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    The Binge-Read: 10 Iconic Crime Fiction Series of the 1960s

    The Binge-Read: 10 Iconic Crime Fiction Series of the 1960s

    Time to read your way through the modern history of crime novels.

    By Molly Odintz | April 17, 2020

    Our Personalized Quarantine Crime Fiction Recommendations: Part 1

    Our Personalized Quarantine Crime Fiction Recommendations: Part 1

    Wondering what to read next? Just ask, and we'll help.

    By Molly Odintz | April 2, 2020

    14 Enormous Crime Books for the Long Days Ahead

    14 Enormous Crime Books for the Long Days Ahead

    For a Grand Total of 9,335 Pages

    By Molly Odintz | March 25, 2020

    It's the Right Time to Read Crime Novels

    It's the Right Time to Read Crime Novels

    A guide to distraction for those of us who need to think about something other than the apocalypse.

    By Molly Odintz | March 17, 2020

    The Best Historical Fiction of 2020 (So Far)

    The Best Historical Fiction of 2020 (So Far)

    From murder at Plymouth Rock to intrigue in mid-century Florida, 10 standout historical crime novels to devour this spring

    By Molly Odintz | March 12, 2020

    David Goodis' Bleak, Beautiful Vision of Humanity

    David Goodis' Bleak, Beautiful Vision of Humanity

    Celebrating the clear-sighted vision of an author who saw the best in humanity at its worst.

    By Molly Odintz | March 2, 2020

    Best Reviewed
    Books of the Week

    • Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes
    • Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David
    • I Can't Stop Thinking about Horses and Sex
    • Queen of Lombard Street
    • Paradise Burns
    • Doppelgänger
    • Hanging and Burning: A King Oliver Novel
    • Our Arab: On Longing, Belonging, and Hope
    • The Turning of Sally-Mae

    Meg Gardiner and
    the Midnight Man

    By Molly Odintz | February 18, 2020

    A Crime Reader's Antidote to Valentine's Day

    By Molly Odintz | February 14, 2020

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

    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

    Martha Grimes Has Plenty of Style

    Martha Grimes Has Plenty of Style

    The author of the acclaimed Richard Jury series on craft, human kindness, and our changing world.

    By Molly Odintz | November 11, 2019

    Attica Locke:

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

    The Texas crime author on the legacy of history, the resurgence of prejudice, and the meaning of forgiveness.

    By Molly Odintz | October 25, 2019

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

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

    And other facts we learned from interviewing the author of 2018's breakout debut, My Sister, The 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

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