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Latinx Crime Fiction Anthologies

Latinx Crime Fiction Anthologies

Latinx writers are producing some of the world's most exciting short fiction. Time to get your hands on a few story collections.

By Richie Narvaez | October 6, 2021

Small Towns, Big Secrets: Crime Fiction Set In Claustrophobic Communities

Small Towns, Big Secrets: Crime Fiction Set In Claustrophobic Communities

8 novels in which a small town is the perfect incubator for some truly grisly secrets.

By L. Alison Heller | October 6, 2021

The Grieving Mothers Whose Stories Inspired A New Novel About Police Violence

The Grieving Mothers Whose Stories Inspired A New Novel About Police Violence

"Behind every shooting is a person, or rather many, many people, often ones who go unnoticed. These were the people and stories we wanted to bring alive with full humanity."

By Christine Pride and Jo Piazzo | October 6, 2021

It's Time to Learn About the Lives of John Wayne Gacy's Victims—And Not Just the Labels Hung on Them

It's Time to Learn About the Lives of John Wayne Gacy's Victims—And Not Just the Labels Hung on Them

Gacy's victims were too often dismissed as runaways and hustlers.

By David Nelson | October 6, 2021

Lee Child on the Invention of Fiction

Lee Child on the Invention of Fiction

The first humans to make up stories may just have saved us all. Or not. It's hard to know for sure.

By Lee Child | October 5, 2021

Sympathy for the de Vil: Reading Beyond Likability

Sympathy for the de Vil: Reading Beyond Likability

Readers shouldn't set too high a bar for fictional empathy—and authors shouldn't indulge in exaggerated excuses for their character's bad behavior.

By John Copenhaver | October 5, 2021

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By CrimeReads | October 4, 2021

Switzerland: A Crime Writing Tradition Full of Holes?

Switzerland: A Crime Writing Tradition Full of Holes?

When it comes to crime fiction set in Switzerland, it's all about secrecy.

By Paul French | October 4, 2021

The Socialite Gangster Who Charmed the New York Literati

The Socialite Gangster Who Charmed the New York Literati

Joey Gallo was the Mafia’s celebrity hitman. After an intellectual awakening in prison, he turned to writing.

By Frank Dimatteo and Michael Benson | October 4, 2021

Finding Inspiration in Vermont's 'Shirley Jackson and Donna Tartt Country'

Finding Inspiration in Vermont's 'Shirley Jackson and Donna Tartt Country'

For gothic inspiration, Eric Rickstad looks to his own backyard—and to the works of Vermont's iconic authors.

By Eric Rickstad | October 4, 2021

Jane Casey: Why I Chose To Write About A Barrister

Jane Casey: Why I Chose To Write About A Barrister

Amateur detectives defined the Golden Age. Police procedurals dominated the later part of the century. It's high time to set aside the hunters and focus on other professions.

By Jane Casey | October 4, 2021

Publishing Is a Nightmare: 31 Horror Films about Writing, Reading, and the Book Business

Publishing Is a Nightmare: 31 Horror Films about Writing, Reading, and the Book Business

Fill your October with the horrors of literature.

By Celia Mattison | October 1, 2021

12 Novels You Should Read This October

12 Novels You Should Read This October

New fiction from John le Carré, Val McDermid, Michael Connelly, James Han Mattson, and more.

By CrimeReads | October 1, 2021

Of Baptists and Bootleggers: Remembering My Moonshine-Making Ancestors

Of Baptists and Bootleggers: Remembering My Moonshine-Making Ancestors

Making moonshine is a great American tradition. So is cracking down on its manufacture.

By Daryl Gregory | October 1, 2021

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