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When Dell Flipped on Mystery Readers

When Dell Flipped on Mystery Readers

How a Publisher and Two Legendary Bookstores Made Mysteries into Jigsaw Puzzles

By J. Kingston Pierce | January 11, 2019

On The Casual Sociopathy of The Traditional Mystery

On The Casual Sociopathy of The Traditional Mystery

Should There Be Such Thing As A "Comfortable" Murder Mystery?

By Gytha Lodge | January 10, 2019

Women Read Thrillers Because There's No Avoiding Danger

Women Read Thrillers Because There's No Avoiding Danger

On Talismans, Cautionary Tales, and Redemption

By Jessica Barry | January 9, 2019

The Crime Fiction of Taipei

The Crime Fiction of Taipei

In Night Markets and the Taiwan Underworld, a Noir Scene Grows

By Paul French | January 7, 2019

David Maurer, the Dean of Criminal Language

David Maurer, the Dean of Criminal Language

Why 'The Big Con' and Its Scammers Still Have Us On the Hook

By Sarah Weinman | January 4, 2019

How a Drug-Addicted Art Critic Created the Perfect Sleuth for the Jazz Age

How a Drug-Addicted Art Critic Created the Perfect Sleuth for the Jazz Age

On S.S. Van Dine and His Elegant Sleuth, Philo Vance

By John Loughery | January 3, 2019

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By CrimeReads | December 27, 2018

True Crime Advice: How Does Sororicide Work?

By Tori Telfer | December 27, 2018

On Mental Health, Disbelief, and the Psychological Thriller

By Wendy Heard | December 20, 2018

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #105

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #105

A Shot in the Dark (1964): A Madcap Peter Sellers Mystery

By Otto Penzler | December 18, 2018

Christmas Mysteries: A Tradition Revived

Christmas Mysteries: A Tradition Revived

Country Estates, Crackling Fires, a Holiday Goose...and Murder

By Paul French | December 17, 2018

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #107

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #107

Sleuth (1972): Olivier and Caine in a Country Estate

By Otto Penzler | December 17, 2018

Emma Lathen: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Emma Lathen: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Rediscovering the Queen(s) of Business Crime

By Neil Nyren | December 12, 2018

A Brief History of Spy Fiction

A Brief History of Spy Fiction

What Graham Greene's Spy Anthology Reveals About Espionage

By Stella Rimington | December 11, 2018

The Crime Fiction of Galway

The Crime Fiction of Galway

An Outpost for Emerald Noir on Ireland's West Coast

By Paul French | December 10, 2018

How Patricia Highsmith Helped Me Leave Christian Science

How Patricia Highsmith Helped Me Leave Christian Science

Genre Fiction Can Open Up The World

By Mark Stevens | December 10, 2018

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