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    Over the Edge: Cliffs, Coasts and Liminal Spaces in Crime Fiction

    Over the Edge: Cliffs, Coasts and Liminal Spaces in Crime Fiction

    Sarah Hilary on great moments in coastal noir

    By Sarah Hilary | July 11, 2023

    Dying Onstage: Performance, Theater, and Deception in Classic Murder Mysteries

    Dying Onstage: Performance, Theater, and Deception in Classic Murder Mysteries

    Tom Mead surveys the long, passionate history of murder mysteries and the stage.

    By Tom Mead | July 11, 2023

    Armed to the Teeth: Healing Through Horror

    Armed to the Teeth: Healing Through Horror

    In searching for intimacy and authenticity, one author turned to the comforts of horror fiction.

    By Liz Kerin | July 10, 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 | July 10, 2023

    How Truman Capote Was Destroyed by His Own Masterpiece

    How Truman Capote Was Destroyed by His Own Masterpiece

    Inside a New Volume Reproducing the Original Manuscript
    of In Cold Blood

    By Ebs Burnough | July 10, 2023

    Honoring a Fictional Lineage of Women Detectives

    Honoring a Fictional Lineage of Women Detectives

    From Harriet the Spy, to Hornclaw, a look at six iconic female detectives.

    By Ripley Jones | July 10, 2023

    Best Reviewed
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    • Stations
    • West of Loveland
    • Castles: A Fortified History of the World
    • Sweet Pea
    • The Pen: A Human History
    • Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?
    • Gloria Don't Speak
    • The Heights
    • The King Under the Mountain: In Search of J. R. R. Tolkien
    • Just a Shot Away: Martin Scorsese's Life in Film

    The Best Psychological Thrillers of July

    By Molly Odintz | July 7, 2023

    The Hot Spot: The Making of a Sweaty Neo-Noir with a Soundtrack That Stands as an American Masterpiece

    By David Masciotra | July 7, 2023

    The Aesthetics of Noir: Ed Brubaker on His Latest Crime Graphic Novel, 'Night Fever'

    By Alex Segura | July 7, 2023

    How To Balance Between Imagination and Facts

    How To Balance Between Imagination and Facts

    Or, a look at the difference between "based on" and "inspired by"

    By Aaron Jacobs | July 7, 2023

    The Bizarre Story of the 'Cowboy Mutiny'

    The Bizarre Story of the 'Cowboy Mutiny'

    In 1902, Captain Robert Peattie was attacked aboard the Leicester Castle by a disgruntled sailor, who then killed the ship’s 2nd mate before escaping with two others on a flimsy raft. The Captain assumed the men had soon drowned in the South Pacific until he was called to America, with four bullets still in his body, to identify a suspect living as an Arizona Sheriff. 

    By Nathan Ward | July 6, 2023

    Cheating Hearts: On James M. Cain and Infidelity

    Cheating Hearts: On James M. Cain and Infidelity

    A story of life and literature and getting all tangled up

    By Michael Gonzales | July 6, 2023

    Why Cozy Mystery's Amateur Sleuths Are Not Just Busy-Bodies

    Why Cozy Mystery's Amateur Sleuths Are Not Just Busy-Bodies

    Plus, some tips on creating your own amateur sleuth.

    By Debra Sennefelder | July 6, 2023

    Heather Levy On Writing Sex, Kink, and Agency

    Heather Levy On Writing Sex, Kink, and Agency

    Plus, a cover reveal for Levy's upcoming Hurt for Me

    By Molly Odintz | July 6, 2023

    10 New Novels You Should Read This Month

    10 New Novels You Should Read This Month

    July's Best New Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers

    By CrimeReads | July 5, 2023

    Sarah Weinman on James Baldwin, the Atlanta Child Murders, and the Evolution of True Crime Writing

    Sarah Weinman on James Baldwin, the Atlanta Child Murders, and the Evolution of True Crime Writing

    A new nonfiction anthology shows the range and depth of today's true crime writing.

    By Sarah Weinman | July 5, 2023

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