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What Can Sherlock Holmes Teach a Young Black Sleuth?

What Can Sherlock Holmes Teach a Young Black Sleuth?

"His pinnacle lesson? Own your self-agency."

By Patricia Raybon | October 12, 2021

Reclaiming the Legacy of Nora May French, the Pioneering Poet Made Into a Femme Fatale by Mediocre Men and California Mythology

Reclaiming the Legacy of Nora May French, the Pioneering Poet Made Into a Femme Fatale by Mediocre Men and California Mythology

"One doesn’t die but becomes an unknown woman, one mutilated sheet of paper at a time."

By Catherine Prendergast | October 12, 2021

The Four Books (and One Television Show) that Helped Me Cope with Grief

The Four Books (and One Television Show) that Helped Me Cope with Grief

Gus Moreno on turning to literature to process the trauma of loss.

By Gus Moreno | October 12, 2021

An American Outrage: Journalism, Race, and the Clinton Avenue Five

An American Outrage: Journalism, Race, and the Clinton Avenue Five

"During the half decade I spent as a reporter in Newark, the Clinton Avenue Five rarely left my mind."

By James Queally | October 12, 2021

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 | October 11, 2021

Brutal, Terrifying, and Unclassifiable: Beyond the Literary/Horror Divide

Brutal, Terrifying, and Unclassifiable: Beyond the Literary/Horror Divide

James Han Mattson on six literary novels that could easily have made their way over to the horror shelf.

By James Han Mattson | October 11, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

When the Family Legacy Is Murder

By Betty Frizzell | October 11, 2021

Middle Grade Fiction for Processing Serious Issues

By Emily Barth Isler | October 11, 2021

The Bizarre History of the Many, Many Bond Imitators of 60s and 70s Pop Culture

By Keith Roysdon | October 11, 2021

The GoldTwinz: Exclusive Excerpt and Photo Gallery

The GoldTwinz: Exclusive Excerpt and Photo Gallery

Read a chapter from Jardine Libaire's new Sunshine Noir novella and see a preview from cult photographer Neil Krug's accompanying imagery.

By CrimeReads | October 11, 2021

50 Years Later, Looking Back at the Real-Life Crime Network That Inspired <em>The French Connection</em>

50 Years Later, Looking Back at the Real-Life Crime Network That Inspired The French Connection

Andrew Nette remembers life in Vientiane, where "Air Opium" planes flew opium from Laos to Saigon's Chinatown.

By Andrew Nette | October 8, 2021

Could <em>On Her Majesty's Secret Service</em> be the best Bond film?

Could On Her Majesty's Secret Service be the best Bond film?

The Bond franchise's swinging 1969 instalment, starring George Lazenby and Diana Rigg, is its most unique.

By Julia Sirmons | October 8, 2021

Why Body Horror Is Such an Evocative Tool in Storytelling

Why Body Horror Is Such an Evocative Tool in Storytelling

"Body horror is powerful because it is personal."

By Caitlin Starling | October 8, 2021

The Obscure French Thriller That May Hold the Secrets to Jack Reacher's World

The Obscure French Thriller That May Hold the Secrets to Jack Reacher's World

In the late '80s, Lee Child—he was still Jim Grant then—picked up a copy of a French novel by Loup Durand. Its influence was profound.

By Heather Martin | October 8, 2021

Of Mice-Detectives and Men: <br> In Praise of <br><em>The Great Mouse Detective</em>

Of Mice-Detectives and Men:
In Praise of
The Great Mouse Detective

Revisiting Disney's classic but oft-overlooked Sherlock Holmes pastiche, featuring mice and Vincent Price

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 7, 2021

The Birth of the CIA—And the Soviet Mole Who Had a Hand in Everything

The Birth of the CIA—And the Soviet Mole Who Had a Hand in Everything

At a dinner in London, 1946, Kim Philby hinted at an intriguing proposition: the complete merger of American and British intelligence.

By Michael Holzman | October 7, 2021

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