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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 | December 7, 2020

Watch a Short, Delightfully Awkward Interview with Graham Greene

Watch a Short, Delightfully Awkward Interview with Graham Greene

All writer interviews should take place in international waters.

By Dwyer Murphy | December 7, 2020

The Meticulous Noir of David Fincher

The Meticulous Noir of David Fincher

Exploring the movies that have fed the worldview of a legendarily exacting director who inspires, and is inspired by obsession.

By Zach Vasquez | December 4, 2020

Jean-Patrick Manchette: Inside the Decades-Long Effort to Bring a Master of French Crime Fiction to American Readers

Jean-Patrick Manchette: Inside the Decades-Long Effort to Bring a Master of French Crime Fiction to American Readers

Manchette's translator reflects on the legacy of an author who revolutionized French noir (twice).

By Donald Nicholson-Smith | December 4, 2020

A P.I. in Paradise: How ‘Magnum’ Set the Standard for ‘80s TV Detectives

A P.I. in Paradise: How ‘Magnum’ Set the Standard for ‘80s TV Detectives

The Hawaiian shirts. The short-short shorts. In 1980, CBS was in need of a Hawaii-set hit, and they found a P.I. for a new era.

By Keith Roysdon | December 4, 2020

Who gets to be a sympathetic character in <em>The Undoing</em>?

Who gets to be a sympathetic character in The Undoing?

The popular HBO miniseries treats victimhood as a privilege, which it reserves only for its white, female protagonist, and not its "othered" murder victim.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 3, 2020

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Books of the Week

Why the Serial Killer Novel Is the New Feminist Fiction

By Chelsea G. Summers | December 3, 2020

It Isn't Genre That Matters—It's Story.

By Clare Mackintosh | December 3, 2020

Joan Harrison: Hollywood Producer, and the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock

By Christina Lane | December 2, 2020

10 Novels You Should Read This December

10 Novels You Should Read This December

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

By CrimeReads | December 2, 2020

6 Reasons to Hook Your Kid on Mysteries

6 Reasons to Hook Your Kid on Mysteries

Mystery novels can teach your child the tricks of amateur sleuthing, spark a new interest in storytelling, and strengthen family bonds.

By Marthe Jocelyn | December 2, 2020

The Revival of Todd Downing, The Golden Age Author Fascinated by Death in Mexico

The Revival of Todd Downing, The Golden Age Author Fascinated by Death in Mexico

He was an author of Choctaw descent writing traditional mysteries set in Mexico. Will a new generation discover his work?

By James Sallis | December 1, 2020

Five of the Greatest Ambiguous Endings in Crime Fiction

Five of the Greatest Ambiguous Endings in Crime Fiction

Some mysteries are like life—open-ended (and open to interpretation).

By Caz Frear | December 1, 2020

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 | November 30, 2020

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

You deserve to watch multiple seasons of a lavishly produced show about spies, heists, or yacht explosions. But which one?

By Dwyer Murphy | November 25, 2020

The 20 Greatest Fall Jackets in the History of Crime Fiction

The 20 Greatest Fall Jackets in the History of Crime Fiction

It's not a true mystery until somebody shows up in tweed...or just a nice mid-length coat...anything sensible and earthy really.

By Dwyer Murphy | November 25, 2020

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