Red Right Hand: Peaky Blinders, Babylon Berlin and the Looming Shadow of Fascism

Red Right Hand: Peaky Blinders, Babylon Berlin and the Looming Shadow of Fascism

How history creates suspense in two standout crime dramas.

By Zack Budryk | August 10, 2023

Once a Spy, Always a Spy

Once a Spy, Always a Spy

"Aren’t there in fact some professions that seep into the bones?"

By James Wolff | August 10, 2023

The Ultimate Thriller Stakes: When a Parent Protects a Child

The Ultimate Thriller Stakes: When a Parent Protects a Child

Gillian McAllister on books that ratchet up the suspense by exploring the most powerful of bonds.

By Gillian McAllister | August 9, 2023

The Great, Reluctant Detectives of Crime Fiction

The Great, Reluctant Detectives of Crime Fiction

They would rather be doing something else.

By Cayce Osborne | August 9, 2023

The Best Paperback Releases of Summer 2023

The Best Paperback Releases of Summer 2023

Featuring new in paperback releases from Winnie M. Li, Deanna Raybourn, Michael Connelly, and many more.

By CrimeReads | August 9, 2023

Why Our Most Engrossing Mysteries Are Underwater

Why Our Most Engrossing Mysteries Are Underwater

Kevin Sites on the rapture of the deep

By Kevin Sites | August 9, 2023

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The Best Historical Fiction of 2023 (So Far)

By Molly Odintz | August 8, 2023

Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché on the Inspiration for Their New Sci-Fi Queer Romance Noir

By Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché | August 8, 2023

Will Dean's Top 10 Locked-Room Thrillers

By Will Dean | August 8, 2023

Five Novels Portraying Toxic Religion

Five Novels Portraying Toxic Religion

Amber Garza on faith, church, and thrillers where it all turns dark.

By Amber Garza | August 8, 2023

Remembering William Friedkin

Remembering William Friedkin

The legendary director of The French Connection and The Exorcist has died at the age of 87

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 7, 2023

Yepoka Yeebo on the Ghanaian Con Man Who Swindled the World

Yepoka Yeebo on the Ghanaian Con Man Who Swindled the World

The author of Anansi's Gold first learned about the "utterly absurd" story of John Ackah Blay-Miezah from a WhatsApp message. Then she read the diplomatic cables from Shirley Temple Black.

By Kevin Canfield | August 7, 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 | August 7, 2023

August's Best Psychological Thrillers

August's Best Psychological Thrillers

Bad teachers, worse friends, and plenty of family secrets

By Molly Odintz | August 7, 2023

Catherine Ryan Howard <br>On the Missing Women <br>of 1990s Ireland

Catherine Ryan Howard
On the Missing Women
of 1990s Ireland

"While we were growing up, a faceless phantom snatched multiple women and no one did anything about it at all."

By Catherine Ryan Howard | August 7, 2023

Denise Mina Takes on Philip Marlowe and Chandler's Los Angeles

Denise Mina Takes on Philip Marlowe and Chandler's Los Angeles

Denise Mina talks about redemption, P.G. Wodehouse, and being the first woman to continue the story of Raymond Chandler’s foundational detective.

By Nancie Clare | August 4, 2023

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