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The Best Debut Novels in Crime Fiction: May 2022

The Best Debut Novels in Crime Fiction: May 2022

Featuring new books from Harini Nagendra, Isabel Cañas, Emma Bamford, and more.

By CrimeReads | May 18, 2022

Motherhood Is A Cult

Motherhood Is A Cult

"[A]s long as childless women like me are...expressing a long-held dream of bringing a child—any child—to the American Girl flagship store...the cult will loom large."

By Anne Heltzel | May 18, 2022

On Rock and Roll and Toxic Masculinity

On Rock and Roll and Toxic Masculinity

What Charles Harper Webb's time in a rock band taught him about the struggle for power.

By Charles Harper Webb | May 18, 2022

If You Love Me, You Will Find It Out: Mysteries Written in the Language of Flowers

If You Love Me, You Will Find It Out: Mysteries Written in the Language of Flowers

"Almost any plant—and many I’d never heard of—can be used to send a message..."

By Robin Farrar Maass | May 18, 2022

Writing History When the Crime Is Stranger Than Fiction

Writing History When the Crime Is Stranger Than Fiction

When it comes to Soviet espionage and the Alger Hiss episode, fiction has to work hard to keep up with the deceptions.

By David Adams Cleveland | May 17, 2022

23 New Books By Asian-American And Pacific Islander Authors Perfect for Mystery Readers

23 New Books By Asian-American And Pacific Islander Authors Perfect for Mystery Readers

Celebrate AAPI month all through the year with these new books from Asian-American authors transforming the genre.

By CrimeReads | May 17, 2022

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Robin Peguero: How Proximity to Murder Has Shaped My Life

By Robin Peguero | May 17, 2022

Adrian McKinty on Family, Survival, and Finding Inspiration in 1970s Thrillers

By Dwyer Murphy | May 17, 2022

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads | May 16, 2022

The Comfort of Dark Crime Fiction in Dark Times

The Comfort of Dark Crime Fiction in Dark Times

Misha Popp on the viewers who find what they need in Criminal Minds

By Misha Popp | May 16, 2022

We've All Seen the TV Shows, But What Does a Forensic Anthropologist Really Do?

We've All Seen the TV Shows, But What Does a Forensic Anthropologist Really Do?

Evie Hawtrey talks with Dr. Cassandra Kuba about her career in bones (and also her consulting work on Bones)

By Evie Hawtrey | May 16, 2022

Asking Why Women Like True Crime Is Condescending

Asking Why Women Like True Crime Is Condescending

So maybe...don't do it?

By Caite Dolan-Leach | May 16, 2022

Haunted Dolls, Curses, and a True Crime Voodoo Cold Case

Haunted Dolls, Curses, and a True Crime Voodoo Cold Case

Research leads author Susan Furlong on a trip to Alabama to interview haunted doll collector, Kevin Cain.

By Susan Furlong | May 16, 2022

What's up with Nora Ephron and Serial Killers?

What's up with Nora Ephron and Serial Killers?

An early version of You've Got Mail had a subplot involving a murderer. But that's not the only thing.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 13, 2022

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

Do you feel more like Hungarian student radicals or deep-cover hostile-country spies?

By Dwyer Murphy | May 13, 2022

Black and White and Noir All Over: A Brief History of Vintage Newspaper Crime Comic Strips

Black and White and Noir All Over: A Brief History of Vintage Newspaper Crime Comic Strips

Keith Roysdon on a once wildly popular, now mostly forgotten art.

By Keith Roysdon | May 13, 2022

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