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    Grappling with PTSD <br>in Crime Fiction

    Grappling with PTSD
    in Crime Fiction

    Forget the PTSD-fueled psychotic killer of pop culture lore. Crime novels are capable of a far more complex treatment.

    By Hilary Davidson | July 11, 2019

    Hannibal Lecter: 20 Years Later

    Hannibal Lecter: 20 Years Later

    The last Hannibal Lecter book was a publishing phenomenon like no other—it left a long, strange legacy.

    By Patrick J. Sauer | July 10, 2019

    7 'Unlikeable' Women (Characters) You Should Get to Know This Summer

    7 'Unlikeable' Women (Characters) You Should Get to Know This Summer

    Pop culture is full of interesting women challenging stereotypes and ridiculous old questions about likeable characters.

    By Kristen Lepionka | July 10, 2019

    Stuntwoman, Armorer, and...Crime Writer?

    Stuntwoman, Armorer, and...Crime Writer?

    Five ways my background as a stuntwoman and armorer helped me become a crime writer (and one way it didn't).

    By S. L. Huang | July 10, 2019

    7 Psychological Thrillers to Read This July

    7 Psychological Thrillers to Read This July

    Toxic Relationships, Dangerous Neighbors, and So Many Secrets

    By Lisa Levy | July 9, 2019

    Adrian McKinty Had Given Up on Writing—A Late Night Phone Call Changed Everything

    Adrian McKinty Had Given Up on Writing—A Late Night Phone Call Changed Everything

    A new thriller explores parents breaking bad and the terrifying spread of a kidnapping ring.

    By Mark Rubinstein | July 9, 2019

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    • Luna, Phoenix, Queen
    • Music Against the Night
    • Peck & Peck
    • The Best Kind of American: A True Story of Murder, War, and America's Undoing in the Middle East
    • The End of Everything
    • Morbid: Debunking Modern Longevity Science
    • American Socialist: The Life and Legacy of Eugene V. Debs
    • Solace House

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #48

    By Otto Penzler | July 9, 2019

    It's Time for Urban Fiction to Get Some Literary Respect

    By Aya de Leon | July 8, 2019

    A Brief History
    of the Ned Kelly Awards

    By Aoife Clifford | July 3, 2019

    Interview With A Serial Killer

    Interview With A Serial Killer

    How An Anchorage Detective Used Criminal Profiling Techniques To Catch A Killer (With a Little Help From "Silence of the Lambs")

    By Maureen Callahan | July 3, 2019

    13 New Books You Should Read This July

    13 New Books You Should Read This July

    The Month's Best Crime Fiction, Mysteries, and Thrillers

    By CrimeReads | July 2, 2019

    Gritty Old New York Movies: My Home Bittersweet Home

    Gritty Old New York Movies: My Home Bittersweet Home

    The streets were dirty, crime was up, and the culture was alive.

    By David Gordon | July 2, 2019

    The Wit, Wisdom, and Noirs of James M. Cain

    The Wit, Wisdom, and Noirs of James M. Cain

    25 of the Greatest Lines Ever Written by a Crime Fiction Master

    By Dwyer Murphy | July 1, 2019

    Bollywood Noir

    Bollywood Noir

    As India's mainstream politicians become more right-wing, its entertainment industry finds answers in noir.

    By akankshasingh | July 1, 2019

    On 'The Girls' in the Title

    On 'The Girls' in the Title

    The trend is more than marketing hype—it's a signifier for the complex female protagonists so central to crime fiction.

    By Nina Laurin | July 1, 2019

    The Best Book Covers of June

    The Best Book Covers of June

    The Best Book Designs in Crime, Mystery, and Thrillers

    By CrimeReads | June 28, 2019

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