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The Best International Crime Fiction of May 2023

The Best International Crime Fiction of May 2023

Locked room mysteries, brutal noir, and an epic tale of espionage.

By Molly Odintz | May 19, 2023

What are all the Genesis Allusions doing in Preston Sturges's <em>The Lady Eve</em>?

What are all the Genesis Allusions doing in Preston Sturges's The Lady Eve?

On temptation, apples, falls, and snakes in the classic con artist caper/screwball romantic comedy from 1941.

By Stuart Klawans | May 19, 2023

The Great Women Detectives of Historical Fiction

The Great Women Detectives of Historical Fiction

These mystery series are led by history's savvy sleuths.

By Samantha Hastings | May 19, 2023

All the Monsters in <em>Jane Eyre</em>

All the Monsters in Jane Eyre

A primer on the Gothic, 19th century women writers, and Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar's classic The Madwoman in the Attic

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 18, 2023

Shop Talk: Josh Kendall on the Life of a Crime Fiction Editor

Shop Talk: Josh Kendall on the Life of a Crime Fiction Editor

Mulholland's Josh Kendall sits down for the very first Shop Talk: editor edition

By Eli Cranor | May 18, 2023

How Arthur Conan Doyle Was Duped By Some of the Victorian World's Most Obvious Hoaxes

How Arthur Conan Doyle Was Duped By Some of the Victorian World's Most Obvious Hoaxes

The creator of Sherlock Holmes famously wanted to believe in the supernatural world. That desire led him down some strange paths.

By Katie Spalding | May 18, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Best Female Buddy Stories (aka, Can I Get a Side of Womance With That?)

By Michelle Gagnon | May 18, 2023

The Backlist: Revisiting Ethel Lina White's 'The Lady Vanishes' with Andrea Bartz

By Polly Stewart | May 17, 2023

Memphis Man: Cadillac Riding With Isaac Hayes

By Michael Gonzales | May 17, 2023

7 Great Espionage Films Set During WWII

7 Great Espionage Films Set During WWII

Ashley Weaver looks at "stories of spycraft and undercover derring-do"

By Ashley Weaver | May 17, 2023

Reimagining the Scarlet Pimpernel

Reimagining the Scarlet Pimpernel

Updating a classic tale of derring-do for the 21st century.

By Genevieve Cogman | May 17, 2023

7 Fabulous Crime Novels and the Craft Lessons They Drive Home

7 Fabulous Crime Novels and the Craft Lessons They Drive Home

Kate White on thrillers that entertain and inspire

By Kate White | May 16, 2023

Realism and License in Legal Thrillers

Realism and License in Legal Thrillers

Adam Mitzner on finding the right balance of accuracy and drama in a field where the details are everything.

By Adam Mitzner | May 16, 2023

7 YA Books That Explore the Struggle Between the Haves and Have-Nots

7 YA Books That Explore the Struggle Between the Haves and Have-Nots

Or, inequality kills...

By Jen Wilde | May 16, 2023

Murder or Divorce? The Sociopath’s Dilemma

Murder or Divorce? The Sociopath’s Dilemma

"The [sociopath's] downfall is his wife. If she challenges or crosses him, he withdraws in smoldering rage and then erupts into violence."

By Stephanie Kane | May 16, 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 | May 15, 2023

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