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Southern Gothic Crime Fiction: A Palimpsest and Primer

Southern Gothic Crime Fiction: A Palimpsest and Primer

Faye Snowden on the most American genre, which "makes visible problems we have with race, gender, economic inequality, [and] corrupt leadership..."

By Faye Snowden | July 6, 2022

Into the Past: <br>Blood Transfusions in the Seventeenth Century

Into the Past:
Blood Transfusions in the Seventeenth Century

Historical fiction writer Robert Lloyd on a series of bizarre and bloody experiments in Restoration England.

By Robert Lloyd | July 6, 2022

Going Back To The Old Neighborhood For Inspiration

Going Back To The Old Neighborhood For Inspiration

Mark Rubinstein on writing a mafia story set in Brighton Beach.

By Mark Rubinstein | July 6, 2022

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 5, 2022

A Question of Character: On James Patterson and Diversity in Crime Fiction

A Question of Character: On James Patterson and Diversity in Crime Fiction

What makes crime fiction today so exciting is the diversity and complexity of characters.

By E.A. Aymar | July 5, 2022

7 Unconventional Women at the Center of Great Novels

7 Unconventional Women at the Center of Great Novels

These protagonists aren't afraid to let life get a little messy.

By Louise Hare | July 5, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Chris Cander Talks Neighborhood Insularity and Suburban Cruelty

By Jenny Staff Johnson | July 5, 2022

Patrick Radden Keefe on Secrets, Lies, and the Murky Line Between Licit and Illicit

By Kevin Canfield | July 1, 2022

Jason Starr on Satire, Alternate Realities, and Failing Marriages

By Scott Adlerberg | July 1, 2022

Your Guide to the Best New Crime Shows Coming Out in July

Your Guide to the Best New Crime Shows Coming Out in July

A new series from Dennis Lehane is coming to your screen in July, and more, although really that ought to be enough.

By Dwyer Murphy | July 1, 2022

Ruja Ignatova: The Crypto Mogul Scam Artist Who Vanished into Thin Air

Ruja Ignatova: The Crypto Mogul Scam Artist Who Vanished into Thin Air

In 2016, she appeared in front of a rapturous crowd at Wembley Stadium, promising riches. By 2019, she was on the run.

By Jamie Barlett | July 1, 2022

Agatha Christie's Most Memorable Unlikeable Characters

Agatha Christie's Most Memorable Unlikeable Characters

"No one is calling for justice, and some are figuratively dancing on their graves. Including the readers."

By Dianne Freeman | June 30, 2022

Cheryl Head On Using Crime Fiction To Tell The Story of Her Grandfather's Murder

Cheryl Head On Using Crime Fiction To Tell The Story of Her Grandfather's Murder

Read an interview with Cheryl Head and see a cover reveal of her new novel, Time's Undoing

By Kellye Garrett | June 30, 2022

Elly Griffiths on Lockdown, Locked Room Mysteries, and Pandemic Fiction

Elly Griffiths on Lockdown, Locked Room Mysteries, and Pandemic Fiction

When the world turns into a series of locked rooms, what's a mystery novelist to do?

By Elly Griffiths | June 30, 2022

Horror? Crime? <em>Both</em>? The Custody Battle Over Edgar Allan Poe

Horror? Crime? Both? The Custody Battle Over Edgar Allan Poe

"In this custody battle, I’m afraid I side with our horror-writing brethren. Poe’s twisted soul is the horror genre."

By Jeffrey B. Burton | June 30, 2022

The Challenge of Coloring Inside the Lines

The Challenge of Coloring Inside the Lines

"[W]ithin the exercise of recrafting these well-known tropes, what possibilities for variation exist?"

By Ann McMan | June 30, 2022

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