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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

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

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

On the enormously influential works of a Golden Age innovator.

By Shane Mawe | June 15, 2020

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

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

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

By Otto Penzler | June 15, 2020

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

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

A 1965 novel about racial injustice and police brutality in the Deep South was hailed by critics and made into a major movie. The story would haunt its author until the bitter end.

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

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Best Way to Know an Author Is Through Their Characters

By Iris Johansen | June 11, 2020

The 2020 Anthony Award Nominees Have Been Announced

By CrimeReads | June 10, 2020

Lillie Langtry and the 19th Century's Gentlewomen Influencers

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

How Advertising Taught Me The Art of the Twist

How Advertising Taught Me The Art of the Twist

An Ad-Man's Secrets for Keeping Your Readers on Their Toes

By S.K. Barnett | June 9, 2020

Announcing the 2020 Dagger Awards Longlist

Announcing the 2020 Dagger Awards Longlist

The Crime Writers' Association honors the year's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | June 5, 2020

John Logan, Creator of Penny Dreadful, on His New Spinoff Series, City of Angels

John Logan, Creator of Penny Dreadful, on His New Spinoff Series, City of Angels

"You can't imagine how happy I am to be writing a proper crime story!"

By Michael Barson | June 5, 2020

My First Thriller: <br>Tess Gerritsen

My First Thriller:
Tess Gerritsen

How the creator of Rizzoli & Isles went from working late-night hospital shifts in Honolulu to writing bestselling thrillers.

By Rick Pullen | June 4, 2020

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