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    The Best International Crime Novels of 2021

    The Best International Crime Novels of 2021

    Korean thrillers, Cuban noir, and French mysteries. We're rounding up the year's best international fiction.

    By Molly Odintz | December 16, 2021

    For Decades, Carnival Sideshows Were a Real ‘Nightmare Alley’

    For Decades, Carnival Sideshows Were a Real ‘Nightmare Alley’

    Keith Roysdon on the sideshow's unique place in American culture

    By Keith Roysdon | December 16, 2021

    A Classic in the Making: First Look at Cliff Chiang's <em>Catwoman: Lonely City</em>

    A Classic in the Making: First Look at Cliff Chiang's Catwoman: Lonely City

    Alex Segura and Cliff Chiang discuss the creation of a Catwoman heist story.

    By Alex Segura | December 16, 2021

    The Technicolor Noir of 'West Side Story'

    The Technicolor Noir of 'West Side Story'

    “Everywhere grime in America / Organized crime in America”

    By Zach Vasquez | December 15, 2021

    The Best Espionage Novels of 2021

    The Best Espionage Novels of 2021

    Perfume thieves, Silicon Valley spies, and Cold War slow-burns. We're looking back at the year in spy fiction.

    By CrimeReads | December 15, 2021

    Fireworks at Graceland: How Elvis Spent His Last Christmas Before Boot Camp

    Fireworks at Graceland: How Elvis Spent His Last Christmas Before Boot Camp

    It was Christmas Eve and the King had been drafted. He decided to blow some stuff up.

    By Robert K. Elder | December 15, 2021

    Best Reviewed
    Books of the Week

    • Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes
    • Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David
    • I Can't Stop Thinking about Horses and Sex
    • Queen of Lombard Street
    • Paradise Burns
    • Doppelgänger
    • Hanging and Burning: A King Oliver Novel
    • Our Arab: On Longing, Belonging, and Hope
    • The Turning of Sally-Mae

    What Cozy Mystery Authors Can Learn From Ted Lasso

    By Tara Lush | December 15, 2021

    The Best Historical Fiction of 2021

    By Molly Odintz | December 14, 2021

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

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

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

    "The Last of Sheila" is a star-studded scavenger-hunt-whodunit from the 70s, gloriously campy and full of surprises

    By Julia Sirmons | December 10, 2021

    The Best True Crime Books of 2021

    The Best True Crime Books of 2021

    Celebrating books from Elon Green, Audrey Clare Farley, Samira Shackle, and more.

    By CrimeReads | December 10, 2021

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

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

    "All stories featuring women’s rage are thrillers."

    By Rachel Kapelke-Dale | December 10, 2021

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