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Could <em>On Her Majesty's Secret Service</em> be the best Bond film?

Could On Her Majesty's Secret Service be the best Bond film?

The Bond franchise's swinging 1969 instalment, starring George Lazenby and Diana Rigg, is its most unique.

By Julia Sirmons | October 8, 2021

Why Body Horror Is Such an Evocative Tool in Storytelling

Why Body Horror Is Such an Evocative Tool in Storytelling

"Body horror is powerful because it is personal."

By Caitlin Starling | October 8, 2021

Of Mice-Detectives and Men: <br> In Praise of <br><em>The Great Mouse Detective</em>

Of Mice-Detectives and Men:
In Praise of
The Great Mouse Detective

Revisiting Disney's classic but oft-overlooked Sherlock Holmes pastiche, featuring mice and Vincent Price

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 7, 2021

The Grieving Mothers Whose Stories Inspired A New Novel About Police Violence

The Grieving Mothers Whose Stories Inspired A New Novel About Police Violence

"Behind every shooting is a person, or rather many, many people, often ones who go unnoticed. These were the people and stories we wanted to bring alive with full humanity."

By Christine Pride and Jo Piazzo | October 6, 2021

Lee Child on the Invention of Fiction

Lee Child on the Invention of Fiction

The first humans to make up stories may just have saved us all. Or not. It's hard to know for sure.

By Lee Child | October 5, 2021

Sympathy for the de Vil: Reading Beyond Likability

Sympathy for the de Vil: Reading Beyond Likability

Readers shouldn't set too high a bar for fictional empathy—and authors shouldn't indulge in exaggerated excuses for their character's bad behavior.

By John Copenhaver | October 5, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads | October 4, 2021

Switzerland: A Crime Writing Tradition Full of Holes?

By Paul French | October 4, 2021

The Socialite Gangster Who Charmed the New York Literati

By Frank Dimatteo and Michael Benson | October 4, 2021

Jane Casey: Why I Chose To Write About A Barrister

Jane Casey: Why I Chose To Write About A Barrister

Amateur detectives defined the Golden Age. Police procedurals dominated the later part of the century. It's high time to set aside the hunters and focus on other professions.

By Jane Casey | October 4, 2021

Publishing Is a Nightmare: 31 Horror Films about Writing, Reading, and the Book Business

Publishing Is a Nightmare: 31 Horror Films about Writing, Reading, and the Book Business

Fill your October with the horrors of literature.

By Celia Mattison | October 1, 2021

12 Novels You Should Read This October

12 Novels You Should Read This October

New fiction from John le Carré, Val McDermid, Michael Connelly, James Han Mattson, and more.

By CrimeReads | October 1, 2021

Of Baptists and Bootleggers: Remembering My Moonshine-Making Ancestors

Of Baptists and Bootleggers: Remembering My Moonshine-Making Ancestors

Making moonshine is a great American tradition. So is cracking down on its manufacture.

By Daryl Gregory | October 1, 2021

How to Add a Layer of Fear to Your Fiction

How to Add a Layer of Fear to Your Fiction

When it comes to getting the physiognomical effects of fear right, who cares why your characters are afraid. What matters is how they experience fear.

By DiAnn Mills | October 1, 2021

Every James Bond Movie, Ranked

Every James Bond Movie, Ranked

From Connery to Craig, here are the best takes on 007

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 30, 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month: September 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month: September 2021

New books from Colson Whitehead, Jon McGregor, Rachel Howzell Hall and more.

By CrimeReads | September 30, 2021

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