The CrimeReads 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

The CrimeReads 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

25+ mystery and crime-themed gift ideas, from the editors of CrimeReads

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 4, 2024

Alan Bradley and Olivia Rutigliano talk about creating characters, the joys of writing, and if Sherlock Holmes was a woman

Alan Bradley and Olivia Rutigliano talk about creating characters, the joys of writing, and if Sherlock Holmes was a woman

Our editor sits down with the legendary author of the Flavia de Luce books, of which there is finally a brand-new one.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 27, 2024

Just How Popular were Victorian

Just How Popular were Victorian "Lady Detective" Characters?

Olivia Rutigliano does a deep dive into a surprisingly important literary figure

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 22, 2024

The Ghosts of <br><em>Tough Guys Don't Dance</em>

The Ghosts of
Tough Guys Don't Dance

Norman Mailer's novel, and the film adaptation he directed himself, steep in noir so deeply that they flirt with horror.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 20, 2024

M.L. Rio and Olivia Rutigliano talk novellas, graveyards, 80s music, and fungi

M.L. Rio and Olivia Rutigliano talk novellas, graveyards, 80s music, and fungi

The author of "If We Were Villains" and "Graveyard Shift" lends a little preview into the worlds behind her novels, and shares what's coming next

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 6, 2024

Victorian Detectives on the Stage!

Victorian Detectives on the Stage!

Detectives didn't simply take over Victorian fiction... they took over the theater, too

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 1, 2024

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  • 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

Which Horror Movie Villains Would Make the Best Detectives?

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 30, 2024

Conclave is Excellent, Praise the Lord

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 25, 2024

Lee Child on writing short stories

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 23, 2024

Quiz: Can You Identify These Last Lines of Classic Mystery and Crime Novels?

Quiz: Can You Identify These Last Lines of Classic Mystery and Crime Novels?

How well do you remember these famous final sentences?

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 17, 2024

On Charles Dickens's Unfinished Murder Mystery

On Charles Dickens's Unfinished Murder Mystery

"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" is a neverending web of unanswered questions

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 11, 2024

On

On "Shouting Fire in a Crowded Theater"

Olivia Rutigliano on the origins of a famous phrase.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 9, 2024

Skipping School in <em>The 400 Blows</em>

Skipping School in The 400 Blows

Olivia Rutigliano reads a pivotal scene from François Truffaut’s 1959 classic film.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 4, 2024

Was <em>Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde</em> Inspired by a Real Murder Case?

Was Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Inspired by a Real Murder Case?

Robert Louis Stevenson was acquainted with Eugène Chantrelle, a seemingly-upstanding teacher who later killed his wife.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 2, 2024

A Requiem for Maggie Smith

A Requiem for Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith was not in many crime movies. She stole the show in them, anyway. And in everything else.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 27, 2024

What is going on with the new <em>Wuthering Heights</em> Adaptation?

What is going on with the new Wuthering Heights Adaptation?

Emerald Fennell's new adaptation promises a fundamental misreading of the novel.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 25, 2024

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