The CrimeReads 2023 Holiday Gift Guide

The CrimeReads 2023 Holiday Gift Guide

30+ cozy, mystery-ish, book-adjacent gifts for your crime-obsessed loved ones!

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 17, 2023

On the Bizarre Relationship Between Lee Harvey Oswald and his Mother

On the Bizarre Relationship Between Lee Harvey Oswald and his Mother

"We’re going to be just like the Rockefellers and live like kings."

By Deanne Stillman | November 17, 2023

From Academic to Crime Writer

From Academic to Crime Writer

H.N. Hirsch on crafting a mystery series featuring a gay detective after 40+ years as a professor

By H. N. Hirsch | November 17, 2023

Romance and Love Triangles in Cozy Mysteries

Romance and Love Triangles in Cozy Mysteries

Christina Romeril with a look at some sleuthers and their love interests.

By Christina Romeril | November 17, 2023

A List of Jewish Crime Thrillers

A List of Jewish Crime Thrillers

It's a short list, but it's a good list!

By Lee Matthew Goldberg | November 17, 2023

How Max Marshall Wrote a College Fraternity Crime Epic

How Max Marshall Wrote a College Fraternity Crime Epic

Marshall's new nonfiction book 'Among the Bros' explores a world of privilege, excess, drugs, and murder.

By Kevin Canfield | November 16, 2023

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1987: The Thrilling-est Year in Hollywood History

By Michael Ledwidge | November 16, 2023

My First Thriller: Joseph Finder

By Rick Pullen | November 16, 2023

Thrillers Where Natural Disaster Looms Large

By Gwen Florio | November 16, 2023

Kenneth Branagh and De-Poiroting Hercule Poirot

Kenneth Branagh and De-Poiroting Hercule Poirot

Frank Falisi reflects on the launching of a new detective franchise with an old-hat protagonist.

By Frank Falisi | November 15, 2023

An Argument for the Unintentional Villain

An Argument for the Unintentional Villain

Or, how looking at accidental bad guys helps us understand our own risk of entering into moral grey areas.

By Lauren Nossett | November 15, 2023

Healing Through Horror

Healing Through Horror

On the surprising mental health benefits of a scary movie habit

By Preston Fassel | November 15, 2023

Inside the Early Days of Investigating the Murdaugh Family

Inside the Early Days of Investigating the Murdaugh Family

Mandy Matney broke the story on the Murdaugh Dynasty's many misdeeds. One key interview with a friend of a victim kept her on the case.

By Mandy Matney | November 15, 2023

How the True (and Still Unsolved) 1986 Assassination of the Swedish Prime Minister Inspired My Nordic Noir Novel

How the True (and Still Unsolved) 1986 Assassination of the Swedish Prime Minister Inspired My Nordic Noir Novel

Olof Palme led an extraordinary life (including becoming lifelong friends with Paul Newman) before his murder.

By Steve Berg | November 14, 2023

A Journey Into the Heart of the Everglades, and the Alligator Poacher Sting that Divided a Community

A Journey Into the Heart of the Everglades, and the Alligator Poacher Sting that Divided a Community

In her new book, 'Gator Country,' Rebecca Renner wants to go beyond the easy mythology of 'Florida Man.'

By Rebecca Renner | November 14, 2023

What Spy Fiction Taught Me About Breaking the Rules

What Spy Fiction Taught Me About Breaking the Rules

Anna Pitoniak on the moral ambiguities of great spy writing.

By Anna Pitoniak | November 14, 2023

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