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All Epistolary Novels Are Mysteries

All Epistolary Novels Are Mysteries

What's more suspenseful than waiting on a letter from someone with a story to tell?

By Amy Stewart | January 11, 2021

A Short History of Classic TV’s Most Unusual Investigators

A Short History of Classic TV’s Most Unusual Investigators

In the late Sixties everyone wanted to create a TV detective. But how to make your fictional sleuth stand apart?

By Keith Roysdon | January 8, 2021

Carolina Garcia-Aguilera: The Woman Who Brought the Cuban-American Experience to Miami Noir

Carolina Garcia-Aguilera: The Woman Who Brought the Cuban-American Experience to Miami Noir

In 1980s Miami, she was a mother of three who wanted to write crime novels. So she got herself a job as a private eye.

By Craig Pittman | January 8, 2021

The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2021

The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2021

89 mysteries, thrillers, and crime novels to get you through the year.

By Molly Odintz | January 7, 2021

My First Thriller: Lawrence Block

My First Thriller: Lawrence Block

Sixty years later, Block says writing midcentury erotica was an "ideal apprenticeship" for a life in crime fiction.

By Rick Pullen | January 7, 2021

Hollywoodland: The Best Neo-Noir You Probably Haven't Seen

Hollywoodland: The Best Neo-Noir You Probably Haven't Seen

Fifty years later, the investigation into the mysterious death of actor George Reeves, TV's Superman, still resonates.

By Sabina Stent | January 7, 2021

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Juana Barraza: The Woman Who Was Killing Mexico's Elderly Women

By Tori Telfer | January 7, 2021

Irving "Gangi" Cohen: The Man Who Escaped Murder, Inc. and Hid Out in the Movies

By Michael Cannell | January 6, 2021

PI Storytelling Through the Ages: Books, Blogs and Podcasts by Real Private Eyes

By Kim Green | January 6, 2021

10 Novels You Should Read This January

10 Novels You Should Read This January

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

By CrimeReads | January 5, 2021

Hemingway's Politics Were No Secret—Just Read His Only Crime Novel

Hemingway's Politics Were No Secret—Just Read His Only Crime Novel

To Have and Have Not, Hemingway's patchwork Depression-era crime novel, was the story of one man's radicalization.

By David Masciotra | January 5, 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 | January 4, 2021

In 1849, a feud between two Shakespearean actors led to a massive riot in New York City

In 1849, a feud between two Shakespearean actors led to a massive riot in New York City

The New York State Militia arrived and fired into the crowd, leaving more than twenty dead and a hundred injured

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 4, 2021

This 1970s Film About Ross Macdonald Is Fascinating and Unexpectedly Beautiful

This 1970s Film About Ross Macdonald Is Fascinating and Unexpectedly Beautiful

A 1977 documentary that aired on PBS shows the legendary author working and swimming, alive with ideas.

By Dwyer Murphy | January 4, 2021

The Best Crime Shows of the Decade

The Best Crime Shows of the Decade

From Albuquerque to Ocean City to Harlan County, these were the high points of TV crime fiction in the 2010s.

By Dwyer Murphy | December 31, 2020

Which International Thriller Should You Binge Over New Year's Weekend?

Which International Thriller Should You Binge Over New Year's Weekend?

The bar at the airport hotel. The campground near an international border. Where do you want to go this weekend?

By Dwyer Murphy | December 30, 2020

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