Literary Fiction Can Be Murder

Literary Fiction Can Be Murder

Or, a list of mysteries in which bookish people must solve crimes at bookish events

By V. M. Burns | November 28, 2023

Delving Into the Real Story of Charlie Starkweather, Spree Killer, Demon of the American '50s

Delving Into the Real Story of Charlie Starkweather, Spree Killer, Demon of the American '50s

Harry N. MacLean knew there was likely more to the story than was known. But did he want to go down the old roads to Nebraska?

By Harry N. MacLean | November 28, 2023

<em>The White Priory Murders</em>, A Christmas Mystery That Deserves To Be Remembered

The White Priory Murders, A Christmas Mystery That Deserves To Be Remembered

Martin Edwards considers a classic holiday murder mystery from the king of locked room crime novels, John Dickson Carr

By Martin Edwards | November 28, 2023

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 | November 27, 2023

Agatha Christie’s Most Romantic Murder Mysteries

Agatha Christie’s Most Romantic Murder Mysteries

Lily Sparks ranks the mystery master's novels from the most light and frothy to the darkest and most deeply tortured

By Lily Sparks | November 27, 2023

Jail to the Chief: The 5 Worst Fictional Acts Committed by Real Presidents

Jail to the Chief: The 5 Worst Fictional Acts Committed by Real Presidents

From brawling to cuckoldry to cannibalism, (real) Presidents get up to some dark (fictional) deeds.

By Zack Budryk | November 27, 2023

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Books In Which Rich People (Think They Can) Get Away With Murder

By Charlotte Vassell | November 27, 2023

Fall's Best International Fiction

By Molly Odintz | November 22, 2023

Learning to Be Lost (and Found) in Fiction and in Life

By Amy Hagstrom | November 22, 2023

Brave Women in Mysterious Circumstances: A Reading List

Brave Women in Mysterious Circumstances: A Reading List

The more these characters find themselves doubted, the more strength they must draw from their own determination

By Christina Henry | November 22, 2023

The Backlist: Alex Finlay and Polly Stewart Revisit 'I Am Pilgrim,' by Terry Hayes

The Backlist: Alex Finlay and Polly Stewart Revisit 'I Am Pilgrim,' by Terry Hayes

Authors read a globe-trotting master class in thriller pacing.

By Polly Stewart | November 21, 2023

The Best Psychological Thrillers of November 2023

The Best Psychological Thrillers of November 2023

Suburban secrets, sophisticated set-ups, and plenty of slow-burn suspense

By Molly Odintz | November 21, 2023

Queen of the Supermarket

Queen of the Supermarket

Michael Gonzales remembers the long cultural heyday of the supermarket and why his family gladly worshipped there.

By Michael Gonzales | November 21, 2023

Why New Zealand Noir?

Why New Zealand Noir?

Nalini Singh makes the case for New Zealand's place atop the world of mystery and thrillers.

By Nalini Singh | November 21, 2023

Five Books With Righteous Female Rage

Five Books With Righteous Female Rage

Exploring the Good for Her subgenre: a sampling of vigilantes, serial killers, and women who are just plain fed up.

By Katherine A. Olson | November 21, 2023

5 New Books Coming Out This Week

5 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | November 20, 2023

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