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    On the Lost Christmastime Tradition of Telling <br> Ghost Stories

    On the Lost Christmastime Tradition of Telling
    Ghost Stories

    A Christmas Carol is the main vestige of this pastime, but it was once one of the most hallowed ways to celebrate the winter season

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 21, 2020

    <em>Something for Everyone</em>: The Swinging Seventies' Gayest Murder Mystery

    Something for Everyone: The Swinging Seventies' Gayest Murder Mystery

    It's time to take a new look at an under-appreciated cult classic of queer cinema.

    By Curtis Evans | December 21, 2020

    <em>Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy</em> and The Greatest Office Christmas Party Ever Filmed

    Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy and The Greatest Office Christmas Party Ever Filmed

    It's just like your old office holiday parties except everyone's a spy, everyone's cheating, and a new world order is at stake.

    By Dwyer Murphy | December 18, 2020

    The Best Espionage Novels of 2020

    The Best Espionage Novels of 2020

    International intrigue abounds in the year's best spy fiction

    By CrimeReads | December 18, 2020

    Thirty Years Later, <em>Home Alone</em> Has a Lot to Say About Adulthood

    Thirty Years Later, Home Alone Has a Lot to Say About Adulthood

    And it construes adulthood as having the right to do what it takes to defend your property.
    ("Keep the change, you filthy animal.")

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 17, 2020

    Walter Mosley on <em>Devil in a Blue Dress</em>, Thirty Years Later

    Walter Mosley on Devil in a Blue Dress, Thirty Years Later

    "He has been stopped by a thousand disrespectful policemen and he has brought to light the truths that America, from white nationalists to the Ivy League, has tried its best to hide."

    By Walter Mosley | December 17, 2020

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    The Best Psychological Thrillers of 2020

    By Lisa Levy | December 17, 2020

    The Best Debut Novels of 2020

    By CrimeReads | December 16, 2020

    Reacher, Prospero, and Child

    By Heather Martin | December 16, 2020

    Graphic Content: Into the Crime-Riddled 1980's Los Angeles of Ethan Reckless

    Graphic Content: Into the Crime-Riddled 1980's Los Angeles of Ethan Reckless

    Ed Brubaker on private eyes, pulp thrillers, and his latest collaboration with Sean Phillips, Reckless

    By Alex Segura | December 16, 2020

    The Best Gothic Fiction of 2020

    The Best Gothic Fiction of 2020

    As the Gothic Revival continues, it's time to take stock of the best, most anxious, and most atmospheric gothic fiction of 2020.

    By Molly Odintz | December 16, 2020

    The Best True Crime Books of 2020

    The Best True Crime Books of 2020

    The year's best nonfiction crime books range from memoirs to spy stories to tales of systemic corruption.

    By CrimeReads | December 15, 2020

    The Lost Art of the

    The Lost Art of the "Cast of Characters" Lists That Opened Midcentury Mystery Novels

    Wordplay, witty insults, and the occasionally lurid remark rounded out a popular feature of paperback crime novels.

    By J. Kingston Pierce | December 15, 2020

    The Best Noir Fiction of 2020

    The Best Noir Fiction of 2020

    Love, theft, and rural noir dominate this year's best noir fiction.

    By CrimeReads | December 14, 2020

    On the Incredible, Gruesome Legacy of Paris's Grand Guignol Theater

    On the Incredible, Gruesome Legacy of Paris's Grand Guignol Theater

    Exaggerated spectacles of violence and gore played to fainting audiences night after night, for six decades

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 14, 2020

    5 New Books Coming Out This Week

    5 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | December 14, 2020

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