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The Cowboy as Detective: Finding Charlie Siringo’s West

The Cowboy as Detective: Finding Charlie Siringo’s West

Charlie Siringo’s frontier life filled five autobiographies. His book about his two decades “playing outlaw” as a Pinkerton operative provoked the agency’s long campaign to silence him, and inspired American crime writers such as Dashiell Hammett. “When the final call comes,” Siringo judged toward the end, “I shall have to take my medicine, with Satan holding the spoon.”

By Nathan Ward | September 5, 2023

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 | September 5, 2023

From Punchline to Protagonist: Black Horror and the Monsters Who Hunt

From Punchline to Protagonist: Black Horror and the Monsters Who Hunt

By Lisa Springer | September 5, 2023

<em>The Secret History</em>'s tragic flaw? Those Kids Are No Fun

The Secret History's tragic flaw? Those Kids Are No Fun

Jessie Gaynor on the importance of having a good time while you're in a work of Dark Academia.

By Jessie Gaynor | September 1, 2023

The New York City Theater Where True Crime Was All the Rage...in the Early 19th Century

The New York City Theater Where True Crime Was All the Rage...in the Early 19th Century

The notorious murder in Fall River played out for transfixed audiences in New York night after night.

By Bruce Dorsey | September 1, 2023

The 10 Best Crime Novels Coming Out in September

The 10 Best Crime Novels Coming Out in September

Featuring new books by Angie Kim, Lou Berney, Mick Herron, and more.

By CrimeReads | September 1, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Backlist: Revisiting Vicki Hendricks' 'Miami Purity' with Alex Segura

By Polly Stewart | August 31, 2023

Bigfoot Is in the Woods, Our Hearts and Our Nightmares

By Keith Roysdon | August 31, 2023

Texas: Home to Bizarre True Crimes (And So Many Serial Killers)

By Stephen G. Michaud | August 31, 2023

The Best Reviewed Books of Summer 2023

The Best Reviewed Books of Summer 2023

Novels from Colson Whitehead, S.A. Cosby, Beatriz Williams, and more.

By CrimeReads | August 30, 2023

Phonies: J.D. Salinger and Wielding Copyright as Self-Protection

Phonies: J.D. Salinger and Wielding Copyright as Self-Protection

Salinger spent the second half of his career fighting for authors' right to privacy. Did it do any good?

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 30, 2023

Margot Douaihy on Queering Crime Fiction and Embracing Metaphysical Mystery

Margot Douaihy on Queering Crime Fiction and Embracing Metaphysical Mystery

Read an interview with Douaihy and see the cover reveal of her second Sister Holiday mystery, Blessed Water

By Molly Odintz | August 30, 2023

Dementia in Crime Fiction: Rage and The Ticking Clock

Dementia in Crime Fiction: Rage and The Ticking Clock

Hugh Lessig on what it means to write a character with dementia.

By Hugh Lessig | August 30, 2023

The Strange, Surreal, Visionary Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s

The Strange, Surreal, Visionary Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s

Michael Gonzales talks with Adam Rowe about his new book, Worlds Beyond Time: Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s

By Michael Gonzales | August 29, 2023

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 | August 28, 2023

Skewing the Murder Mystery With an Animal's Point of View

Skewing the Murder Mystery With an Animal's Point of View

On Animals As Sleuths (and Culprits)

By Leonie Swann | August 28, 2023

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