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They Get the Assignment: Alison Gaylin's Favorite Fictional Female Detectives

They Get the Assignment: Alison Gaylin's Favorite Fictional Female Detectives

These PIs move through the world with their own style.

By Alison Gaylin | September 12, 2024

Hellfire: Secret Societies of the 18th Century

Hellfire: Secret Societies of the 18th Century

Susan Stokes-Chapman on the history of British "Hellfire Clubs" and their fascination with the occult.

By Susan Stokes-Chapman | September 12, 2024

Where Chills Meet Thrills: 7 Eerie Crime Novels

Where Chills Meet Thrills: 7 Eerie Crime Novels

"[E]ach of these novels is steeped in the kind of eerie atmosphere that threatens to unsettle your perceptions and infect your dreams."

By Megan Taylor | September 11, 2024

Not Just Fargo: Why Minnesota Makes the Perfect Setting for Crime Fiction

Not Just Fargo: Why Minnesota Makes the Perfect Setting for Crime Fiction

"Hotdish and hot tempers. The shocking red of blood against flat white snow. Threatening words delivered in a cheery accent"

By Caroline Woods | September 11, 2024

Justice for Lucy Westenrea

Justice for Lucy Westenrea

On reconsidering, and reimagining, one of the most mistreated characters in fiction

By Kiersten White | September 11, 2024

Kelsea Yu: Writing Chinese Food into My Stories

Kelsea Yu: Writing Chinese Food into My Stories

When Kelsea Yu's first thriller needed a safe haven, she knew it had to be a restaurant.

By Kelsea Yu | September 10, 2024

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Silvia Moreno-Garcia Writes a Hollywood Story of Biblical Proportions

By Nancie Clare | September 10, 2024

Why Vampires Are Back in Vogue

By Rachel Harrison | September 10, 2024

Do We Stick Around after Death?

By Beth Castrodale | September 10, 2024

Unsung Detectives From a Millennial Youth

Unsung Detectives From a Millennial Youth

From Carmen Sandiego to Cowboy Bebop, Libby Cudmore looks at the 90s icons that taught her to love noir

By Libby Cudmore | September 9, 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 | September 9, 2024

Empathy and Crime Fiction: How Do You Make Readers Root for the “Unrootable”?

Empathy and Crime Fiction: How Do You Make Readers Root for the “Unrootable”?

Steve Hamilton on the magic of fiction.

By Steve Hamilton | September 9, 2024

Drugs and Distance: Taking on the Opioid Crisis in Thriller Form

Drugs and Distance: Taking on the Opioid Crisis in Thriller Form

Betsy Hartmann on finding the craft and the purpose.

By Betsy Hartmann | September 9, 2024

Quiz: Can You Identify These Crime Novels From Their Library of Congress Subject Categories?

Quiz: Can You Identify These Crime Novels From Their Library of Congress Subject Categories?

A register intended for organization is its own mystery!

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 6, 2024

Four Gothic and Neo-Gothic Novels About Mothers

Four Gothic and Neo-Gothic Novels About Mothers

"Maternal figures not only propel Gothic plots but heighten their terror."

By Gail Lukasik | September 6, 2024

How the Detectives of Scotland Yard Solved Their First Big Case

How the Detectives of Scotland Yard Solved Their First Big Case

In the summer of 1842, the 'Bermondsey Horror' kept London transfixed, as the newly formed detective squad launched an investigation.

By Simon Read | September 6, 2024

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