The Backlist: Hank Phillippi Ryan Revisits Jess Walter's 'Citizen Vince'

The Backlist: Hank Phillippi Ryan Revisits Jess Walter's 'Citizen Vince'

Twenty years after reading it for the first time, Ryan is still shaking her head in wonder at what Walter accomplished.

By Polly Stewart | January 14, 2026

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 | January 12, 2026

Elevate Your January Weekend Viewing with a Crime Movie set in the South of France

Elevate Your January Weekend Viewing with a Crime Movie set in the South of France

January sucks. You know what doesn't suck? The Côte d'Azur

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 9, 2026

The Most Anticipated Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers of 2026

The Most Anticipated Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers of 2026

Featuring new titles from Tana French, Jordan Harper, Jessica Knoll, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and many more

By Molly Odintz | January 8, 2026

Max Allan Collins on Dashiell Hammett, Private Eyes, and Picking Up Where 'The Maltese Falcon' Left Off

Max Allan Collins on Dashiell Hammett, Private Eyes, and Picking Up Where 'The Maltese Falcon' Left Off

A wide-ranging conversation with the prolific author now taking up the mantle for Sam Spade.

By Alex Dueben | January 8, 2026

How Two Authors Brought a 1970s Chicago Murder Trial Back Into the Spotlight

How Two Authors Brought a 1970s Chicago Murder Trial Back Into the Spotlight

In the new true crime book, 'Convergence,' Gregg Owen and Jonathan Dixon revive a controversial case.

By Naomi Kaye | January 8, 2026

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10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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Celebrating 40 Years of <em>Young Sherlock Holmes</em>

Celebrating 40 Years of Young Sherlock Holmes

Scott Monty reflects on a Sherlockian classic

By Scott Monty | January 3, 2026

The Best Books of 2025: Gothic Fiction

The Best Books of 2025: Gothic Fiction

Intergenerational hauntings, unholy hungers, and plenty of decayed grandeur

By Molly Odintz | December 29, 2025

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Liven Up Your "Dead Week" with These Criminally Underseen Crime Movies from Warner Bros

Have you become a couch potato? That's fine. Turn on one of these crime classics from John Huston, William Wyler, and more!

By Alex Rollins Berg | December 29, 2025

My First Thriller: Ellen Meister

My First Thriller: Ellen Meister

Ellen Meister’s witty murder mystery didn’t play well with her genre. Or did it?

By Rick Pullen | December 29, 2025

Looking Back on Jonathan Demme's Debut: <em>Caged Heat</em>

Looking Back on Jonathan Demme's Debut: Caged Heat

Jesse Pasternack makes the case that Demme's film about women in prison is the "perfect" debut.

By Jesse Pasternack | December 26, 2025

The Best Speculative Mysteries and Thrillers of 2025

The Best Speculative Mysteries and Thrillers of 2025

Dark fantasy, alternative history, near-future scifi, and menacing parables

By Molly Odintz | December 23, 2025

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