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What does it mean to "Visualize Detection?"

A transcript from Olivia Rutigliano's talk on detective fiction and visual culture at New York City's Salmagundi Club

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 19, 2024

September's Best International Crime Fiction

September's Best International Crime Fiction

Four new novels in translation perfect for mystery readers

By Molly Odintz | September 19, 2024

The Magic of Maigret

The Magic of Maigret

A.E. Gauntlett on the investigations of a detective who could go anywhere, even "the deepest and darkest recesses of the human psyche."

By A.E. Gauntlett | September 19, 2024

A Tale of Two Cities: Taking My Fictional Detective From Minneapolis to LA

A Tale of Two Cities: Taking My Fictional Detective From Minneapolis to LA

PJ Tracy shakes up her series with some changes in setting

By P.J. Tracy | September 19, 2024

Highway to Hell: <br>The Comedy and Chaos of the Family Vacation

Highway to Hell:
The Comedy and Chaos of the Family Vacation

Seedy motels. Truck stop bathrooms. Cracker Barrel.

By Maureen Kilmer | September 19, 2024

The Backlist: Rebecca Makkai on 'The Murderess' and Reading in Translation

The Backlist: Rebecca Makkai on 'The Murderess' and Reading in Translation

Makkai and Polly Stewart discuss Alexandros Papadiamantis and the project that's taking Makkai across the world of literature.

By Polly Stewart | September 18, 2024

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Storm Warning: A Surprisingly Frank Noir Indictment of the Ku Klux Klan, Starring Ronald Reagan

By Keith Roysdon | September 18, 2024

Librarians on the Case

By Sofie Kelly | September 18, 2024

Bringing Nicholas Meyer's The Seven-Per-Cent Solution to the Big Screen

By Steven T. Doyle | September 17, 2024

Objectively Speaking: 6 Cursed Object Novels

Objectively Speaking: 6 Cursed Object Novels

Nightmare vehicles, frightening jewelry, and a dead man's suit

By Lamar Giles | September 17, 2024

Six Great Thrillers Where Bodies Are Hidden...

Six Great Thrillers Where Bodies Are Hidden...

...only to be uncovered later… moved to a new spot… or never found at all.

By Barbara Gayle Austin | September 17, 2024

When Multiple Narrators Tell the Story of a Crime

When Multiple Narrators Tell the Story of a Crime

'The position of "hero" is uncertain, and even changeable.'

By Kelsey Rae Dimberg | September 17, 2024

Marcie Rendon On Writing About An Epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Marcie Rendon On Writing About An Epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Misogyny is an integral part of cultural erasure. Writing about the epidemic of MMIW must address this essential truth.

By Marcie Rendon | September 16, 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 16, 2024

The Women Are There: Re-imagining Classic Adventure Novels 

The Women Are There: Re-imagining Classic Adventure Novels 

Steph Post on the role of women–and the potential for revision–in these classic books.

By Steph Post | September 16, 2024

The Irresistible Draw of Weddings in Cozy Mysteries

The Irresistible Draw of Weddings in Cozy Mysteries

"There's always the possibility that not all cozy mystery wedding guests will return home safely and alive."

By Allison Brook | September 16, 2024

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