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    8 Debut Novels You Should Read This June

    8 Debut Novels You Should Read This June

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

    By CrimeReads | June 17, 2020

    Crime in a Tenured Position: <br>The Feminist Mysteries of Carolyn Heilbrun

    Crime in a Tenured Position:
    The Feminist Mysteries of Carolyn Heilbrun

    As Amanda Cross, Carolyn Heilbrun used her Kate Fansler series to explore academia, politics, and modern womanhood.

    By Marlowe Benn | June 17, 2020

    India's Most Celebrated Film Director Was Also a Bestselling Detective Novelist

    India's Most Celebrated Film Director Was Also a Bestselling Detective Novelist

    Reflecting on the brilliant career of Satyajit Ray

    By Olivia Rutigliano | June 17, 2020

    The Unbearable Dread of the Slow-Burn Car Chase Scene

    The Unbearable Dread of the Slow-Burn Car Chase Scene

    Some car chases unfold at high speeds. Others take their time and trace their way into the dark corners of your soul.

    By Jessica Barry | June 16, 2020

    10 Physicians Who Also Write Crime Fiction

    10 Physicians Who Also Write Crime Fiction

    From Arthur Conan Doyle to Tess Gerritsen, medical professionals have also excelled at writing mysteries.

    By Molly Odintz | June 16, 2020

    Writers Under Lockdown: Surviving (and Writing) During a Pandemic

    Writers Under Lockdown: Surviving (and Writing) During a Pandemic

    Is anyone getting any writing done these days? Contributors to a new anthology share stories of creativity, inspiration, and outrage.

    By Nick Kolakowski | June 15, 2020

    Best Reviewed
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    • The Disappearers
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    • Under Story
    • American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump
    • The Bed Trick: Sex and Deception on Trial
    • I Liked Rex
    • Asmodeus
    • 53 Days: How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy

    The Mostly Forgotten Irish Crime Novelist at the Center of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction

    By Shane Mawe | June 15, 2020

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #15

    By Otto Penzler | June 15, 2020

    Bone, Blood & Bigots: On 'The Liberation of L.B. Jones'

    By Michael Gonzales | June 11, 2020

    <em>Good Girls</em>, <em>Weeds</em>, And The Problem with Suburban Criminality on Screen

    Good Girls, Weeds, And The Problem with Suburban Criminality on Screen

    They're not doing it for their families. They're doing it for the ideals of middle-class consumerism.

    By Molly Odintz | June 11, 2020

    The Best Way to Know an Author Is Through Their Characters

    The Best Way to Know an Author Is Through Their Characters

    Bestselling Crime Writer Iris Johansen On Her Series Protagonist, Eve Duncan, and the Relationships That Define Her Work

    By Iris Johansen | June 11, 2020

    The 2020 Anthony Award Nominees Have Been Announced

    The 2020 Anthony Award Nominees Have Been Announced

    A round of applause for the nominees!

    By CrimeReads | June 10, 2020

    Lillie Langtry and the 19th Century's Gentlewomen Influencers

    Lillie Langtry and the 19th Century's Gentlewomen Influencers

    On the rise of the "Professional Beauty"

    By Laurie R. King | June 10, 2020

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #16

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #16

    The Night of the Hunter (1955)

    By Otto Penzler | June 10, 2020

    On Charles Dickens' Devious, Hypocritical

    On Charles Dickens' Devious, Hypocritical "Nice Guy" Cop

    Meet the insidious Mr. Bucket, who embodies Dickens' misgivings about the police force he once enthusiastically supported

    By Olivia Rutigliano | June 9, 2020

    A Small Nevada Town Inspires a Crime Novel and a Personal Reckoning

    A Small Nevada Town Inspires a Crime Novel and a Personal Reckoning

    Envy and relief in small town America.

    By Heather Young | June 9, 2020

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