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 | April 22, 2024

Matthew D. Lassiter On What We Miss About White America and the War on Drugs

Matthew D. Lassiter On What We Miss About White America and the War on Drugs

The history of suburban moralizing and racialized victimhood is deliberate, insidious, and ongoing

By Molly Odintz | April 19, 2024

The 15 Best Sunglasses in Crime Film and TV

The 15 Best Sunglasses in Crime Film and TV

A sunny list for shady people...

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 19, 2024

“My Mind Had Been Fired By Reading Cheap Detective Stories

“My Mind Had Been Fired By Reading Cheap Detective Stories"

The colorful criminal escapades of the Gunn Brothers of San Francisco and Manhattan and the classic 1942 noir novel that came out of it all

By Curtis Evans | April 18, 2024

The Best Debut Novels of April 2024

The Best Debut Novels of April 2024

Featuring debuts from Sasha Vasilyuk, Sara Koffi, and more.

By CrimeReads | April 18, 2024

Dying Cities: On the Lone Book of 'Lost' Novelist Elaine Perry

Dying Cities: On the Lone Book of 'Lost' Novelist Elaine Perry

Published in 1990, 'Another Present Era' offered a vision of New York like no other.

By Michael Gonzales | April 18, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Etna
  • Triage
  • The Amateur
  • The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn
  • The Ego Trip: Psychedelic Toads, a Trail of Deaths, and the Guru Who Peddled Transcendence
  • Sunrise
  • A Tender Age
  • Don't Be Evil: Bad Bosses, Fake Promises, and My Escape from Big Tech
  • Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland
  • The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State

2024: A Year of
Literary True Crime

By Molly Odintz | April 17, 2024

Michael Dirda on curating stories for a Folio Society anthology of "Weird Tales"

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 17, 2024

Anthony Horowitz on Giving Himself a New Role in His Latest Mystery

By John B. Valeri | April 16, 2024

How a Hollywood Fixer Played Both Sides of a War Between Frank Sinatra and the Tabloids

How a Hollywood Fixer Played Both Sides of a War Between Frank Sinatra and the Tabloids

Fred Otash knew that Sinatra was angry and ready to fight. But he also knew the star was vulnerable.

By Josh Young and Manfred Westphal | April 16, 2024

A Bloody-Minded Business: Julian Symons’ Evolution as a Crime Fiction Critic

A Bloody-Minded Business: Julian Symons’ Evolution as a Crime Fiction Critic

The seismic shifts in interpretation throughout the critic's long career say as much about society as they do about the individual

By Curtis Evans | April 15, 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 | April 15, 2024

The Crime Novel That Wouldn't, Or Writing As Processing

The Crime Novel That Wouldn't, Or Writing As Processing

Ethel Rohan set out to write a psychological thriller informed by trauma. Instead, she found herself with an ode to empathy.

By Ethel Rohan | April 15, 2024

Linda Blair's Dark Journey

Linda Blair's Dark Journey

"The Exorcist, for me, lasted a lifetime"

By Carlos Acevedo | April 12, 2024

The 81 Best, Worst, and Strangest Dr. Watson Portrayals of All-Time, Ranked

The 81 Best, Worst, and Strangest Dr. Watson Portrayals of All-Time, Ranked

An endeavor which was HARDLY "elementary, my dear Watson."

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 12, 2024

My First Thriller: Hank Phillippi Ryan

My First Thriller: Hank Phillippi Ryan

It all started with a bizarre email. Hank Phillippi Ryan's imagination – and perseverance – took over from there.

By Rick Pullen | April 11, 2024

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