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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 | September 21, 2020

The Evolution of Joe Lansdale's Hap and Leonard

The Evolution of Joe Lansdale's Hap and Leonard

How a liberal redneck and a conservative gay Black man formed one of crime fiction's most enduring odd couples.

By Scott Montgomery | September 18, 2020

The FBI, The Second Red Scare, and the Folk Singer Who Cooperated

The FBI, The Second Red Scare, and the Folk Singer Who Cooperated

When the FBI went after musicians with alleged ties to Communism, Burl Ives saved his career by testifying, but at great personal cost.

By Aaron J. Leonard | September 18, 2020

The Power of a Small Town Setting for Murder Mysteries

The Power of a Small Town Setting for Murder Mysteries

All small towns are deeply troubled in their own special way.

By Taylor Hale | September 18, 2020

Gayle Lynds: My First Thriller

Gayle Lynds: My First Thriller

She was told nobody wanted to read spy novels by women. She proved them wrong in a big way.

By Rick Pullen | September 17, 2020

Romance Writing, Historical Cozies, and Drawing a Thread Between Past and Present

Romance Writing, Historical Cozies, and Drawing a Thread Between Past and Present

Historical Details and Human Truths

By Callie Hutton | September 17, 2020

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How Will Crime Fiction Authors Hold Up in the Coming Zombie Apocalypse?

By Brad Parks | September 16, 2020

The Trope of the Bad Bisexual

By Unlikeable Female Characters | September 16, 2020

Agatha Christie and The Art of Opening a Mystery Novel

By CrimeReads | September 15, 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 | September 14, 2020

19th Century Reading Habits Come To Light Via Delightful Comments Scrawled in the Margins of a Crime Novel

19th Century Reading Habits Come To Light Via Delightful Comments Scrawled in the Margins of a Crime Novel

The peculiar marginalia of Lt. Gen. Coote Synge-Hutchinson

By Curtis Evans | September 14, 2020

How To Use Multiple Points of View To Generate Story Tension

How To Use Multiple Points of View To Generate Story Tension

On coming of age stories, childhood terrors, and bringing fresh points of view to writing large-cast narratives.

By Christina Henry | September 14, 2020

Why I Always Feature Dogs in My Novels

Why I Always Feature Dogs in My Novels

Lorenzo Carcaterra remembers his loyal writing companion, an Olde English Bulldogge named Gus.

By Lorenzo Carcaterra | September 14, 2020

Alexander McCall Smith: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Alexander McCall Smith: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Exploring the vast, big-hearted world of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency—and a truly prolific career.

By Neil Nyren | September 11, 2020

Eleanor Roosevelt's Son Authored Twenty Mysteries in which His Mother Solves Murders

Eleanor Roosevelt's Son Authored Twenty Mysteries in which His Mother Solves Murders

The presidential mystery series you never knew you needed.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 11, 2020

Nancy Jooyoun Kim on Koreatown and the Mysteries of Immigrant Family Life

Nancy Jooyoun Kim on Koreatown and the Mysteries of Immigrant Family Life

A new novel explores the darker side of the American Dream in Los Angeles's Koreatown.

By Mimi Wong | September 11, 2020

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