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The Best Historical Fiction of 2021

The Best Historical Fiction of 2021

These crime and mystery novels use research into the past to shed light on the present, and deliver warnings for the future.

By Molly Odintz | December 14, 2021

On Dime Novels, Sensation Stories, and the First Appearance of Old Sleuth

On Dime Novels, Sensation Stories, and the First Appearance of Old Sleuth

"He’s not, by the way, a sleuth—his name is Sleuth."

By Henry Stewart | December 14, 2021

Could Guillermo del Toro’s <em>Nightmare Alley</em> Use More Tricks Up Its Sleeve?

Could Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley Use More Tricks Up Its Sleeve?

The new adaptation plays the long game and insists that it has nothing to hide.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 14, 2021

The Best Debut Novels of 2021

The Best Debut Novels of 2021

Rounding up the year's best debut fiction, from Carolyn Ferrell, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Erik Hoel, Vera Kurian, and more.

By CrimeReads | December 13, 2021

Writing Sex Scenes in the Realm of Mystery

Writing Sex Scenes in the Realm of Mystery

A Different Kind of Thrill

By Eliza Nellums | December 13, 2021

An Interview With the Translators of Keigo Higashino's Crime Novels

An Interview With the Translators of Keigo Higashino's Crime Novels

Giles Murray and Alexander O. Smith talk Tokyo side streets and traditional mysteries, interviewed by Hector DeJean.

By Hector DeJean | December 13, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

On the Murder Mystery Movie Written by Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins

By Julia Sirmons | December 10, 2021

The Best True Crime Books of 2021

By CrimeReads | December 10, 2021

Nothing Like a Mad Woman: 11 Unexpected Thrillers About Female Rage

By Rachel Kapelke-Dale | December 10, 2021

Mannix Was Vintage TV’s Perfect Savvy PI

Mannix Was Vintage TV’s Perfect Savvy PI

From 1967 to 1975, the heyday of the checked sport coat, Joe Mannix was on the case.

By Keith Roysdon | December 10, 2021

The Two Questions Every Author Is Asked

The Two Questions Every Author Is Asked

Victoria Thompson has written over fifty novels, and counting. These are the questions she's asked the most often.

By Victoria Thompson | December 10, 2021

The Best Crime Novels of 2021

The Best Crime Novels of 2021

A look at the year's best books in crime fiction, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | December 9, 2021

Rules for the New Generation of Cozy Mysteries

Rules for the New Generation of Cozy Mysteries

Above all else, don't forget to write in some cute pets!

By Kate Lansing | December 9, 2021

True Crime Is Changing <br>(And That's A Good Thing)

True Crime Is Changing
(And That's A Good Thing)

Moral concerns have energized a new generation of writers to critically examine what we get out of true stories of violence.

By Joseph Knox | December 8, 2021

The Lure of a Real-World Setting for a Mystery Novelist

The Lure of a Real-World Setting for a Mystery Novelist

Sometimes, a place cries out to you, asking you to make it the setting of a story. RV Raman writes about how a remote resort in Central India supplied the setting for his second mystery.

By RV Raman | December 8, 2021

The 1980s: A Forgotten Golden Age of Crime Television

The 1980s: A Forgotten Golden Age of Crime Television

Author and showrunner Howard Michael Gould looks back on six underappreciated gems of 80s crime television.

By Howard Michael Gould | December 7, 2021

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