On Secret Societies, Dark Academia, and Blending the Real with the Unreal

On Secret Societies, Dark Academia, and Blending the Real with the Unreal

Derek Millman was in the depths of writer's block when he received a binder detailing a year in one of Yale's secret societies.

By Derek Milman | July 3, 2024

Looking for Pirates and Finding Treasure in the Carolina Outer Banks

Looking for Pirates and Finding Treasure in the Carolina Outer Banks

Ocracoke Island was a haven for pirates for hundreds of years. Today, it's full of ghost stories and happy vacationers.

By Molly MacRae | July 3, 2024

Fictional But Faithful: <br>Writing Georgia O'Keeffe <br>as an Amateur Sleuth

Fictional But Faithful:
Writing Georgia O'Keeffe
as an Amateur Sleuth

"She was alert to the infinitesimal that others might miss. For her, the Sherlock Holmes magnifying glass would be redundant."

By Kathryn Lasky | July 3, 2024

Clandestine Worlds: Books Exploring Secret Ecosystems and Shadow Economies

Clandestine Worlds: Books Exploring Secret Ecosystems and Shadow Economies

These volumes will "peel away the secrecy,...unlock clandestine systems and see what makes them tick"

By Elizabeth Heider | July 2, 2024

I Come From a Long Line of Criminals

I Come From a Long Line of Criminals

April Henry on successfully channeling family history and criminal tendencies into fiction.

By April Henry | July 2, 2024

What Do Creators Owe Their Real-Life Subjects?

What Do Creators Owe Their Real-Life Subjects?

Robyn Harding on the power and the pitfalls of basing thriller characters on real people.

By Robyn Harding | July 2, 2024

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A Window Into the World of Those Who Search for the Missing

By Taina Tervonen | July 2, 2024

Dean Jobb on the Gentleman Thief Who Charmed Jazz Age New York

By Kevin Canfield | July 1, 2024

My First Thriller: Heather Graham

By Rick Pullen | July 1, 2024

The Crime Fiction of Montevideo

The Crime Fiction of Montevideo

Crime and the City takes a book tour through the Uruguayan capital.

By Paul French | July 1, 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 | July 1, 2024

The Best Worst Detectives in Crime Film and TV

The Best Worst Detectives in Crime Film and TV

The sleuths who are so bad... they're tons of fun

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 28, 2024

Candy for the People: The Miami Murder Mystery That Transfixed America

Candy for the People: The Miami Murder Mystery That Transfixed America

Sixty years ago, a high-profile murder gave America its first taste of true crime in the modern media age.

By Gaspar González | June 28, 2024

The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: June 2024

The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: June 2024

Featuring new books from Walter Mosley, Nicola Yoon, Paul Tremblay, and more.

By CrimeReads | June 28, 2024

The Beautifully Terrifying, Alluring, Decadent Reality of Paris

The Beautifully Terrifying, Alluring, Decadent Reality of Paris

Shan Serafin on living the expat dream and accidentally writing his darkest, most personal thriller yet.

By Shan Serafin | June 28, 2024

The Con Artists Who Preyed on Gay Men In the Early 1900s

The Con Artists Who Preyed on Gay Men In the Early 1900s

James Polchin on the "real-life conmen...whose cons often profited from the prohibition and criminalization of homosexuals."

By James Polchin | June 27, 2024

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