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November's Best Nonfiction Crime Books

November's Best Nonfiction Crime Books

Offshore exploits, Dostoevsky's murderer, and America's first civil war.

By CrimeReads | November 19, 2021

The Serrata del Marchante: From Spaghetti Western Set to Cowboy Theme Park

The Serrata del Marchante: From Spaghetti Western Set to Cowboy Theme Park

Sergio Leone filmed "For A Few Dollars More" in the Spanish desert, now a destination for tourists rather than filmmakers.

By Nick Hunt | November 19, 2021

Forensic Psychologist Richard Lettieri On The Many Pathways to a False Confession

Forensic Psychologist Richard Lettieri On The Many Pathways to a False Confession

Coercive tactics, subtle suggestions, and the urge to comply with authority figures all may cause the innocent to confess.

By Richard Lettieri, PhD | November 19, 2021

Ten Murders-by-Pen in Movies

Ten Murders-by-Pen in Movies

These scenes prove that the pen is indeed mightier than the sword. In the right hands.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 18, 2021

Making Good out of Murder: On Gwen Bristow and Bruce Manning, Crime Reporters and Crime Writers

Making Good out of Murder: On Gwen Bristow and Bruce Manning, Crime Reporters and Crime Writers

In the 1930s, crime reporters and spouses Bristow and Manning turned their New Orleans crime beat into fertile fodder for fiction.

By Curtis Evans | November 18, 2021

What We Owe To The Victorians

What We Owe To The Victorians

Modern sanitation, fast transit, global communications, and so much more...

By Emily Brightwell | November 18, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Why Are There So Many Missing Mothers in Fiction with Empowered Young Heroines?

By Sara Foster | November 18, 2021

The Best Debut Novels of the Month: November 2021

By CrimeReads | November 17, 2021

The Best Espionage Thrillers, According to U.S. Ambassador and Novelist Philip Kaplan

By Ambassador Philip Kaplan | November 17, 2021

Literature as Found Text

Literature as Found Text

From gothic literature to modern horror, books-within-books are the perfect means for delivering slow reveals.

By Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson | November 17, 2021

Having Faith in Thrillers

Having Faith in Thrillers

Two Christian authors reflect on what themes of faith can do for thriller stories.

By Andrews and Wilson | November 17, 2021

The CrimeReads 2021 Holiday Gift Guide

The CrimeReads 2021 Holiday Gift Guide

All the book-adjacent, mostly-mystery-themed items you should consider buying for your loved ones this season.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 16, 2021

The Bloomingdale Story: Read the Never-Before Published Patricia Highsmith Draft That Would Become <em>Carol</em> (<em>The Price of Salt</em>)

The Bloomingdale Story: Read the Never-Before Published Patricia Highsmith Draft That Would Become Carol (The Price of Salt)

A rare gem from Highsmith's newly released diaries and notebooks, with annotations from the author and her editor.

By Patricia Highsmith | November 16, 2021

What Dostoevsky Learned About Freedom and Murder From His Fellow Convicts in Siberia

What Dostoevsky Learned About Freedom and Murder From His Fellow Convicts in Siberia

Throughout his time in a Siberian prison camp, Dostoevsky was observing life and making secret notes for his future masterpiece.

By Kevin Birmingham | November 16, 2021

A Rogues Gallery of Restoration England

A Rogues Gallery of Restoration England

Late 1670s London was full of larger-than-life characters. Here are 10 of the strangest.

By Robert Lloyd | November 16, 2021

Getting It Wrong: How Thomas Perry Learned to Live With His Books' Errors

Getting It Wrong: How Thomas Perry Learned to Live With His Books' Errors

On the long and curious history of the mistakes that slip into published editions of books.

By Thomas Perry | November 16, 2021

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