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How Elizabeth Bowen's Big Houses Laid the Groundwork for Irish Domestic Noir

How Elizabeth Bowen's Big Houses Laid the Groundwork for Irish Domestic Noir

Anglo-Irish aristocrat and author Elizabeth Bowen chronicled the death of her class through her sinister depictions of the "big house."

By Sarah Stewart Taylor | June 22, 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 | June 21, 2021

"Now Vee May Perhaps to Begin": On Art, Theft, and Inspiration

Laura Lippman revisits Philip Roth's 'Zuckerman Unbound'

By Laura Lippman | June 18, 2021

A List of Books That Are Not Quite Noir (But Also Not <em>Not</em> Noir)

A List of Books That Are Not Quite Noir (But Also Not Not Noir)

"[N]oir has rules, the same way irony does, and I really don’t know what they are...Instead I’ll say this is a list of voices with some darkness in them."

By Paul Neilan | June 18, 2021

Summertime Crime Movies: Summer in the City

Summertime Crime Movies: Summer in the City

We've got some ideas about what you should be watching this summer. Here's our third batch of recommendations.

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 17, 2021

The Best Books of the Year (So Far): Crime Fiction in 2021

The Best Books of the Year (So Far): Crime Fiction in 2021

CrimeReads editors select their favorite thrillers, mysteries, and crime novels of the year.

By CrimeReads | June 17, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Millennial Thrillers and the Power of Obsession

By Melissa Larsen | June 17, 2021

On Cars, Characters, and Crime

By John McMahon | June 17, 2021

Bad Gays in Good Books

By P. J. Vernon | June 16, 2021

Godmothers Are the Original Gangsters

Godmothers Are the Original Gangsters

Mario Puzo Could Never Have Written The Godfather Without the Ruthless Advice of His Mother

By Camille Aubray | June 16, 2021

Jonathan Lee on the Man Who Built New York City ... Only to Disappear Into It

Jonathan Lee on the Man Who Built New York City ... Only to Disappear Into It

A new novel explores the mysterious legacy of Andrew Haswell Green, the Father of Greater New York, who built Central Park and the New York Public Library, then all but disappeared into history.

By Dwyer Murphy | June 15, 2021

On Black Lives Matter, <br>1990s Los Angeles, <br>and the Weight of History

On Black Lives Matter,
1990s Los Angeles,
and the Weight of History

In writing a book about police brutality in 1990s LA, I found a place to express my emotions about the death of George Floyd.

By Noel Obiora | June 15, 2021

The Gothic Elegance of Venice in Winter

The Gothic Elegance of Venice in Winter

Christine Mangan on the power of setting and the strange allure of off-season Venice.

By Christine Mangan | June 15, 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 | June 14, 2021

‘The Limey’: How Steven Soderbergh Subverted the Classic Revenge Film

‘The Limey’: How Steven Soderbergh Subverted the Classic Revenge Film

An inspired narrative choice and an unusual structure were just the start of what separates this 1999 neo-noir from others in the genre.

By Nick Kolakowski | June 14, 2021

What Makes a Killer Plot Twist?

What Makes a Killer Plot Twist?

One author's exploration of upended expectations, fair play, and stories that deliver what readers need.

By Taylor Adams | June 14, 2021

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