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    What Really Distinguishes a Crime Novel?

    What Really Distinguishes a Crime Novel?

    Megan Abbott, S.A. Cosby, Laura Lippman, and Ace Atkins share their thoughts with Polly Stewart.

    By Polly Stewart | May 25, 2022

    The 10 Most Captivating Apocalypse Novels

    The 10 Most Captivating Apocalypse Novels

    "All doomsday stories essentially ask the same central dramatic question: at the end of it all, what really mattered?"

    By David Yoon | May 25, 2022

    The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2022: Summer Reading Edition

    The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2022: Summer Reading Edition

    120 mysteries, thrillers, and crime novels to read all summer long.

    By Molly Odintz | May 24, 2022

    James Lee Burke on Personal Tragedy, National Trauma, and the Search for Salvation

    James Lee Burke on Personal Tragedy, National Trauma, and the Search for Salvation

    "The story of Eden, and how it influences my work, is not the story of a snake in a tree, but the story of what we are doing to the tree – what we are doing to the Garden."

    By David Masciotra | May 24, 2022

    The Most Unforgettable Female Leads in Crime Fiction

    The Most Unforgettable Female Leads in Crime Fiction

    "Whether good, bad, or downright despicable, here are eleven of them you should be getting to know..."

    By Hannah Mary McKinnon | May 24, 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 | May 23, 2022

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    On Gentrification, Cultural Appropriation, and Community

    By Rodrigo Ribera d'Ebre | May 23, 2022

    An Interview With Tim Maskell, Location Manager for Shetland

    By Frederick Weisel | May 23, 2022

    How Do You Decolonize the Golden Age Mystery? Read More Historical Fiction!

    By Christopher Huang | May 20, 2022

    Liar, Liar, Everything’s on Fire: A Reader's Guide to Dangerous Teens

    Liar, Liar, Everything’s on Fire: A Reader's Guide to Dangerous Teens

    "Sometimes evil appears wearing pink Crocs."

    By Davida G. Breier | May 20, 2022

    Suspects & Suspicion: What Jane Austen Teaches Us About Who (And Who Not) To Trust

    Suspects & Suspicion: What Jane Austen Teaches Us About Who (And Who Not) To Trust

    "What is one obvious quality that nearly all of Austen’s rogues have in common? Charm."

    By Claudia Gray | May 19, 2022

    Martina Navratilova, Thriller Novelist

    Martina Navratilova, Thriller Novelist

    Beth Parker looks back at the brief run of tennis thrillers co-authored by one of the greatest ever to play.

    By Beth Parker | May 19, 2022

    The Best Debut Novels in Crime Fiction: May 2022

    The Best Debut Novels in Crime Fiction: May 2022

    Featuring new books from Harini Nagendra, Isabel Cañas, Emma Bamford, and more.

    By CrimeReads | May 18, 2022

    Motherhood Is A Cult

    Motherhood Is A Cult

    "[A]s long as childless women like me are...expressing a long-held dream of bringing a child—any child—to the American Girl flagship store...the cult will loom large."

    By Anne Heltzel | May 18, 2022

    On Rock and Roll and Toxic Masculinity

    On Rock and Roll and Toxic Masculinity

    What Charles Harper Webb's time in a rock band taught him about the struggle for power.

    By Charles Harper Webb | May 18, 2022

    If You Love Me, You Will Find It Out: Mysteries Written in the Language of Flowers

    If You Love Me, You Will Find It Out: Mysteries Written in the Language of Flowers

    "Almost any plant—and many I’d never heard of—can be used to send a message..."

    By Robin Farrar Maass | May 18, 2022

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