Crime Reads » Culture

The Bizarre Pleasures of the 1980s ‘Twilight Zone’ Reboot

The Bizarre Pleasures of the 1980s ‘Twilight Zone’ Reboot

The 1985 series is sometimes overshadowed by the original, but it was a bastion of horror fiction talent.

By Keith Roysdon | January 11, 2024

James Grippando: 30 Years of Lightning Bolts, Percolators, and other Sources of Inspiration

James Grippando: 30 Years of Lightning Bolts, Percolators, and other Sources of Inspiration

Reflections on three decades of Florida legal thrillers – and where it all comes from.

By James Grippando | January 11, 2024

Catching Up with Louise Penny in Iceland

Catching Up with Louise Penny in Iceland

G.M. Malliet sat down with Penny at the recent Iceland Noir conference to discuss traditional mysteries, thrillers, and a return to Three Pines.

By G.M. Malliet | January 10, 2024

Shane’s Lot: How a 1949 Gun-Toting Loner Still Rides Through American Literature

Shane’s Lot: How a 1949 Gun-Toting Loner Still Rides Through American Literature

Maria Hummel on American Iconography and the 21st Century Revival of Western Writing

By Maria Hummel | January 10, 2024

How An Obsession With Art Crime Became a Thriller

How An Obsession With Art Crime Became a Thriller

Artist and author Jonathan Santlofer on the many works examining art fraud, theft, and looting that informed his new book

By Jonathan Santlofer | January 9, 2024

Passionate Distortions: Patricia Highsmith and the Female Protagonist

Passionate Distortions: Patricia Highsmith and the Female Protagonist

Katia Lief on channeling Highsmith's powerful, repulsive character studies for a new era

By Katia Lief | January 9, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Rian Johnson on the Genius of John Dickson Carr

By Rian Johnson | January 8, 2024

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads | January 8, 2024

Rian Johnson and Olivia Rutigliano talk Poker Face, Knives Out, and Golden Age Mysteries

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 5, 2024

Was 'The Leopard Man' Hollywood's First Slasher Film?

Was 'The Leopard Man' Hollywood's First Slasher Film?

How Cornell Woolrich's formally innovative serial killer novel 'Black Alibi' was adapted for the screen.

By Scott Adlerberg | January 4, 2024

Cozy Mystery Subgenres: Making the Perfect Blend

Cozy Mystery Subgenres: Making the Perfect Blend

Mixing it up with historical, paranormal, and romantic cozies

By Patricia Sargeant, writing as Olivia Matthews | January 4, 2024

The Importance of the Plot Twist

The Importance of the Plot Twist

Heidi Perks on when and how to reveal the twists that will keep readers guessing throughout your novel.

By Heidi Perks | January 3, 2024

What Makes a Forest Such a Seductive Setting for Fiction?

What Makes a Forest Such a Seductive Setting for Fiction?

Terri Parlato considers what draws us to the deep, dark woods

By Terri Parlato | January 3, 2024

How to Write Fiction about True Crime

How to Write Fiction about True Crime

Novels examining the true crime industry are a critical part of understanding its problems and popularity.

By Kate Brody | January 2, 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 | January 2, 2024

The Rise of

The Rise of "Mom-Noir"

Katherine Faulkner looks at the "new cast of female, feminist crime writers exploring the darker realities of motherhood"

By Katherine Faulkner | January 2, 2024

« First ‹ Previous 67 68 69 707172 73 74 75 Next ›Last »

Page 71 of 256