On Secret Societies, Dark Academia, and Blending the Real with the Unreal

On Secret Societies, Dark Academia, and Blending the Real with the Unreal

Derek Millman was in the depths of writer's block when he received a binder detailing a year in one of Yale's secret societies.

By Derek Milman | July 3, 2024

Fictional But Faithful: <br>Writing Georgia O'Keeffe <br>as an Amateur Sleuth

Fictional But Faithful:
Writing Georgia O'Keeffe
as an Amateur Sleuth

"She was alert to the infinitesimal that others might miss. For her, the Sherlock Holmes magnifying glass would be redundant."

By Kathryn Lasky | July 3, 2024

What Do Creators Owe Their Real-Life Subjects?

What Do Creators Owe Their Real-Life Subjects?

Robyn Harding on the power and the pitfalls of basing thriller characters on real people.

By Robyn Harding | July 2, 2024

My First Thriller: Heather Graham

My First Thriller: Heather Graham

From dinner theater in Florida to 70 million books in print, and counting.

By Rick Pullen | July 1, 2024

The Crime Fiction of Montevideo

The Crime Fiction of Montevideo

Crime and the City takes a book tour through the Uruguayan capital.

By Paul French | July 1, 2024

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 | July 1, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

The Best Worst Detectives in Crime Film and TV

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 28, 2024

The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: June 2024

By CrimeReads | June 28, 2024

The Beautifully Terrifying, Alluring, Decadent Reality of Paris

By Shan Serafin | June 28, 2024

The Con Artists Who Preyed on Gay Men In the Early 1900s

The Con Artists Who Preyed on Gay Men In the Early 1900s

James Polchin on the "real-life conmen...whose cons often profited from the prohibition and criminalization of homosexuals."

By James Polchin | June 27, 2024

The Gallic Rascal Vs. the Staid Englishman: A New Perspective on Lupin and Holmes

The Gallic Rascal Vs. the Staid Englishman: A New Perspective on Lupin and Holmes

Sam Siciliano on bringing the two iconic fictional detectives together to solve a complex case

By Sam Siciliano | June 27, 2024

Western Humanities Education and the Well-Educated Police Detective

Western Humanities Education and the Well-Educated Police Detective

"Is 'police detective' the answer pop culture most eagerly provides to the question 'what does one do with a humanities degree?'"

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 26, 2024

Reality’s Peripheral: Five Lightly Surreal Novels

Reality’s Peripheral: Five Lightly Surreal Novels

Chandler Morrison on works which use surreal details to accentuate realistic portrayals

By Chandler Morrison | June 26, 2024

How to Celebrate Women in Horror All Year Round

How to Celebrate Women in Horror All Year Round

How to support female-identifying horror creators, from the writers of "The Science of Women in Horror"

By Kelly Florence and Meg Hafdahl | June 26, 2024

7 Great Debut Novels Out This Month: June 2024

7 Great Debut Novels Out This Month: June 2024

Southern noir, a Miami crime story, gothic horror, and more.

By Molly Odintz | June 25, 2024

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 24, 2024

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