The Importance of a Great Setting in Crime Fiction

The Importance of a Great Setting in Crime Fiction

Ash Clifton on Ross Macdonald, Charles Willeford, and the right way to craft a mystery's setting.

By Ash Clifton | April 1, 2024

Eight of the Most Unlikely Amateur Sleuths in Fiction

Eight of the Most Unlikely Amateur Sleuths in Fiction

They think outside the box, and they make the same mistakes you or I would. What's not to love?

By Freya Sampson | April 1, 2024

Mini-Reviews from Three Months in Crime Moviegoing

Mini-Reviews from Three Months in Crime Moviegoing

Beekeeping assasins, adolescent ghostbusters and more: Olivia Rutigliano on 2024 in crime film

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 29, 2024

The Best International Fiction of March 2024

The Best International Fiction of March 2024

French noir, Japanese mystery, Argentine horror, and more

By Molly Odintz | March 29, 2024

The Strong, Complex Women of Historical Mystery and Romance

The Strong, Complex Women of Historical Mystery and Romance

Jenny Adams on the leading ladies of a favorite genre.

By Jenny Adams | March 29, 2024

Books in Which Children Go Missing

Books in Which Children Go Missing

Lyn Liao Butler on writing a mother's worst nightmare

By Lyn Liao Butler | March 29, 2024

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Hello, Miss Fenwick: Getting Reacquainted with a Crime Fiction Great

By Curtis Evans | March 28, 2024

Brendan Flaherty on Estrangement, Home, and the Rippling Effects of Trauma in 'The Dredge'

By Jenny Bartoy | March 28, 2024

Real Life Crimes That Are Stranger Than Fiction

By Emily Bain Murphy | March 28, 2024

4 Books In Which Children Are Accused – And Their Parents Wrestle with the Truth

4 Books In Which Children Are Accused – And Their Parents Wrestle with the Truth

Childhood innocence is precious. But the parents in these books are beginning to have doubts...

By Dervla McTiernan | March 28, 2024

The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: March 2024

The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: March 2024

New books from Tana French, Colin Barrett, and more.

By CrimeReads | March 27, 2024

When Horror Hits Home: An Appreciation of Domestic Horror

When Horror Hits Home: An Appreciation of Domestic Horror

The truest horror is that which comes from the familiar turned frightening

By Lindsay Starck | March 27, 2024

When Good People Do Bad Things: Exploring Everyday Evil in Crime Fiction

When Good People Do Bad Things: Exploring Everyday Evil in Crime Fiction

"Why is so much harm committed by those who think they are right?"

By Rene Denfeld | March 27, 2024

Y'all Means All: On the Growing Diversity of Southern Gothic and Rural Noir

Y'all Means All: On the Growing Diversity of Southern Gothic and Rural Noir

These "crime and gothic writers [are] reshaping the mythical South as we know it"

By Bobby Matthews | March 27, 2024

Robin Peguero on Satire and the Normalization of Political Violence

Robin Peguero on Satire and the Normalization of Political Violence

The author (and January 6th Attack investigator) on writing his new novel, 'One in the Chamber.'

By Robin Peguero | March 26, 2024

How to turn Lunar New Year (and Other Holidays) Into a Setting for Your Next Crime

How to turn Lunar New Year (and Other Holidays) Into a Setting for Your Next Crime

Jesse Q. Sutanto on the intricacies of a festive mystery.

By Jesse Q. Sutanto | March 26, 2024

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