Confessions of a <br>True Crime Addict

Confessions of a
True Crime Addict

Our appetite for crime shows, and their loosely fictionalized cousins, only continues to grow...

By Matthew Farrell | September 4, 2020

Crime Fiction and the Power of Verisimilitude

Crime Fiction and the Power of Verisimilitude

Deon Meyer searches for an answer to the eternal question: what's the best way to get rid of a body on a train?

By Deon Meyer | September 3, 2020

12 Books You Should Read in September

12 Books You Should Read in September

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

By CrimeReads | September 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 | August 31, 2020

You Don't Have to Be a Genre Writer to Explore Genre

You Don't Have to Be a Genre Writer to Explore Genre

6 genre-bending classics that prove the merit of mixing things together for spectacular results.

By Chris Mooney | August 31, 2020

We Need Crime Fiction, Because the Real World Is a Dark and Dangerous Place

We Need Crime Fiction, Because the Real World Is a Dark and Dangerous Place

Forging Empowerment from Darkness and Despair

By Tori Eldridge | August 31, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

5 Debut Novels You Should Read This August

By CrimeReads | August 27, 2020

Why The Sting Is Still the Ultimate Grifter Movie

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 27, 2020

Memories of a Coroner's Daughter

By Jennifer Graeser Dornbush | August 27, 2020

5 International Crime Novels You Should Read This August

5 International Crime Novels You Should Read This August

Columbian noir, French comedy, Argentine metafiction, and more.

By CrimeReads | August 26, 2020

Carl Hiaasen on Palm Beach, Slithery Characters, and Florida Crime Fiction

Carl Hiaasen on Palm Beach, Slithery Characters, and Florida Crime Fiction

The author's latest novel takes on absurdity and corruption in the Mar-a-Lago set.

By Dwyer Murphy | August 25, 2020

How Are Crime Authors Going to Address the Pandemic in Their New Books?

How Are Crime Authors Going to Address the Pandemic in Their New Books?

Wendy Corsi Staub talks with today's authors to find out how they're tackling the new era of COVID.

By Wendy Corsi Staub | August 25, 2020

Uva de Aragón:

Uva de Aragón: "A Novel Is a Closed World"

Teresa Dovalpage and Uva de Aragón discuss Cuban fiction, food, and writing across languages.

By Teresa Dovalpage | August 25, 2020

The Greatest Crime Film of All-Time: The Third Man

The Greatest Crime Film of All-Time: The Third Man

Graham Greene's postwar Vienna crime opus takes center stage.

By Otto Penzler | August 24, 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 | August 24, 2020

Learning to Write <br>From My Mother

Learning to Write
From My Mother

Some writers are self-taught. Some go to school. And some learn from family what it means to craft a story.

By Peter Abrahams | August 24, 2020

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