Crime Reads
    • 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
    That Time Charlie Chaplin's Body Was Stolen From His Grave

    That Time Charlie Chaplin's Body Was Stolen From His Grave

    Now that's grave robbery!

    By Olivia Rutigliano | August 14, 2026

    The Best Paperback Releases of the Month: August 2026

    The Best Paperback Releases of the Month: August 2026

    Featuring new-in-paperback releases from Eli Cranor, Richard Osman, Louise Penny, Ivy Pochoda, Sherry Thomas, and more

    By CrimeReads | August 14, 2026

    The Rhyme & Reason of Suspense: Lisa Gardner on Her New Standalone, 'You’ll Be Sorry'

    The Rhyme & Reason of Suspense: Lisa Gardner on Her New Standalone, 'You’ll Be Sorry'

    Catching up with the best-selling author, gothic enthusiast, and self-professed research junkie.

    By John B. Valeri | August 14, 2026

    Filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa on His New Locked Room Mystery, 'The Samurai and The Prisoner'

    Filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa on His New Locked Room Mystery, 'The Samurai and The Prisoner'

    Radha Vatsal and Kurosawa discuss the heady new mystery set in 16th-century Japan.

    By Radha Vatsal | August 14, 2026

    The 5 Books the Characters in Jeff Abbott's New Thriller Would Read

    The 5 Books the Characters in Jeff Abbott's New Thriller Would Read

    The author of January and July explores his protagonists' literary inclinations

    By Jeff Abbott | August 14, 2026

    Rachel Antonoff's Fall Fashion Collection is Noir-Themed!!

    Rachel Antonoff's Fall Fashion Collection is Noir-Themed!!

    There's even a trench coat!!

    By Olivia Rutigliano | August 13, 2026

    Best Reviewed
    Books of the Week

    • Exit Party
    • Fallow
    • Our Noble Selves
    • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
    • The Newer World
    • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
    • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
    • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
    • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
    • The Rouse

    Rory Cormac on the Mavericks of Britain's Cold War Era Forgery Empire

    By Rory Cormac | August 13, 2026

    The Power and Promise of Virgin Islands Noir and Mystery

    By Tiphanie Yanique and Richard Georges | August 13, 2026

    5 Cli-Fi Novels and Eco-Thrillers Where Nature Has Main Character Energy

    By Nicole Brooks | August 13, 2026

    Sunning and Sleuthing: A Cozy Summer Reading List from Lucy Connelly

    Sunning and Sleuthing: A Cozy Summer Reading List from Lucy Connelly

    Featuring warm-weather cozies by Amanda Ashby, Allison Brennan, and more

    By Lucy Connelly | August 13, 2026

    The Best Debut Crime Novels of the Month: August 2026

    The Best Debut Crime Novels of the Month: August 2026

    Trucker heists, ex-pat obsessions, post-apocalyptic journeys, desert hijinks, and Scandinavian suspense

    By Molly Odintz | August 12, 2026

    8 Horror Novels That Use the Ocean as Their Setting

    8 Horror Novels That Use the Ocean as Their Setting

    Hannah Whitten recommends underwater scares by Mira Grant, Hester Steel, and others

    By Hannah Whitten | August 12, 2026

    5 Mysteries That Reimagine Death and the Afterlife

    5 Mysteries That Reimagine Death and the Afterlife

    Isabelle Spotts recommends Alice Sebold, Graham Joyce, and more

    By Isabelle Spotts | August 12, 2026

    Why Kevin Wade Chose to Write Crime Novels Set in the North Shore of Long Island

    Why Kevin Wade Chose to Write Crime Novels Set in the North Shore of Long Island

    Living in a small, illustrious region, and writing about its mysteries.

    By Kevin Wade | August 12, 2026

    Cozy, with a Side of Carnal: Birdie Horne on Writing Spicy, Open-door Sex Scenes

    Cozy, with a Side of Carnal: Birdie Horne on Writing Spicy, Open-door Sex Scenes

    The author of "Don't Cross Mo Ellery" explores the radical power of erotic cozies

    By Birdie Horne | August 11, 2026

    One Trucker's Quest to Capture the Everyday Heroes of an Oft-Forgotten Industry

    One Trucker's Quest to Capture the Everyday Heroes of an Oft-Forgotten Industry

    Ryan Lowell pays homage to the long-haul laborers on which our society depends with his debut heist thriller

    By Ryan Lowell | August 11, 2026

    « First‹ Previous789101112131415Next ›Last »
    Page 11 of 473
  • Support Us!

  • Popular Posts

    • Picture This: True Tales of Illustrated ThrillersOctober 14, 2026
      0
    • 2.
      Adrian Van Young on Growing Up in the Metal Scene and Finding His Way to Crime FictionOctober 13, 2026 by Adrian Van Young
      0
    • 3.
      The Most Anticipated Mysteries, Thrillers, and Crime Novels of Fall 2026September 11, 2026 by Molly Odintz
      0
    • 4.
      10 New Books Coming Out This WeekAugust 3, 2026 by CrimeReads
      0
  • 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