Los Angeles's Dark, Strange History of Trick-Or-Treat Murders 

Los Angeles's Dark, Strange History of Trick-Or-Treat Murders 

A trip through L.A.'s archives reveals several gruesome killings tied to Halloween.

By James T. Bartlett | October 31, 2024

Georgia Jeffries On Feeling Compelled to Write About Her Aunt's Murder

Georgia Jeffries On Feeling Compelled to Write About Her Aunt's Murder

Aldine Younger was murdered in 1933. Her killer escaped justice, and her family remains haunted by the case.

By Georgia Jeffries | October 31, 2024

Fact Meets Fiction: The Rise of the ‘True’ Crime Podcaster 

Fact Meets Fiction: The Rise of the ‘True’ Crime Podcaster 

Jacqueline Bublitz on the citizen detectives and aficionados and obsessives of today's thrillers.

By Jacqueline Bublitz | October 31, 2024

A Life Steeped in Forensic Science

A Life Steeped in Forensic Science

Jennifer Graeser Dornbush lays out the science behind the fiction and explains what really happens to a body when it's frozen.

By Jennifer Graeser Dornbush | October 31, 2024

Which Horror Movie Villains Would Make the Best Detectives?

Which Horror Movie Villains Would Make the Best Detectives?

It's not exactly an age-old question, but it intrigues us nonetheless.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 30, 2024

The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: October 2024

The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: October 2024

Featuring new books by Mark Haddon, Elyse Graham, Nick Harkaway, and more.

By CrimeReads | October 30, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Stations
  • West of Loveland
  • Castles: A Fortified History of the World
  • Sweet Pea
  • The Pen: A Human History
  • Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?
  • Gloria Don't Speak
  • The Heights
  • The King Under the Mountain: In Search of J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Just a Shot Away: Martin Scorsese's Life in Film

A New Season of 'The Diplomat' – Political Intrigue in a Time of Political Intrigue

By Keith Roysdon | October 30, 2024

Felix Francis: How to Make a Killing Owning Racehorses

By Felix Francis | October 30, 2024

On The "White Baron" and Writing Real Evil into Historical Fiction

By Nicholas Pullen | October 29, 2024

The Monster Within

The Monster Within

How two writers turned the visceral self-criticism of depression into a terrifying horror antagonist

By Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta | October 29, 2024

J. Lincoln Fenn on What Draws Writers to Islands

J. Lincoln Fenn on What Draws Writers to Islands

"[N]othing that I saw or experienced was unusual to someone who grew up there. I was the interloper looking in."

By J. Lincoln Fenn | October 29, 2024

The Making of the American West's Last Great Outlaw Hideouts

The Making of the American West's Last Great Outlaw Hideouts

Tom Clavin charts the history of Brown's Hole.

By Tom Clavin | October 29, 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 | October 28, 2024

Outback Noir: Darwin and the Northern Territory

Outback Noir: Darwin and the Northern Territory

Crime and the City visits a remote Australian region.

By Paul French | October 28, 2024

Nilanjana Roy On Reporting on Gender In India

Nilanjana Roy On Reporting on Gender In India

When Indian women sought independence inside and outside the home in the aughts, a wave of patriarchal violence followed

By Nilanjana Roy | October 28, 2024

<em>Conclave</em> is Excellent, Praise the Lord

Conclave is Excellent, Praise the Lord

Edward Berger's taut, subtle papal thriller is a quiet masterpiece

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 25, 2024

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