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On The New Delhi Murders and the Indian True Crime Boom

On The New Delhi Murders and the Indian True Crime Boom

"Ultimately, they all arrive at the same conclusion – how well do you truly know what happens behind closed doors?"

By akankshasingh | July 22, 2022

Best Books of the Year (So Far): Crime Fiction in 2022

Best Books of the Year (So Far): Crime Fiction in 2022

CrimeReads editors select their favorite thrillers, mysteries, and crime novels from the first half of the year.

By CrimeReads | July 21, 2022

My First Thriller: Laura Lippman

My First Thriller: Laura Lippman

How Lippman went from Baltimore reporter to crime fiction icon...with a few obstacles along the way.

By Rick Pullen | July 21, 2022

Six Private School Thrillers For the Grown-Up and Graduated

Six Private School Thrillers For the Grown-Up and Graduated

Many thrillers set in academic environments are for YA audiences, but these will rivet readers of any age.

By Aggie Blum Thompson | July 21, 2022

Bad Seeds and Mad Scientists: On the Build-A-Humans of 19th-Century Literature

Bad Seeds and Mad Scientists: On the Build-A-Humans of 19th-Century Literature

Silvia Moreno-Garcia on eugenics, racism, and
creation gone awry.

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia | July 21, 2022

The Best International Crime Fiction Out This June and July

The Best International Crime Fiction Out This June and July

A double dose of fiction in translation for the dog days of summer.

By Molly Odintz | July 20, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Little Essays on Sherlock Holmes: "The Engineer's Thumb"

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 20, 2022

On Otherness And Terror

By Vince A. Liaguno and Rena Mason | July 20, 2022

Why do so many long-running series work so well?

By Colleen Coble | July 20, 2022

Dressed to Kill: <br>A True Crime Collection of Criminal Clothing

Dressed to Kill:
A True Crime Collection of Criminal Clothing

On a collection that includes Charles Manson's sweatpants, Aileen Wuornos' red sweater, and other garments worn by killers.

By Paul Gambino | July 20, 2022

In Plain Sight: Barbara Bourland on Writing Under the Surface

In Plain Sight: Barbara Bourland on Writing Under the Surface

On keeping the mystery simmering, right beneath your nose.

By Barbara Bourland | July 19, 2022

A Roundtable Discussion on The Meaning of

A Roundtable Discussion on The Meaning of "The Other"

Authors from a new anthology examining otherness and the creation of monstrosity talk fear, society, and ostracism.

By CrimeReads | July 19, 2022

Ruth Ware On It Girls, Dark Academia, and the Pervasive British Class System

Ruth Ware On It Girls, Dark Academia, and the Pervasive British Class System

"[T]here's always that 'what if?' What if things had gone wrong, would I have had the resources and experience I have now to handle it?"

By Molly Odintz | July 18, 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 | July 18, 2022

Desperate Measures: On Ordinary People Who've Had Quite Enough

Desperate Measures: On Ordinary People Who've Had Quite Enough

"What do they do when they’re backed into a corner? What do they do when they decide enough is enough?"

By Elaine Murphy | July 18, 2022

Musician and Author Don Bruns On Putting Together A Music-Themed Anthology

Musician and Author Don Bruns On Putting Together A Music-Themed Anthology

Hotel California? At the Hotel Bar."">"Where did I get friendly enough to ask these elites to contribute to Hotel California? At the Hotel Bar."

By Don Bruns | July 18, 2022

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