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We don't know what noir means, either. Here are some books we loved, anyway.
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Wake Up Dead Man Knows the Whodunnit is Inherently Political. (It's also a Perfect Movie.)
Rian Johnson's third Benoit Blanc mystery is an exaltation of the mystery genre, a genuinely moving work of humanism, and a rare intervention into the "whodunnit" as a political genre.
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2025 In Trends: Dark Academia Featuring Darker Magic
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The Best Books of 2025: Espionage Fiction
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The Best Crime Movies of 2025
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The 2025 CrimeReads Holiday Gift Guide
30+ mystery and crime-themed gift ideas, from the editors of CrimeReads
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The Best Debut Crime Novels of 2025
Missing persons, friendly fire, clever criminals, and academic shenanigans
By Molly Odintz | December 9, 2025
Ace Atkins On Cold War Childhoods, 1980s Pop Culture, and His New Spy Novel
What did it mean to grow up against a backdrop of impending nuclear doom, while also watching the Goonies?
By Scott Montgomery | December 9, 2025
