Fredric Brown: Chronicler of Con Artists, Clowns, and Capitalist Excess

Fredric Brown: Chronicler of Con Artists, Clowns, and Capitalist Excess

"Fredric Brown had...a powerful sense of the absurdly capricious cruelty of life"

By Curtis Evans | December 27, 2024

The Best Nonfiction Crime Books of 2024

The Best Nonfiction Crime Books of 2024

Spies, smugglers, jewel thieves and utopian murders – this year's best true crime offers something for everyone.

By CrimeReads | December 26, 2024

The Best Crime TV of 2024

The Best Crime TV of 2024

Insouciant Floridian PIs, psychopathic con men, and Jodie Foster in a parka!

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 20, 2024

The Christmas Tree King Love Triangle Murder

The Christmas Tree King Love Triangle Murder

In 1950, Harry A. Pozner was the Christmas Tree King of San Diego. He would soon get caught in a bloody mess.

By James T. Bartlett | December 20, 2024

How Misunderstanding Can Drive a Plot in Crime Fiction 

How Misunderstanding Can Drive a Plot in Crime Fiction 

Alex Kenna on fiction where terrible mistakes are made for morally complex reasons.

By Alex Kenna | December 20, 2024

The Thrill of Disaster

The Thrill of Disaster

A Reading List of the Big Moments Gone Wrong and Why We Love Them.

By Jen Marie Wiggins | December 19, 2024

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The Eight High Crimes Of Hanukkah: A Conversation with Tod Goldberg

By James Queally | December 19, 2024

The Best True Crime Memoirs of 2024

By CrimeReads | December 19, 2024

The Best Crime Movies of 2024

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 18, 2024

Bonnie Kistler on Suspense, Surprise Twists, and Crime in Florida

Bonnie Kistler on Suspense, Surprise Twists, and Crime in Florida

The author discusses her new 'Gaslight'-influenced thriller, 'Shell Games'.

By Peter Handel | December 18, 2024

The Best Speculative Crime Fiction of 2024

The Best Speculative Crime Fiction of 2024

The year's best scifi and fantasy mysteries

By Molly Odintz | December 18, 2024

The Best YA Mystery, Crime, and Horror Fiction of 2024

The Best YA Mystery, Crime, and Horror Fiction of 2024

Slashers, gamers, zombies, and debutantes

By Molly Odintz | December 18, 2024

Rhythm in Storytelling

Rhythm in Storytelling

D. M. Rowell (Koyh Mi O Boy Dah) on the oral storytelling tradition and the cultivation of suspense.

By D.M. Rowell (Koyh Mi O Boy Dah) | December 17, 2024

M.W. Craven: An Englishman in New York

M.W. Craven: An Englishman in New York

How one author learned about the many varieties of getting pissed.

By M. W. Craven | December 17, 2024

The Outsized Impact of Teaching Writing in Prison

The Outsized Impact of Teaching Writing in Prison

Once a writing instructor in a penitentiary, Jane Corry now serves as a judge for a prison writing contest

By Jane Corry | December 17, 2024

The Best Traditional Mysteries of 2024

The Best Traditional Mysteries of 2024

Precocious young sleuths, stage magicians-turned-detectives, and collaborative in-laws:

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 16, 2024

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