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The 20 Greatest Fall Jackets in the History of Crime Fiction

The 20 Greatest Fall Jackets in the History of Crime Fiction

It's not a true mystery until somebody shows up in tweed...or just a nice mid-length coat...anything sensible and earthy really.

By Dwyer Murphy | November 25, 2020

The Enduring Noir Legacy of John Cassavetes

The Enduring Noir Legacy of John Cassavetes

Cassavetes was an early hero for American indie cinema. But his influence on crime films runs just as deep.

By Zach Vasquez | November 23, 2020

C.J. Box on <em>Big Sky</em>, Big Twists, and Bringing a New Western Thriller to Montana

C.J. Box on Big Sky, Big Twists, and Bringing a New Western Thriller to Montana

The new thriller, Big Sky marks the first time the author's work has been adapted for the screen. It's long overdue.

By Michael Barson | November 16, 2020

What <em>Ozark</em> Gets Wrong: The Latest Tricks in International Money Laundering

What Ozark Gets Wrong: The Latest Tricks in International Money Laundering

"Running a casino to launder illegal cash is so 1940s."

By Michael Niemann | November 13, 2020

Let's Explore a Complicated Thriller Archetype: The Femme Fatale

Let's Explore a Complicated Thriller Archetype: The Femme Fatale

This Week on Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast

By Unlikeable Female Characters | November 12, 2020

The tortuous literary puzzle <em>Cain's Jawbone</em> has been solved for the first time since 1934

The tortuous literary puzzle Cain's Jawbone has been solved for the first time since 1934

Only three people have ever cracked it. The most recent sleuth did it during pandemic lockdown.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 11, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

A Guide to Deciding Whether Your Fictional Character Is a Vigilante or a Straight-Up Killer

By Layne Fargo | November 4, 2020

Which Scary Books Should You Pair With Scary Movies This Halloween Weekend?

By Rachel Harrison | October 30, 2020

All the Famous Writers Who Have Reportedly Come Back as Ghosts

By CrimeReads | October 30, 2020

The CrimeReads Halloween 2020 Movie Guide

The CrimeReads Halloween 2020 Movie Guide

Trick-or-Treat-ing may be off, this year, but we've rounded up some Halloween classics to weather the chilly October nights

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 30, 2020

<em>Arsenic and Old Lace</em>, Frank Capra's

Arsenic and Old Lace, Frank Capra's "Halloween Tale of Brooklyn," Is the perfect film for the season

It has everything: serial killers, dead bodies, Peter Lorre, and a psychotic convict hiding out after an unfortunate plastic surgery accident that makes him look like Frankenstein's monster.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 29, 2020

My First Thriller: Scott Turow

My First Thriller: Scott Turow

For eight years, he wrote in thirty minute bursts on a commuter train. Then, he had himself a blockbuster novel.

By Rick Pullen | October 29, 2020

Western Noir: Smashing Together Two Genres, What Do You Get?

Western Noir: Smashing Together Two Genres, What Do You Get?

If the western is about delivering justice and noir is about the depths of the void, how can the two genres coexist?

By Nick Kolakowski | October 26, 2020

Edward Gorey designed the sets for the 1970s Broadway run of <em>Dracula</em>

Edward Gorey designed the sets for the 1970s Broadway run of Dracula

As expected, they're very beautiful, very creepy, and very fun.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 22, 2020

'Rebecca' at Eighty: The Women Behind the Hitchcock Classic

'Rebecca' at Eighty: The Women Behind the Hitchcock Classic

In 1938, Joan Harrison read a galley of Daphne Du Maurier's masterpiece. She wouldn't rest until she had the rights to adapt it.

By Christina Lane | October 21, 2020

The 52 Best, Worst, and Strangest Draculas of All-Time, Ranked

The 52 Best, Worst, and Strangest Draculas of All-Time, Ranked

There's a lot at stake when it comes to picking pop culture's best Dracula. Count them down with us.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 21, 2020

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