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The Best International Fiction of March

The Best International Fiction of March

Crime fiction in translation you won't want to miss!

By Molly Odintz | March 22, 2023

Bad Seed Novels: A Deeply Unsettling Literary Tradition

Bad Seed Novels: A Deeply Unsettling Literary Tradition

"How would you deal with evil if you found it nested in the heart of your family?"

By Nathan Oates | March 22, 2023

The Nuclear War Scare of 1983, And The Pop Culture Soundtrack of Anxiety

The Nuclear War Scare of 1983, And The Pop Culture Soundtrack of Anxiety

"[Western citizens] had no idea that the world was on the brink of nuclear war...Ironically, the prospect of nuclear war was very present in popular entertainment..."

By Brian J. Morra | March 22, 2023

How a Team of Ambitious Crooks in 1960s Montreal Planned the Biggest Bank Heist Anyone Had Ever Seen

How a Team of Ambitious Crooks in 1960s Montreal Planned the Biggest Bank Heist Anyone Had Ever Seen

In 1961, Montreal was the bank robbery capital of North America. A team of criminals wanted to plan the perfect caper.

By Andrew Amelinckx | March 22, 2023

Crime Novels Set Against the Backdrop of Reality TV Shows

Crime Novels Set Against the Backdrop of Reality TV Shows

These books use reality television to parse the difference between appearance and truth.

By Molly Odintz | March 21, 2023

The Mysterious Death of a D.C. Power Broker

The Mysterious Death of a D.C. Power Broker

During the Harding Administration, Jess Smith had the ear of every politician in town, especially the crooked ones.

By Nathan Masters | March 21, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

How Annette Lyon Went From Writing "Sweet Romance" to Suspense

By Annette Lyon | March 21, 2023

Uncovering the Grave Sins of a Catholic Orphanage in Vermont

By Christine Kenneally | March 21, 2023

Espionage Book Recommendations From a Former CIA Spy

By Brittany Butler | March 21, 2023

Elissa Sloan and Jennifer Banash On Celebrity, Myth, and Fiction

Elissa Sloan and Jennifer Banash On Celebrity, Myth, and Fiction

The authors of two new books on fame and its discontents talk 21st century culture.

By Elissa Sloan and Jennifer Banash | March 20, 2023

Portrait of a 1920's Midwife, Who Was Also the Leader of a Murder Ring

Portrait of a 1920's Midwife, Who Was Also the Leader of a Murder Ring

In a rural farming region in what is now Hungary, a group of women banded together in a strange enterprise.

By Patti McCracken | March 20, 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 | March 20, 2023

Anna Biller on Bluebeard, The Love Witch, and Her Suspenseful New Novel

Anna Biller on Bluebeard, The Love Witch, and Her Suspenseful New Novel

Read an interview with the director and see an exclusive reveal of the cover of Bluebeard's Castle

By CrimeReads | March 20, 2023

Aviation Thrillers: Novels That Get the Pressures of Flying Right

Aviation Thrillers: Novels That Get the Pressures of Flying Right

Author and pilot Ward Larsen on stories that fly right

By Ward Larsen | March 17, 2023

I Saw <em>Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre</em> and Now I Have Some Questions

I Saw Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre and Now I Have Some Questions

"I enjoy films where 'really good driving' and 'really bad driving' are the same kind of driving."

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 17, 2023

Lisa Levy Signs Off with a Final Column: 5 Psychological Thrillers to Read This Month

Lisa Levy Signs Off with a Final Column: 5 Psychological Thrillers to Read This Month

Read recklessly, read reverently, read riotously.

By Lisa Levy | March 17, 2023

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