Shop Talk: Peter Swanson on Why He'll Never Outline a Mystery Novel Again

Shop Talk: Peter Swanson on Why He'll Never Outline a Mystery Novel Again

Crime writers talking writing routines, structure, coffee, and film scores playing in the background.

By Eli Cranor | January 6, 2022

Domestic Thrillers with Maximum Escapism

Domestic Thrillers with Maximum Escapism

The reality we live in is incredibly stressful and terrifying. Want a break? Try a thriller.

By Kimberly Belle | January 5, 2022

Joanne Harris on how her career as a teacher shaped her career as a writer

Joanne Harris on how her career as a teacher shaped her career as a writer

The legendary author on how writing fiction educates you in making your memories come alive again.

By Joanne Harris | January 5, 2022

On Where We Get Our Ideas

On Where We Get Our Ideas

A Debut Novelist Considers The Many Sources of Creative Inspiration

By Lara Thompson | January 5, 2022

From Romance to Rage

From Romance to Rage

Darby Kane Started Out In Romantic Suspense. Then She Got Angry.

By Darby Kane | January 5, 2022

January's Best New Crime Fiction

January's Best New Crime Fiction

10 crime novels, mysteries, and thrillers to read this January.

By Molly Odintz | January 4, 2022

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  • The Disappearers
  • The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men
  • Agrippa
  • Under Story
  • American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump
  • The Bed Trick: Sex and Deception on Trial
  • I Liked Rex
  • Asmodeus
  • 53 Days: How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy

Why I Chose To Set My Series in the Gilded Age

By Rosemary Simpson | January 4, 2022

The House That Was Haunted By Benevolent Ghosts

By Darcey Bell | January 3, 2022

How A Senate Investigation Sparked a Midcentury Wave of Gangster Noir

By Robert Miklitsch | January 3, 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 | January 3, 2022

There's no Die like a

There's no Die like a "Die Hard"

"Welcome to the party, pal."

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 23, 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of 2021

Featuring books by Colson Whitehead, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, S.A. Cosby, Zakiya Dalila Harris, and more.

By CrimeReads | December 23, 2021

9 Spine-Tingling True Crime Relics Sold in 2021

9 Spine-Tingling True Crime Relics Sold in 2021

The gun that killed Billy the Kid, Charles Manson's music, Lee Harvey Oswald's marine score card, and more.

By Rebecca Rego Barry | December 23, 2021

The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Wonders, Did He Get It Right?

The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Wonders, Did He Get It Right?

John Douglas knows from experience that the system can go awry.

By John Douglas and Mark Olshaker | December 23, 2021

The Best Crime Movies of 2021

The Best Crime Movies of 2021

Dueling knights, mysterious heists, conflicted informants, and autophilic serial killers.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 22, 2021

The Motive and the Cue: Why Crime Fiction and the Theatrical World Have Always Gone Hand-in-Hand

The Motive and the Cue: Why Crime Fiction and the Theatrical World Have Always Gone Hand-in-Hand

Elly Griffiths on the long history of actors, plays, and mystery.

By Elly Griffiths | December 22, 2021

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