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My Uncle, The Librarian-Spy

My Uncle, The Librarian-Spy

In 1943, a Harvard librarian was quietly recruited by the OSS to save the scattered books of Europe.

By Kathy Peiss | February 5, 2020

How Raymond Chandler and the Tate-LaBianca Murders Inspired the Making of <em>Chinatown</em>

How Raymond Chandler and the Tate-LaBianca Murders Inspired the Making of Chinatown

The strange, unlikely events in 1969 that set Robert Towne on a course to write one of the greatest films ever made.

By Sam Wasson | February 4, 2020

Ten Books Where the Setting Is a Character

Ten Books Where the Setting Is a Character

From 1950s L.A. to Savannah's iconic squares, these books bring time and place alive in unforgettable ways.

By Sarah Pinborough | February 4, 2020

Carl Hiaasen: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Carl Hiaasen: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Discover the wild, corrupt, uproarious world of Hiaasen's Florida.

By Neil Nyren | January 30, 2020

The Strange Rural Noir of Wilma Dykeman’s <em>The Tall Woman</em>

The Strange Rural Noir of Wilma Dykeman’s The Tall Woman

Rediscovering A Lost Classic of Mid-Century Literature

By Chris McGinley | January 29, 2020

Checking in with 2019's Breakout Crime Authors

Checking in with 2019's Breakout Crime Authors

These crime authors broke through in a big way last year. We find out how their lives changed and what they're anticipating ahead.

By Lisa Levy | January 29, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

How to Travel Like a Crime Novelist

By Jeff Gunhus | January 29, 2020

What Authors Can Learn from the Greatest Long Takes in Movie History

By Nicci French | January 28, 2020

Who is Rodney Reed? A Primer on this Texas Death Row Case

By Nile Cappello | January 28, 2020

Me and the G-Man

Me and the G-Man

A crime writer's research sparks an unlikely
friendship with an FBI agent

By Nina Sadowsky | January 27, 2020

6 True Crime Books to Read This January

6 True Crime Books to Read This January

A look at the month's best in crime nonfiction.

By CrimeReads | January 24, 2020

What We Write About When We Write About the Past

What We Write About When We Write About the Past

How to make historical fiction true to its time period, without making it stuffy. (Hint: the devil is in the details.)

By Raymond Fleishchmann | January 24, 2020

Crimes Without Punishment: Inside the Narratives That Border True Crime

Crimes Without Punishment: Inside the Narratives That Border True Crime

The books pushing at the boundaries of true crime storytelling.

By Tobias Carroll | January 24, 2020

Seven True Crime Books for Domestic-Suspense Lovers

Seven True Crime Books for Domestic-Suspense Lovers

Sometimes the scariest place to go... is home.

By Lisa Levy | January 23, 2020

Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village

Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village

You stay away from the village fete, do you understand?

By Maureen Johnson | January 23, 2020

Announcing the 2020 Edgar Award Nominations

Announcing the 2020 Edgar Award Nominations

The Mystery Writers of America celebrate the genre's best.

By CrimeReads | January 22, 2020

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