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Cheryl Head On Using Crime Fiction To Tell The Story of Her Grandfather's Murder

Cheryl Head On Using Crime Fiction To Tell The Story of Her Grandfather's Murder

Read an interview with Cheryl Head and see a cover reveal of her new novel, Time's Undoing

By Kellye Garrett | June 30, 2022

Horror? Crime? <em>Both</em>? The Custody Battle Over Edgar Allan Poe

Horror? Crime? Both? The Custody Battle Over Edgar Allan Poe

"In this custody battle, I’m afraid I side with our horror-writing brethren. Poe’s twisted soul is the horror genre."

By Jeffrey B. Burton | June 30, 2022

The Challenge of Coloring Inside the Lines

The Challenge of Coloring Inside the Lines

"[W]ithin the exercise of recrafting these well-known tropes, what possibilities for variation exist?"

By Ann McMan | June 30, 2022

<em>Knives Out 2</em> has a title and a release date!

Knives Out 2 has a title and a release date!

Benoit Blanc said the last mystery was a doughnut.
This one is an onion.

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 29, 2022

My Poison Snake: Erika Kobayashi on Growing Up in a Household of Sherlock Translators

My Poison Snake: Erika Kobayashi on Growing Up in a Household of Sherlock Translators

"Papa and Mama would debate endlessly the best way to transliterate “Watson” into Japanese...Meanwhile, my sisters and I would discuss various ways to die..."

By Erika Kobayashi | June 29, 2022

The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month: June 2022

The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month: June 2022

Featuring new novels from Kristin Chen, Katie Gutierrez, Riley Sager, and more.

By CrimeReads | June 29, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Judges For the 'Sisters in Crime Pride Award' Talk LGBTQIA+ Issues in Crime Publishing

By CrimeReads | June 29, 2022

From Operating Theaters to Alcoholic Cells: A Visit to a 19th Century Hospital

By Amanda Skenandore | June 29, 2022

We Need More Crime Novels In Which Women Make Choices About Reproduction

By Molly Odintz | June 28, 2022

Why Samantha Allen Wrote A Lesbian Sasquatch Novel

Why Samantha Allen Wrote A Lesbian Sasquatch Novel

"If what I ostensibly wanted to do was let my imagination wander away from fact, I might as well let it roam as far afield as it could."

By Samantha Allen | June 28, 2022

On Nightmare Noir, Science Fiction, and the Lure of the Gothic

On Nightmare Noir, Science Fiction, and the Lure of the Gothic

Gothic tropes informed much of the earliest science fiction, and now the gothic provides a fruitful path between genres.

By Eddie Robson | June 28, 2022

7 Tips For Creating Pace and Propulsion in Psychological Thrillers

7 Tips For Creating Pace and Propulsion in Psychological Thrillers

Lucy Clarke on finding your novel's perfect rhythm

By Lucy Clarke | June 28, 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 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

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