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    How the Great Depression and WWII Gave Birth to the Modern Serial Killer

    How the Great Depression and WWII Gave Birth to the Modern Serial Killer

    Why were so many of the 20th century's most infamous killers born between 1930 and 1950?

    By Peter Vronsky | February 9, 2021

    Don’t you want to watch fun, charming mystery shows about cool women solving baffling crimes? I really do.

    Don’t you want to watch fun, charming mystery shows about cool women solving baffling crimes? I really do.

    Here are a bunch of stylish, badass (but not upsetting) mystery shows where women get to have all the problem-solving fun

    By Olivia Rutigliano | February 9, 2021

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New releases from the world of crime, mystery, thrillers, and true crime.

    By CrimeReads | February 8, 2021

    Lecter’s Fangs: Why the Ending of ‘Hannibal’ is a Secret Masterpiece

    Lecter’s Fangs: Why the Ending of ‘Hannibal’ is a Secret Masterpiece

    Readers waited years for the follow-up to 'The Silence of the Lambs'—what exactly did they get?

    By Nick Kolakowski | February 8, 2021

    The 45 Best Prison Escape Movies, Ranked

    The 45 Best Prison Escape Movies, Ranked

    We've got chases and escapes, from POW camps, maximum security prisons, and chain gangs

    By Olivia Rutigliano | February 5, 2021

    11 Crime Novels You Should Read This February

    11 Crime Novels You Should Read This February

    The month's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | February 5, 2021

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    The Future of Police Procedurals

    By Michael Kaufman | February 5, 2021

    Zoë Lund and the Dialectical Method of Bad Lieutenant

    By Chris McGinley | February 4, 2021

    The Depths of Stephen King’s Misery

    By Michael Ledwidge | February 4, 2021

    The Girl from the Talk Shows: Jennifer Mee

    The Girl from the Talk Shows: Jennifer Mee

    Criminal Broads Presents: Hiccup Girl

    By Tori Telfer | February 4, 2021

    The Killer Outside Me: Living Life In Close Proximity To A Bizarre Series of Accidents, Murders, and Tragedies

    The Killer Outside Me: Living Life In Close Proximity To A Bizarre Series of Accidents, Murders, and Tragedies

    Serial killers stalked the streets, neighbors snapped and did terrible things, and strangers dumped evidence of their crimes nearby. But overall, it's been an ordinary life.

    By Tod Goldberg | February 3, 2021

    Orson Welles, Lucille Ball, and The Greatest Thriller That Never Was

    Orson Welles, Lucille Ball, and The Greatest Thriller That Never Was

    It was supposed to be one of the great confluences of talent in Hollywood history. So what happened to The Smiler with the Knife?

    By Vince Keenan | February 3, 2021

    Jane Harper: The Australian Crime Author Everyone Seems to Be Reading

    Jane Harper: The Australian Crime Author Everyone Seems to Be Reading

    Since her breakout debut, The Dry, Harper has become an international sensation. Expect much more to come.

    By Daneet Steffens | February 3, 2021

    In Psychological Thrillers, The Abyss Stares Back

    In Psychological Thrillers, The Abyss Stares Back

    How psychological thrillers allow us a glimpse into the unexplored universes of the mind.

    By Sebastian Fitzek | February 3, 2021

    Jonathan Kellerman Wants to Know Why Crime Fiction Has Such a Hard Time with Mental Health Professionals

    Jonathan Kellerman Wants to Know Why Crime Fiction Has Such a Hard Time with Mental Health Professionals

    Forty years later, many of the shrink clichés persist. The creator of the Alex Delaware series asks, why?

    By Jonathan Kellerman | February 2, 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 | February 1, 2021

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