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    Fiona Barton's Favorite Thrillers Featuring Female Detectives

    Fiona Barton's Favorite Thrillers Featuring Female Detectives

    From Miss Marple to Manon Bradshaw, these women are constantly underestimated—and therein lies their greatest strength.

    By Fiona Barton | July 22, 2022

    Milton Propper: Scion and Imitator of the Golden Age Mystery, Pioneer of the Procedural

    Milton Propper: Scion and Imitator of the Golden Age Mystery, Pioneer of the Procedural

    Was Milton Propper's writing politically conservative, New Deal liberal, or simply in imitation of his peers?

    By Curtis Evans | July 22, 2022

    On The New Delhi Murders and the Indian True Crime Boom

    On The New Delhi Murders and the Indian True Crime Boom

    "Ultimately, they all arrive at the same conclusion – how well do you truly know what happens behind closed doors?"

    By akankshasingh | July 22, 2022

    Best Books of the Year (So Far): Crime Fiction in 2022

    Best Books of the Year (So Far): Crime Fiction in 2022

    CrimeReads editors select their favorite thrillers, mysteries, and crime novels from the first half of the year.

    By CrimeReads | July 21, 2022

    My First Thriller: Laura Lippman

    My First Thriller: Laura Lippman

    How Lippman went from Baltimore reporter to crime fiction icon...with a few obstacles along the way.

    By Rick Pullen | July 21, 2022

    Six Private School Thrillers For the Grown-Up and Graduated

    Six Private School Thrillers For the Grown-Up and Graduated

    Many thrillers set in academic environments are for YA audiences, but these will rivet readers of any age.

    By Aggie Blum Thompson | July 21, 2022

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    Bad Seeds and Mad Scientists: On the Build-A-Humans of 19th-Century Literature

    By Silvia Moreno-Garcia | July 21, 2022

    The Best International Crime Fiction Out This June and July

    By Molly Odintz | July 20, 2022

    Little Essays on Sherlock Holmes: "The Engineer's Thumb"

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 20, 2022

    On Otherness And Terror

    On Otherness And Terror

    "The concept of otherness in horror is breathing, expanding its literary lungs to show the other as the oppressed..."

    By Vince A. Liaguno and Rena Mason | July 20, 2022

    Why do so many long-running series work so well?

    Why do so many long-running series work so well?

    A many-installment series is not easy to pull off, but when done right, the results are often epic.

    By Colleen Coble | July 20, 2022

    Dressed to Kill: <br>A True Crime Collection of Criminal Clothing

    Dressed to Kill:
    A True Crime Collection of Criminal Clothing

    On a collection that includes Charles Manson's sweatpants, Aileen Wuornos' red sweater, and other garments worn by killers.

    By Paul Gambino | July 20, 2022

    In Plain Sight: Barbara Bourland on Writing Under the Surface

    In Plain Sight: Barbara Bourland on Writing Under the Surface

    On keeping the mystery simmering, right beneath your nose.

    By Barbara Bourland | July 19, 2022

    Sarah Gailey On Loving Monsters

    Sarah Gailey On Loving Monsters

    "[M]onsters can teach us how to love, even when that love is itself monstrous."

    By Sarah Gailey | July 19, 2022

    A Roundtable Discussion on The Meaning of

    A Roundtable Discussion on The Meaning of "The Other"

    Authors from a new anthology examining otherness and the creation of monstrosity talk fear, society, and ostracism.

    By CrimeReads | July 19, 2022

    Nadine Matheson on Serial Killer Fiction, Stealing Time, and Criminal Defense

    Nadine Matheson on Serial Killer Fiction, Stealing Time, and Criminal Defense

    "I’ve represented people who have been accused of the most horrific of crimes and some of those people have been the vilest of people who I would be happy never to see again."

    By Peter Handel | July 19, 2022

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