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 15, 2022

Color Her Orange: Talking with Grace Ellis About Her New Graphic Novel Featuring Patricia Highsmith

Color Her Orange: Talking with Grace Ellis About Her New Graphic Novel Featuring Patricia Highsmith

Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer bring a new vision of Highmith's early days into graphic novel form.

By Lisa Levy | August 15, 2022

The Best Underrated Mystery Series Streaming Now

The Best Underrated Mystery Series Streaming Now

Kris Calvin on four mystery series with the potential to be your next bingeing obsession.

By Kris Calvin | August 15, 2022

The Creative Life and Death of Bruce Montgomery, aka Edmund Crispin

The Creative Life and Death of Bruce Montgomery, aka Edmund Crispin

Music composer by day, crime writer by night, bon vivant in his youth, and reclusive alcoholic in his twilight...

By Curtis Evans | August 12, 2022

I'll Always Be Chasing <br><em>Bullet Train</em>

I'll Always Be Chasing
Bullet Train

The new film from David Leitch about various dangerous strangers on a train is a delightfully breakneck ride

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 12, 2022

The Best Nonfiction Crime Books of 2022 (So Far)

The Best Nonfiction Crime Books of 2022 (So Far)

A queer history of a women's prison, a take-down of junk science, a reckoning with Southern history, and more...

By CrimeReads | August 12, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • 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

Juvenile Delinquency and the “Sinister Adolescents” of Moonrise Kingdom

By Ethan Warren | August 12, 2022

On Alternative Futures and the Fear of Science

By Katelyn Monroe Howes | August 12, 2022

Pages Upon Pages: 5 Favorite Books-Within-Books

By E. G. Scott | August 11, 2022

Lisa Jewell: How I Accidentally Wrote a Detective Into My Psychological Thriller

Lisa Jewell: How I Accidentally Wrote a Detective Into My Psychological Thriller

An author who had quite deliberately kept detectives and police out of her novels finally lets one in.

By Lisa Jewell | August 11, 2022

Six Musicals That Are Top-Tier Crime Fiction

Six Musicals That Are Top-Tier Crime Fiction

The long tradition of crime and musicals, all tangled up.

By Zack Budryk | August 11, 2022

These Novels Shuffle Tropes Like Cards

These Novels Shuffle Tropes Like Cards

Great books for those who "love seeing how a skilled author crafts the time-worn trope into a new, fresh story."

By Christina Dodd | August 11, 2022

Meg Gardiner: What It Was Like to Write a Prequel/Sequel to the Classic Film 'Heat' with Michael Mann

Meg Gardiner: What It Was Like to Write a Prequel/Sequel to the Classic Film 'Heat' with Michael Mann

How does an author immerse herself in the world of Neil McCauley, Vincent Hanna, and Chris Shiherlis?

By Meg Gardiner | August 10, 2022

The Month's Best Psychological Thrillers

The Month's Best Psychological Thrillers

August's new releases include books from Amanda Jayatissa, Alice Feeney, and more.

By Lisa Levy | August 10, 2022

The Five Great Novels of Dashiell Hammett

The Five Great Novels of Dashiell Hammett

Hammett's works may have been few, but they were all brilliant.

By Larry Beinhart | August 10, 2022

Explore the City Side of the Light-Hearted Mystery

Explore the City Side of the Light-Hearted Mystery

A list of cozies featuring reveling crowds, charming characters, and moonlit city streets...

By Leslie Budewitz | August 10, 2022

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