillers, and crime novels to get you through the year.

January 7, 2021

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PI Storytelling Through the Ages: Books, Blogs and Podcasts by Real Private Eyes

If you want to stalk real private investigators and learn their secrets, all you have to do is read, listen, and subscribe.

January 6, 2021

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10 Novels You Should Read This January

The month's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

January 5, 2021

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Ten Chilling Thrillers to Read During The Coming Storms

It's going to be a long winter, but these page-turners will make the time pass a little faster...

December 1, 2020

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The 12 Greatest, Strangest, Most Transfixing Dance Scenes in the History of Crime Movies

Because people may cheat, steal, and kill, but their hips don't lie.

June 26, 2020

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The Latest

So, who is Arsène Lupin, anyway?

Everything you need to know about turn-of-the-century-France's beloved, detection-prone gentleman thief

January 22, 2021 By Olivia Rutigliano

Six Perfectly Alluring Academic Mysteries

From libraries to dining halls, from manslaughter to murder

January 22, 2021 By Edwin Hill

The Best Nonfiction Crime Books Coming Out in January

A modern-day Robin Hood, corrupt doctors, and a cover-up in Chicago

January 22, 2021 By CrimeReads

Daily Thrill

From Josh Malerman's latest novel, A House at the Bottom of the Lake

From Lisa Gardner's latest novel, Before She Disappeared

From Mikael Niemi's latest novel, To Cook a Bear

From Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's latest novel, The Scorpion’s Tail

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That time Sherlock Holmes appeared in an Arsène Lupin story as "Herlock Sholmès"

January 22, 2021 By Olivia Rutigliano

The Long, Unusual Career of Russell James, the "Godfather of British Noir"

January 22, 2021 By Peter Handel

Crime-Fighting Broad: Jessie Levy, Defender of the Dillinger Gang

January 21, 2021 By Tori Telfer

The Mystery Is Holmes: Why We Return to Conan Doyle's Stories Over and Over Again

January 21, 2021 By Timothy Miller

Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

In 1965, a pair of radical bohemian journalists invented Scandinavian Noir and reimagined what crime fiction could do.

Crime Fiction Needs Neurodiversity

The human brain works in fascinating, diverse ways, and authors should strive to represent those modes in fiction.

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

The 15 Best Crime and Mystery Television Series of 2020

Gritty private detectives, pensive bounty hunters, maladjusted spies, and murderous cheerleaders

Nine Great Science Fiction Thrillers

Deep characters and big ideas drive these science fiction classics built on the chassis of crime fiction.

10 of the Best Dinner Parties in Modern Fiction

"Study the smiling, privileged guests around you: can you guess which one knows where the bodies are buried?"

The Thrill of Researching Your Crime Novel

You, too, can travel the world, speak to interesting people, and craft convincing lies about murder and mayhem.

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

A Short History of Classic TV’s Most Unusual Investigators

In the late Sixties everyone wanted to create a TV detective. But how to make your fictional sleuth stand apart?

The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2021

89 mysteries, thrillers, and crime novels to get you through the year.

PI Storytelling Through the Ages: Books, Blogs and Podcasts by Real Private Eyes

If you want to stalk real private investigators and learn their secrets, all you have to do is read, listen, and subscribe.

10 Novels You Should Read This January

The month's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

Ten Chilling Thrillers to Read During The Coming Storms

It's going to be a long winter, but these page-turners will make the time pass a little faster...

The 12 Greatest, Strangest, Most Transfixing Dance Scenes in the History of Crime Movies

Because people may cheat, steal, and kill, but their hips don't lie.

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From Josh Malerman's latest novel, A House at the Bottom of the Lake

From Lisa Gardner's latest novel, Before She Disappeared

From Mikael Niemi's latest novel, To Cook a Bear

From Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's latest novel, The Scorpion’s Tail

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