Crafty Crooks: Books About Talented Criminals and Con Artists

Crafty Crooks: Books About Talented Criminals and Con Artists

Jesse DeRoy on literature's greatest thieves.

By Jesse DeRoy | November 12, 2024

A Killing in North Carolina That Still Haunts the Survivors, 50 Years Later

A Killing in North Carolina That Still Haunts the Survivors, 50 Years Later

They were hippies from Clearwater looking for a place to camp. Then the armed sheriff's deputies showed up.

By Timothy Silver | November 12, 2024

John Straley: Nature and My Life of Crime

John Straley: Nature and My Life of Crime

"I had been a cowboy and then a private eye in Alaska. Books fed my fantasies and I continued to merge my reality into my fantasies."

By John Straley | November 12, 2024

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 | November 11, 2024

Crime Writing in Sheffield: England's Gritty Steeltown

Crime Writing in Sheffield: England's Gritty Steeltown

The factories may have closed, but Sheffield's crime writers are still going strong.

By Paul French | November 11, 2024

12 New Crime Novels By LGBTQIA+ Writers to Read This Fall and Winter

12 New Crime Novels By LGBTQIA+ Writers to Read This Fall and Winter

As the days grow shorter, let your reading list grow queerer...

By Queer Crime Writers | November 8, 2024

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Victimhood or Empowerment: The Two Faces of Female Criminality

Victimhood or Empowerment: The Two Faces of Female Criminality

"Why we need to see criminal women through the lenses of desperation or empowerment is the more fascinating question to me. What does this say about us?"

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M.L. Rio and Olivia Rutigliano talk novellas, graveyards, 80s music, and fungi

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Dominic Nolan on Historical Crime Fiction, London, and Cycles of Violence

Dominic Nolan on Historical Crime Fiction, London, and Cycles of Violence

A conversation with the author of 'White City'

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10 Great Mysteries in the Great Outdoors

10 Great Mysteries in the Great Outdoors

Margaret Mizushima on the wilder side of crime fiction.

By Margaret Mizushima | November 6, 2024

A Crime for All Seasons – Why Cozies Aren’t Just for Fall

A Crime for All Seasons – Why Cozies Aren’t Just for Fall

Gretchen Rue on the evergreen delights of the cozy mystery.

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Honolulu Noir: A Tsunami of Colonization

Honolulu Noir: A Tsunami of Colonization

Chris McKinney lays out the noir history of the Hawaiian city.

By Chris McKinney | November 5, 2024

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