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My Beloved Monster: Creating the Characters We Love to Hate

My Beloved Monster: Creating the Characters We Love to Hate

First tip: forgive your villain. Or at least try having a candid conversation with him.

By Rio Youers | February 24, 2022

Eight Books About What It Means to be Human

Eight Books About What It Means to be Human

Clones, replicants, and body snatchers, oh my!

By Edward Ashton | February 23, 2022

Why Rob Hart Needed to Write a Time Travel Hotel Detective Novel

Why Rob Hart Needed to Write a Time Travel Hotel Detective Novel

After his breakout hit, The Warehouse, Rob Hart was looking for a new idea. He found it in a very particular hotel.

By Daneet Steffens | February 22, 2022

Time to Discover Your New Favorite Sub-Genre of Fiction

Time to Discover Your New Favorite Sub-Genre of Fiction

A brief introduction to neo-noir, the New Weird, and hopepunk.

By Richard Thomas | February 22, 2022

Valerie Wilson Wesley on Crime Fiction's Pioneering Women of Color

Valerie Wilson Wesley on Crime Fiction's Pioneering Women of Color

"Black mystery writers and other People of Color will continue to write; the stakes are too high not to."

By Valerie Wilson Wesley | February 22, 2022

Not Just Oil and BBQ: 5 books That Nail Texas

Not Just Oil and BBQ: 5 books That Nail Texas

"[T]here’s more to me than bluebonnets and cowboy boots. And there’s plenty more to Texas."

By Caroline Frost | February 22, 2022

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By CrimeReads | February 21, 2022

The Ordinary, the Sublime, and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 18, 2022

The Underappreciated Genius of 'Claws'

By Zack Budryk | February 18, 2022

8 Retellings with a Bite of Darkness

8 Retellings with a Bite of Darkness

These takes on fairy tales and folklore explore the darker side of human nature.

By M. A. Kuzniar | February 18, 2022

A Roundtable Discussion on The Long Path Towards Justice In Publishing

A Roundtable Discussion on The Long Path Towards Justice In Publishing

Judges and Winners of the Sisters in Crime's Eleanor Taylor Bland Award on the state of publishing for writers of color today.

By CrimeReads | February 17, 2022

Cleopatra Reimagined and Rehabilitated, Dammit

Cleopatra Reimagined and Rehabilitated, Dammit

In Roman eyes, a woman in power was unnatural, and Cleopatra could only have gained that power because she was evil.

By Dana Stabenow | February 17, 2022

February's Best Debut Novels

February's Best Debut Novels

The best new debut novels in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | February 16, 2022

Can <em>The Thin Man</em> Serve as a Gateway to Cozy Mysteries?

Can The Thin Man Serve as a Gateway to Cozy Mysteries?

Hammett's classic screwball noir and the 1934 film adaptation might just convince noir fans to give cozies a chance.

By Michelle Hillen Klump | February 15, 2022

The Irresistible Rebellious Irreverence at the Heart of Noir

The Irresistible Rebellious Irreverence at the Heart of Noir

Michael Ledwidge on the evolution of American noir

By Michael Ledwidge | February 15, 2022

Quiz: Can you identify which crime movies these quotes about love are from?

Quiz: Can you identify which crime movies these quotes about love are from?

I'm just a girl, standing in front of a quiz...

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 14, 2022

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