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    Which Scary Books Should You Pair With Scary Movies This Halloween Weekend?

    Which Scary Books Should You Pair With Scary Movies This Halloween Weekend?

    Double features for this year's stay-at-home hermit's Halloween.

    By Rachel Harrison | October 30, 2020

    All the Famous Writers Who Have Reportedly Come Back as Ghosts

    All the Famous Writers Who Have Reportedly Come Back as Ghosts

    Ghost writers, not ghostwriters.

    By CrimeReads | October 30, 2020

    The Best Reviewed Crime Fiction of the Month

    The Best Reviewed Crime Fiction of the Month

    Featuring new titles from Elizabeth Hand, Tana French, and more.

    By CrimeReads | October 30, 2020

    The CrimeReads Halloween 2020 Movie Guide

    The CrimeReads Halloween 2020 Movie Guide

    Trick-or-Treat-ing may be off, this year, but we've rounded up some Halloween classics to weather the chilly October nights

    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 30, 2020

    <em>Arsenic and Old Lace</em>, Frank Capra's

    Arsenic and Old Lace, Frank Capra's "Halloween Tale of Brooklyn," Is the perfect film for the season

    It has everything: serial killers, dead bodies, Peter Lorre, and a psychotic convict hiding out after an unfortunate plastic surgery accident that makes him look like Frankenstein's monster.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 29, 2020

    My First Thriller: Scott Turow

    My First Thriller: Scott Turow

    For eight years, he wrote in thirty minute bursts on a commuter train. Then, he had himself a blockbuster novel.

    By Rick Pullen | October 29, 2020

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    Five International Crime Novels You Should Read This October

    By Molly Odintz | October 28, 2020

    Finding a Mystery in the Intersection of Past and Present in New York City

    By Shelley Noble | October 28, 2020

    10 Classic Radio Mysteries Every Crime Fiction Lover Should Know

    By Stephen Spotswood | October 27, 2020

    Why Using Accurate Science in Your Fiction Is So Important

    Why Using Accurate Science in Your Fiction Is So Important

    Whether you're calculating escape velocity or tracking wolverines, these are the details that will keep readers engrossed.

    By Alice Henderson | October 27, 2020

    Western Noir: Smashing Together Two Genres, What Do You Get?

    Western Noir: Smashing Together Two Genres, What Do You Get?

    If the western is about delivering justice and noir is about the depths of the void, how can the two genres coexist?

    By Nick Kolakowski | October 26, 2020

    The Most Haunting Settings in Crime Fiction

    The Most Haunting Settings in Crime Fiction

    "I’m a fan of a more traditional setting...stormy weather, isolated places and the darkness that hides the evil from sight."

    By Max Seeck | October 26, 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 | October 26, 2020

    Rubem Fonseca: Modernist Crime Fiction's Reluctant Star

    Rubem Fonseca: Modernist Crime Fiction's Reluctant Star

    Fonseca captured the life of Rio de Janeiro like nobody else. Revisiting his work now, after his death, is an uncanny experience.

    By Ela Bittencourt | October 23, 2020

    Six Debut Novels You Should Read This October

    Six Debut Novels You Should Read This October

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

    By CrimeReads | October 23, 2020

    Edward Gorey designed the sets for the 1970s Broadway run of <em>Dracula</em>

    Edward Gorey designed the sets for the 1970s Broadway run of Dracula

    As expected, they're very beautiful, very creepy, and very fun.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 22, 2020

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