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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

Writing with an Accent

Writing with an Accent

"What is the recipe for foreign language use? How much Spanish is acceptable in an English-language book?"

By Teresa Dovalpage | December 7, 2021

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 | December 6, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

On The Horrifying, Hilarious Violence of a Punch & Judy Puppet Show

By Catriona McPherson | December 6, 2021

The Curse of Englishness: Why Every British Thriller Is Also a Black Comedy

By Christopher Fowler | December 4, 2021

Why the Heightened World of Elite Dance Is the Perfect Vehicle for a Feminist Thriller

By Erin Kelly | December 3, 2021

7 True Crime Podcasts You Need to Listen to This Winter

7 True Crime Podcasts You Need to Listen to This Winter

Cold cases, hot investigations, and a visit to the body farm.

By Lizzy Steiner | December 3, 2021

My Narrator Isn't A Victim or a Damsel. She's a Survivor.

My Narrator Isn't A Victim or a Damsel. She's a Survivor.

Yasmin Angoe on crafting a Ghanaian-American heroine who’s even more badass than Bond. James Bond.

By Yasmin Angoe | December 3, 2021

Shop Talk: Alex Segura Is Always Writing, Even When He's Not

Shop Talk: Alex Segura Is Always Writing, Even When He's Not

Crime writers talking routine, revision, and knocking out fifteen good minutes while the kids are napping.

By Eli Cranor | December 2, 2021

Get Wise to <em>Get Smart</em>

Get Wise to Get Smart

Looking back on Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's groundbreaking spy comedy series

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 1, 2021

10 Novels You Should Read in December

10 Novels You Should Read in December

The best new crime novels, thrillers, and mysteries to close out the year.

By CrimeReads | December 1, 2021

Faith Jones on Growing Up in a Cult, Leaving the Fold, and Reconnecting with Family

Faith Jones on Growing Up in a Cult, Leaving the Fold, and Reconnecting with Family

After a horrifying childhood under the control of the Children of God, Faith Jones managed to escape—and live a full life.

By Molly Odintz | December 1, 2021

How to Solve A Murder in Early 19th-Century London

How to Solve A Murder in Early 19th-Century London

The coroner, the Bow Street Runners, and murder investigation in Regency England

By Darcie Wilde | December 1, 2021

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