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    Meg Gardiner and <br>the Midnight Man

    Meg Gardiner and
    the Midnight Man

    The Edgar-winning thriller author talks serial killers, archetypes, Nine Inch Nails, and the city of Los Angeles.

    By Molly Odintz | February 18, 2020

    A Crime Reader's Antidote to Valentine's Day

    A Crime Reader's Antidote to Valentine's Day

    12 psychological thrillers to read this Valentine’s Day if you (like me) will be spending the evening at home, alone, drinking wine on the couch, with your cat next to you.

    By Molly Odintz | February 14, 2020

    Mary Higgins Clark, the Queen of Suspense, Has Died At 92

    Mary Higgins Clark, the Queen of Suspense, Has Died At 92

    Remembering the incalculable influence and resilient heroines of a venerable figure.

    By Molly Odintz | February 2, 2020

    The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction

    The Best Books of 2019: Historical Fiction

    Revolutionary Fervor, Enlightenment Woes, Gothic Romance, and Jazz-Age Mysteries Galore

    By Molly Odintz | December 20, 2019

    The Best Books of 2019: International Crime Fiction

    The Best Books of 2019: International Crime Fiction

    A look at the year's 10 best mysteries and crime novels from around the globe.

    By Molly Odintz | December 13, 2019

    25 (More) Crime Books You Can Finish in an Afternoon

    25 (More) Crime Books You Can Finish in an Afternoon

    These books are nasty, brutish, and short.

    By Molly Odintz | November 26, 2019

    Best Reviewed
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    • Exit Party
    • Fallow
    • Our Noble Selves
    • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
    • The Newer World
    • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
    • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
    • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
    • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
    • The Rouse

    Martha Grimes Has Plenty of Style

    By Molly Odintz | November 11, 2019

    Attica Locke: "My unconscious is a better writer than I am."

    By Molly Odintz | October 25, 2019

    Oyinkan Braithwaite Has Two Sisters, Neither of Whom Is a Serial Killer

    By Molly Odintz | September 23, 2019

    A Brief History of Academic Mysteries, Campus Thrillers, and Research Noir

    A Brief History of Academic Mysteries, Campus Thrillers, and Research Noir

    The cloistered, high-pressure world of academia has always been a perfect setting for crime fiction.

    By Molly Odintz | August 29, 2019

    Interview with a Bookstore: The Raven Bookstore

    Interview with a Bookstore: The Raven Bookstore

    Bookstore owner Danny Caine on Sara Paretsky, bookstore cats, and the art of the handsell.

    By Molly Odintz | August 29, 2019

    Rachel Monroe Knows that Women Love True Crime Because People Love True Crime

    Rachel Monroe Knows that Women Love True Crime Because People Love True Crime

    Talking with the author of Savage Appetites about fandom, obsession, and the power of the internet.

    By Molly Odintz | August 23, 2019

    <em>Once Upon a Time in Hollywood</em> is Essentially the Same Film as <em>Bad Times at the El Royale</em>

    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is Essentially the Same Film as Bad Times at the El Royale

    But Bad Times at the El Royale is better, and here's why.

    By Molly Odintz | August 9, 2019

    Shari Lapena and the Art of Disrupted Domesticity

    Shari Lapena and the Art of Disrupted Domesticity

    There are plenty of safe homes, good neighbors, and happy families in the world. Just not in the books of Shari Lapena.

    By Molly Odintz | August 1, 2019

    20 Years of Aimée Leduc

    20 Years of Aimée Leduc

    Cara Black on her long-running detective series, her impeccably dressed detective, and how Paris is always a good idea.

    By Molly Odintz | July 23, 2019

    Denise Mina Is Living the Zeitgeist

    Denise Mina Is Living the Zeitgeist

    A modern crime queen weighs in on podcast investigators, celebrity culture, and one more road-trip novel before Brexit.

    By Molly Odintz | July 10, 2019

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