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What's Streaming in July: <br>Crime Edition

What's Streaming in July:
Crime Edition

Your guide to new shows and features headed to streaming.

By Dwyer Murphy | July 3, 2020

The Rise of the True Crime Podcast Novel

The Rise of the True Crime Podcast Novel

Crime fiction has long had a fascination with reporters. Now, authors are turning their attention to true crime podcasters.

By Kit Frick | July 3, 2020

On the Endless Symbolism of <em>Jaws</em>, Which Owes Its Dark Soul to <em>Moby Dick</em>

On the Endless Symbolism of Jaws, Which Owes Its Dark Soul to Moby Dick

Olivia Rutigliano discusses punishment, redemption, and fate in her favorite movie of all time.

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 2, 2020

P. D. James: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

P. D. James: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

She refined the crime novel to its dark, poetic core and created a roster of iconic detectives along the way.

By Neil Nyren | July 2, 2020

Crime Fiction Trains Us for Crisis

Crime Fiction Trains Us for Crisis

"Through crime fiction, we have faced all manner of peril, defended the unjustly accused, protected intended victims."

By Sulari Gentill | July 2, 2020

10 True Crime Podcasts You Should Be Listening to This Summer

10 True Crime Podcasts You Should Be Listening to This Summer

It's summer. You're going to need some cold case investigations.

By Lizzy Steiner | July 2, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

12 Novels You Should Read in July

By CrimeReads | July 1, 2020

Discovering the Women Authors Behind Hitchcock's Movies

By Leah Konen | June 30, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #11

By Otto Penzler | June 30, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 12

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 12

The Sting (1973)

By Otto Penzler | June 29, 2020

Patricia Highsmith: Preying on Our Minds

Patricia Highsmith: Preying on Our Minds

Why reading Highsmith's novels resonates so deeply—and disturbingly—in unsettled times.

By Sarah Hilary | June 26, 2020

<em>The Great Muppet Caper</em> Is the Loveliest Crime Movie Ever

The Great Muppet Caper Is the Loveliest Crime Movie Ever

Four decades ago, a ragtag group of vaguely self-aware puppets solved the greatest jewel heist in the world, and it was wonderful.

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 26, 2020

The 12 Greatest, Strangest, Most Transfixing Dance Scenes in the History of Crime Movies

The 12 Greatest, Strangest, Most Transfixing Dance Scenes in the History of Crime Movies

Because people may cheat, steal, and kill, but their hips don't lie.

By Dwyer Murphy | June 26, 2020

The Uncanny Appeal of Sole Survivor Stories

The Uncanny Appeal of Sole Survivor Stories

We weren't meant to fly, but we do. Stories of crash survivors speak to something primitive—and mysterious—in us.

By Richard Farrell | June 25, 2020

The Best Books of 2020 (So Far)

The Best Books of 2020 (So Far)

A look at the year's best crime novels, mysteries and thrillers, with the full understanding that it's only June, barely past the solstice.

By CrimeReads | June 24, 2020

Ottessa Moshfegh on Dreams, Nightmares, and a Rediscovered Novel

Ottessa Moshfegh on Dreams, Nightmares, and a Rediscovered Novel

The author of some of the darkest, most disturbing novels in years wants people to know: she's not April Ludgate.

By Michael Seidlinger | June 24, 2020

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