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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 | June 27, 2022

Norman Lloyd, King of the Hitchcock Collaborators

Norman Lloyd, King of the Hitchcock Collaborators

He performed one of the most famous deaths in cinema. He went on to a very long life, collaborating with the great director.

By Keith Roysdon | June 24, 2022

Triggered: Gun Crazy in America

Triggered: Gun Crazy in America

Michael Gonzales: "As a kid coming of age in 1970s New York City, I grew-up in a cultural environment that celebrated guns and encouraged young boys to daydream about owning one."

By Michael Gonzales | June 23, 2022

Death Goes Drag: How the Queer Experiences of Mystery Writers Rufus King and Clifford Orr Influenced Their Golden Age Detective Fiction

Death Goes Drag: How the Queer Experiences of Mystery Writers Rufus King and Clifford Orr Influenced Their Golden Age Detective Fiction

Skilled at switching gender roles in masquerade, King and Orr translated their college drag experiences into queer-coded fiction.

By Curtis Evans | June 23, 2022

On Writing Unlikeable Characters

On Writing Unlikeable Characters

(And Falling in Love with Them)

By Kate Williams | June 23, 2022

The Month's Best Debut Crime Novels: June 2022

The Month's Best Debut Crime Novels: June 2022

Featuring first novels from Katie Gutierrez, Samantha Allen, Adam White, and more.

By CrimeReads | June 22, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

In Defense of Unsympathetic Protagonists

By Jon Bassoff | June 22, 2022

What to Read, Watch, and Stream if You're Obsessed with Female Con Artists

By Julie Clark | June 22, 2022

All Agents Defect: Espionage in the Films of David Cronenberg

By Zach Vasquez | June 21, 2022

Aya de León and Cleyvis Natera On Gentrification, Justice, and Latinx Fiction

Aya de León and Cleyvis Natera On Gentrification, Justice, and Latinx Fiction

"I often envision a world where borders don’t exist."

By Aya de Leon | June 21, 2022

The Case for Catharsis in Crime Fiction

The Case for Catharsis in Crime Fiction

Julie Mayhew on using crime and suspense to channel grief and rage.

By Julie Mayhew | June 21, 2022

Richard O'Rawe Talks Craft, Crime, and Irish History

Richard O'Rawe Talks Craft, Crime, and Irish History

"[W]hether you’re writing a heist book, or a thriller, the thought process is the same."

By Molly Odintz | June 21, 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 | June 20, 2022

Gillian Flynn Is the Real Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn Is the Real Gone Girl

10 years later, the seminal thriller still has a few twists and reveals left for unsuspecting readers.

By Lisa Levy | June 20, 2022

7 Great Crime Novels with First Person Narrators

7 Great Crime Novels with First Person Narrators

Scott Blackburn on the intimacy, the excitement, and the potential for deceit that only a good first person narrator can conjure up.

By Scott Blackburn | June 20, 2022

The Enduring Appeal of the Female Amateur Sleuth

The Enduring Appeal of the Female Amateur Sleuth

"[T]he most singular characteristic that female amateur sleuths share is sheer persistence..."

By Amy Pershing | June 20, 2022

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