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Lucas Schaefer Talks Texas, Boxing, and How To Use Crime Fiction to Explore Identity

Lucas Schaefer Talks Texas, Boxing, and How To Use Crime Fiction to Explore Identity

Jenny Staff Johnson interviews the debut novelist about his Austin-set epic

By Jenny Staff Johnson | June 6, 2025

Small Town Gothic: <br>11 Story Collections Set in <br>Fictional Locales

Small Town Gothic:
11 Story Collections Set in
Fictional Locales

These fictitious small towns are "simmered in the cast iron Dutch oven of a parochial geography"

By Robert Busby | June 4, 2025

Wait What: Why is it called <em>Murder by Numbers</em> When There Are No Numbers?

Wait What: Why is it called Murder by Numbers When There Are No Numbers?

Olivia Rutigliano asks a head-scratching question

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 4, 2025

James Lee Burke on the Highs and Lows of American History

James Lee Burke on the Highs and Lows of American History

Burke and David Masciotra continue their years-long conversation on literature and American history.

By David Masciotra | June 3, 2025

The Art of Doing Nothing, The Craft of Making it Hurt

The Art of Doing Nothing, The Craft of Making it Hurt

Katia Lief on what cult leaders and crime novelists have in common.

By Katia Lief | June 3, 2025

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | June 2, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Deanna Raybourn & Jesse Q. Sutanto On Writing Badass Older Sleuths

By CrimeReads | May 30, 2025

They're in That??: Anthony Anderson in The Departed

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 30, 2025

The Thursday Murder Club movie has a teaser trailer!

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 29, 2025

Outlaw Women In Fiction

Outlaw Women In Fiction

Nova Ren Suma discusses female characters who are in defiance and on the run

By Nova Ren Suma | May 29, 2025

The Unexpected Delights of Being a Jeopardy Clue

The Unexpected Delights of Being a Jeopardy Clue

Alma Katsu celebrates a banner moment in her career: seeing her novel mentioned on the famed quiz show

By Alma Katsu | May 28, 2025

The 20 In-Flight Crime Movie Options on This Airplane, Ranked

The 20 In-Flight Crime Movie Options on This Airplane, Ranked

Olivia Rutigliano evaluates an unusual medly of crime films

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 28, 2025

Danya Kukafka on Revisiting Alice Sebold's 'The Lovely Bones'

Danya Kukafka on Revisiting Alice Sebold's 'The Lovely Bones'

Kukafka and Polly Stewart read and discuss Sebold's modern classic.

By Polly Stewart | May 28, 2025

7 Historical Novels That Explore The Underbelly of the Art World

7 Historical Novels That Explore The Underbelly of the Art World

Laura Leffler on art crimes in fiction, near and far

By Laura Leffler | May 27, 2025

20 TV Families Solving Crimes

20 TV Families Solving Crimes

Lee Hollis highlights some of his favorite on-screen crime-solving duos, families, and siblings—both fictional and based on real-life inspiration.

By Lee Hollis | May 27, 2025

Jason Powell: How Working as a Firefighter Ignited A Passion for Storytelling

Jason Powell: How Working as a Firefighter Ignited A Passion for Storytelling

An NYC firefighter on trust, community, and the ecopocalypse

By Jason Powell | May 27, 2025

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