How A Senate Investigation Sparked a Midcentury Wave of Gangster Noir

How A Senate Investigation Sparked a Midcentury Wave of Gangster Noir

The Kefauver Committee, broadcast on television, sparked an insatiable appetite for crime stories in 1950s America.

By Robert Miklitsch | January 3, 2022

I Know What You're Thinking (And It Could Get Me Killed)

I Know What You're Thinking (And It Could Get Me Killed)

The powers and perils of psychic sleuths.

By Kay Hooper | January 3, 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 | January 3, 2022

There's no Die like a

There's no Die like a "Die Hard"

"Welcome to the party, pal."

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 23, 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of 2021

Featuring books by Colson Whitehead, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, S.A. Cosby, Zakiya Dalila Harris, and more.

By CrimeReads | December 23, 2021

9 Spine-Tingling True Crime Relics Sold in 2021

9 Spine-Tingling True Crime Relics Sold in 2021

The gun that killed Billy the Kid, Charles Manson's music, Lee Harvey Oswald's marine score card, and more.

By Rebecca Rego Barry | December 23, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Wonders, Did He Get It Right?

By John Douglas and Mark Olshaker | December 23, 2021

The Best Crime Movies of 2021

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 22, 2021

The Motive and the Cue: Why Crime Fiction and the Theatrical World Have Always Gone Hand-in-Hand

By Elly Griffiths | December 22, 2021

Big Trouble in the “93”: Olivier Norek’s Banlieue Trilogy

Big Trouble in the “93”: Olivier Norek’s Banlieue Trilogy

A former French cop—and a writer on the hit series "Spiral"—is taking French crime fiction in a new direction.

By Paul French | December 22, 2021

The Best Speculative Thrillers and Mysteries of 2021

The Best Speculative Thrillers and Mysteries of 2021

Scifi noir, dark fantasy, eco-thrillers, and near-future dystopias abound in this year's best fiction.

By Molly Odintz | December 21, 2021

The Best Crime and Mystery TV Shows of 2021

The Best Crime and Mystery TV Shows of 2021

Weary detectives, nosy Manhattanites, gentleman thieves, and suburban murderers.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 21, 2021

Rat Pack Crime Cinema

Rat Pack Crime Cinema

From 1960 to 1980, Sinatra, Martin, Davis Jr. and company extended their stardom with a strange, surprising run of movies.

By Richie Narvaez | December 21, 2021

How the Complex History of the Lower East Side Inspired Richard Price's <em>Lush Life</em>

How the Complex History of the Lower East Side Inspired Richard Price's Lush Life

Gentrification and uprooted communities were at the heart of this modern New York classic.

By Thomas Heise | December 21, 2021

The Best Psychological Thrillers of 2021

The Best Psychological Thrillers of 2021

Artist retreats, bath houses, and publishing houses. We're rounding up the year's best psychological thrillers.

By Lisa Levy | December 20, 2021

The Best Horror Fiction of 2021

The Best Horror Fiction of 2021

These horror-crime crossovers range from the terrifying, to the bizarre, to the just plain hilarious.

By Molly Odintz | December 20, 2021

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