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Motherhood and Monsters: How Being a Parent Helps Me Write Thrillers

Motherhood and Monsters: How Being a Parent Helps Me Write Thrillers

"Nightmares have always been a normal occurrence for me, but during my pregnancy they were more vivid than usual, more visceral."

By Jennifer Hillier | April 21, 2020

The King of the Golden Age <br>Crime Novel in Japan: <br>Seishi Yokomizo

The King of the Golden Age
Crime Novel in Japan:
Seishi Yokomizo

The Golden Age of Mystery had its heyday in Japan, too. One author led the way.

By Paul French | April 20, 2020

The Most Toxic Friendships in Crime Fiction

The Most Toxic Friendships in Crime Fiction

Cheaters, liars, killers, and other best friends.

By Lisa Levy | April 20, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #19

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #19

North by Northwest (1959)

By Otto Penzler | April 20, 2020

Bosch Is Back—And He's Still the Prickly Bastard You Want Showing Up at a Crime Scene

Bosch Is Back—And He's Still the Prickly Bastard You Want Showing Up at a Crime Scene

Six seasons in, Bosch may just be TV's best police procedural.

By Keith Roysdon | April 17, 2020

This Is the Book That Outsold <em>Dracula</em> in 1897

This Is the Book That Outsold Dracula in 1897

It's weird, and you haven't heard of it.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 16, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Women Who Edited Crime Fiction

By Sarah Weinman | April 16, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #20

By Otto Penzler | April 16, 2020

The Hollywood Golden Age Producer Turned Cold War Spy

By Jonathan Gill | April 14, 2020

Confessions of a Conspiracy Theorist

Confessions of a Conspiracy Theorist

Do conspiracy thrillers serve a valuable, humanistic function? Or are they just plain dangerous?

By Oliver Harris | April 14, 2020

Donna Leon on Italian Culture, Environmentalism, and Her Long-Running Series

Donna Leon on Italian Culture, Environmentalism, and Her Long-Running Series

The crime maestro celebrates the generosity of Italians, in both ordinary and extraordinary times.

By CrimeReads | April 13, 2020

10 of the Greatest Con Artist Movies of All-Time

10 of the Greatest Con Artist Movies of All-Time

Elaborate scams, bizarre slang, and hustlers of all stripes.

By Dean Jobb | April 10, 2020

The 12 Darkest Endings in the History of Noir Fiction

The 12 Darkest Endings in the History of Noir Fiction

Noir is known for bleakness and despair. These 12 books outdo them all.

By Zach Vasquez | April 10, 2020

Elmore Leonard, Florida Man

Elmore Leonard, Florida Man

The wild crimes and strange characters that inspired a legendary author to reinvent himself and his work in true Florida style.

By Craig Pittman | April 9, 2020

Suing Hollywood

Suing Hollywood

Author Tess Gerritsen took on a Hollywood studio for screenplay theft. It was just the start of a long, strange journey.

By Tess Gerritsen | April 9, 2020

Brian De Palma and Susan Lehman Talk Noir, Scandals, and Pulpy Cover Art

Brian De Palma and Susan Lehman Talk Noir, Scandals, and Pulpy Cover Art

But they still don't tell us if snakes are necessary.

By CrimeReads | April 9, 2020

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