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How the Kidnapping of Miguel de Cervantes Shaped <em>Don Quixote</em>

How the Kidnapping of Miguel de Cervantes Shaped Don Quixote

The tragedy and comedy within and around one of the greatest novels of all time

By Ed Simon | September 24, 2025

Joshua Sharpe on the Four Decade Quest to Catch the Killer of a Black Couple in Southern Georgia

Joshua Sharpe on the Four Decade Quest to Catch the Killer of a Black Couple in Southern Georgia

Kevin Canfield talks to the author about his work solving a famous cold case and righting a miscarriage of justice.

By Kevin Canfield | September 24, 2025

The Curious History of the Ouija Board, Plus: How to Actually Use One!

The Curious History of the Ouija Board, Plus: How to Actually Use One!

Penny Warner has some pointers for how to make the most of your seance experience

By Penny Warner | September 24, 2025

Here's why you Should Set Your Crime Novel in Boston

Here's why you Should Set Your Crime Novel in Boston

Katie Tietjen on the great potential of Beantown for crime fiction.

By Katie Tietjen | September 23, 2025

There's nothing like a twist you don’t see coming

There's nothing like a twist you don’t see coming

Rebecca Kanner on how to surprise everyone with your plotting... even yourself.

By Rebecca Kanner | September 23, 2025

James R. Benn On Operation Halyard and Yugoslavian Resistance to Fascism

James R. Benn On Operation Halyard and Yugoslavian Resistance to Fascism

During WWII, competing groups of nationalists and communists fought fascism and each other to determine the post-war future.

By James R. Benn | September 23, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Gabrielle Sher On
Golems, Retellings, and
Finding Magic in Words

By Gabrielle Sher | September 23, 2025

The Best Movie Genre is One Where a Party at An Estate Goes Horribly Wrong

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 22, 2025

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads | September 22, 2025

Your Robert Redford Weekend Viewing Guide

Your Robert Redford Weekend Viewing Guide

Ten movies to watch, to toast Hollywood's coolest golden boy

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 19, 2025

NIKKI PAYNE ON BLENDING MYSTERY AND ROMANCE IN “THE PRINCESS AND THE P.I.”

NIKKI PAYNE ON BLENDING MYSTERY AND ROMANCE IN “THE PRINCESS AND THE P.I.”

The author chats with Elizabeth Held about her obsession with romantic arcs in crime stories

By Elizabeth Held | September 19, 2025

I Support the Movement to make <em>The Young Darcy Mysteries</em> Real

I Support the Movement to make The Young Darcy Mysteries Real

A Mashable article has a GREAT idea.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 18, 2025

Leash Law & Order: The Six Best Pet Parents in Crime Fiction

Leash Law & Order: The Six Best Pet Parents in Crime Fiction

"It’s not hard to see why the motif endures: people love pets"

By Zack Budryk | September 18, 2025

Writing a Slasher with Brains and Heart... and Blood

Writing a Slasher with Brains and Heart... and Blood

In other words, how to write a bloodbath. With Depth.

By Brian McAuley | September 17, 2025

Bryn Greenwood On Crime Fiction's Obsession with Kidnapped Women

Bryn Greenwood On Crime Fiction's Obsession with Kidnapped Women

"What stands out..is how starkly gendered these stories of captivity tend to be."

By Bryn Greenwood | September 17, 2025

Nick Medina Looks at 7 Books That

Nick Medina Looks at 7 Books That "Make Use of Folklore, Legend, and Myth to Leave Readers Shaken"

These ancient folktales find new relevancy in contemporary reads.

By Nick Medina | September 16, 2025

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