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Martin Edwards on <em>Murder in the Basement</em>, A Pioneering Work of Suspense

Martin Edwards on Murder in the Basement, A Pioneering Work of Suspense

Murder in the Basement, and so is his flair for taking the genre in new directions."">"Berkeley’s cynicism and love of irony are much in evidence in Murder in the Basement, and so is his flair for taking the genre in new directions."

By Martin Edwards | December 6, 2022

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

By CrimeReads | December 5, 2022

The Favorite Crime Novels that Inspired Elyse Friedman to Write One of Her Own

The Favorite Crime Novels that Inspired Elyse Friedman to Write One of Her Own

"I’ve always been a fan of crime fiction, so I don’t know why it took me so long to try my hand at it."

By Elyse Friedman | December 5, 2022

How Edgar Allan Poe Reinvented American Literature – and Science Writing

How Edgar Allan Poe Reinvented American Literature – and Science Writing

John Tresch: "In that lurid myth, in those shocking images, that's where the field of experimentation for future literature lives."

By Lisa Levy | December 3, 2022

11 Mysteries and Thrillers That Are So. Much. Fun.

11 Mysteries and Thrillers That Are So. Much. Fun.

These novels are wacky, weird, and wildly entertaining.

By Molly Odintz | December 2, 2022

“True Detective” Season Two: An Unholy Mess, or Better Than You Remember?

“True Detective” Season Two: An Unholy Mess, or Better Than You Remember?

Was the celebrated/ridiculed show's second season actually in keeping with the tradition of California Noir?

By Nick Kolakowski | December 2, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Wanda Morris On Bringing Together The Past and the Present

By Molly Odintz | December 2, 2022

8 New Novels You Should Read in December

By CrimeReads | December 1, 2022

All the Pretty Beasts: What We Choose to Save of Our Natural World

By Bradley Somer | December 1, 2022

The Best International Crime Fiction of November and December

The Best International Crime Fiction of November and December

4 works in translation to close out the year.

By Molly Odintz | December 1, 2022

The Teenage Cannibal Movie for Our Time? <em>Bones and All</em> Ate Me Right Up

The Teenage Cannibal Movie for Our Time? Bones and All Ate Me Right Up

Luca Guadagnino’s Adaptation of Camille DeAngelis’s Novel is Rich, Sad, and All-Consuming

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 30, 2022

The Best New Crime Shows Coming Out in December

The Best New Crime Shows Coming Out in December

Forget the World Cup. There's a new season of Slow Horses.

By Dwyer Murphy | November 30, 2022

Romances for Crime Fans (And Crime Books with Plenty of Romance)

Romances for Crime Fans (And Crime Books with Plenty of Romance)

Or, 9 recent and upcoming novels in which love is at the center.

By Molly Odintz | November 30, 2022

What Makes Niagara Falls Such A Perfect Setting for a Murder Mystery?

What Makes Niagara Falls Such A Perfect Setting for a Murder Mystery?

The answer lies in the Gilded Age heyday of the popular tourist spot.

By Rosemary Simpson | November 30, 2022

November's Best Debut Novels

November's Best Debut Novels

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

By CrimeReads | November 29, 2022

Walter Mosley on Ta-Nehisi Coates's <em>Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet</em>

Walter Mosley on Ta-Nehisi Coates's Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet

"This permission to imagine, I believe, is the gift of all comics but T’Challa, the Black Panther, was a special gift to many young black people. Rather than a creation for us, it was a manifestation of our underlying dreams."

By Walter Mosley | November 29, 2022

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