• Features
    • Essays
    • Interviews
    • Reading Lists
    • New Nonfiction
  • Culture
    • TV & Film
    • Podcasts
    • Craft
    • Awards/Festivals
  • True Crime
  • Daily Thrill
  • Genres
    • Mystery
    • Noir/Hardboiled
    • Suspense
    • Espionage/Thriller
    • Legal/Procedural
  • Literary Hub
  • Book Marks
  • Log In
  • Features
    • Essays
    • Interviews
    • Reading Lists
    • New Nonfiction
  • Culture
    • TV & Film
    • Podcasts
    • Craft
    • Awards/Festivals
  • True Crime
  • Daily Thrill
  • Genres
    • Mystery
    • Noir/Hardboiled
    • Suspense
    • Espionage/Thriller
    • Legal/Procedural
  • Literary Hub
  • Book Marks
  • Log In

Home Archive by category Excerpts (Page 13)

Excerpts

Hell of a Mess

Nick Kolakowski

"It was the worst possible timing—or maybe the best."


Nothing More To Tell

Karen McManus

'“What a warm welcome back to Saint Ambrose, huh?” she says. “Population: messed up.”'


Girl, Forgotten

Karin Slaughter

'Jasper said, “Your father is up for parole again in six months.”'


Traitor’s Dance

Jeff Abbott

"Sam Capra watched the assassin enter the middle school gym."


Three Assassins

by Kotaro Isaka, Translated by Sam Malissa

"It’s night but the scene is ablaze with gaudy neon and streetlamps. People everywhere. Like a writhing mass of luridly colored insects."


How I’ll Kill You:
Excerpt and Cover Reveal

Ren DeStefano

“What about that one?”


Vicious Creatures

Ashton Noone

"I never wanted to come back home."


How To Kill Your Family

Bella Mackie

"On my first day here fourteen long months ago, she sat on my bunk, squeezed my knee with her horribly long fingernails and told me that she knew what I’d done, and thought it was fantastic."


Sisters of the Lost Nation: Exclusive Cover Reveal and Excerpt

Nick Medina

“I found three unearthed graves,” he said. “Someone dug them up.”


The Soviet Sisters

Anika Scott

“I think it’s time for me to tell you about my sister.”



« First‹ Previous91011121314151617Next ›Last »
Page 13 of 93
  • Support Us!

    support crimereads become a member
  • Popular Posts

    • New Crime Series to Stream During This Holiday WeekendAugust 29, 2025
      0
    • Danny DeVito, DirectorAugust 28, 2025 by Vince Keenan
      0
  • Features

    • 10 New Books Coming Out This WeekOctober 20, 2025 by CrimeReads
      0
    • Behind the Screams: Ashley Cullins Unmasks Your Favorite Scary Movie FranchiseOctober 20, 2025 by John B. Valeri
      0
    • Lost Literature: On "Picket Line," Elmore Leonard's Remarkable, Long-Unpublished NovellaOctober 20, 2025 by C.M. Kushins
      0
    • Digital Gold, Different Rules: How Japan's Cryptocurrency Hacks Reveals a Nation's Two-Tiered Justice SystemOctober 17, 2025 by Jake Adelstein
      0
    • Mediums, Secret Societies, Hell Princes: Seven Novels Featuring Demons and PossessionOctober 17, 2025 by K. Valentin
      0

    • Barf, Funk, Tug, and Other Etymological MysteriesOctober 20, 2025
    • The Psychology of Portnoy: On the Making of Philip Roth’s Groundbreaking NovelOctober 20, 2025 by Steven J. Zipperstein
    • My Mother the Inventor: Why “Fail Better” is Sometimes the Best Lesson a Parent Can GiveOctober 20, 2025 by Coco McCracken
    • The Mild Mannered Englishman Who Was the World’s Most Prolific Ghost HunterOctober 20, 2025 by Ben Machell
    • How Black Labor Unions Impacted the Creation of the Stanzaic Blues PoemOctober 20, 2025 by Kristin Grogan
    • Joyride: A Memoir
    • The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
    • "Might be the best craft book on writing you will ever read It s not…"



  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead


    About


    Sign Up For Our Newsletters


    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us


    Privacy Policy


    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member



  • © LitHub
    Back to top