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All Falked Up

All Falked Up

On the big heart of Columbo and the uniqueness of its star

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 8, 2022

7 Movies Depicting a “Perfect” Murder

7 Movies Depicting a “Perfect” Murder

"Just getting away with murder doesn’t make it perfect...No, we need more than that."

By David Ellis | July 8, 2022

21 New and Upcoming Historical Fiction Titles To Check Out This Summer

21 New and Upcoming Historical Fiction Titles To Check Out This Summer

Rogue spies, budding revolutionaries, cynical nightclub singers, and so much more

By Molly Odintz | July 7, 2022

Shop Talk: James Kestrel on Writing Novels During Lunch in Quiet Honolulu Bars

Shop Talk: James Kestrel on Writing Novels During Lunch in Quiet Honolulu Bars

Crime writers talking writing routines, revision, and finding the right bar atmosphere for an epic crime novel.

By Eli Cranor | July 7, 2022

The Best New Crime Novels Coming Out in July

The Best New Crime Novels Coming Out in July

Featuring new books from Jennifer Hillier, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and more.

By CrimeReads | July 6, 2022

Southern Gothic Crime Fiction: A Palimpsest and Primer

Southern Gothic Crime Fiction: A Palimpsest and Primer

Faye Snowden on the most American genre, which "makes visible problems we have with race, gender, economic inequality, [and] corrupt leadership..."

By Faye Snowden | July 6, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Into the Past:
Blood Transfusions in the Seventeenth Century

By Robert Lloyd | July 6, 2022

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads | July 5, 2022

A Question of Character: On James Patterson and Diversity in Crime Fiction

By E.A. Aymar | July 5, 2022

Chris Cander Talks Neighborhood Insularity and Suburban Cruelty

Chris Cander Talks Neighborhood Insularity and Suburban Cruelty

Fellow Texas writer Jenny Staff Johnson interviews Cander about her new novel and the 1917 short story that forms its basis.

By Jenny Staff Johnson | July 5, 2022

Jason Starr on Satire, Alternate Realities, and Failing Marriages

Jason Starr on Satire, Alternate Realities, and Failing Marriages

Starr discusses his new reality-bending, Philip K. Dick inspired crime novel.

By Scott Adlerberg | July 1, 2022

Your Guide to the Best New Crime Shows Coming Out in July

Your Guide to the Best New Crime Shows Coming Out in July

A new series from Dennis Lehane is coming to your screen in July, and more, although really that ought to be enough.

By Dwyer Murphy | July 1, 2022

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

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