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Why Has Jeffrey Dahmer Become A Household Name, While The Names of His Victims Are Forgotten?

Why Has Jeffrey Dahmer Become A Household Name, While The Names of His Victims Are Forgotten?

There's a thin line between trying to understand a killer's motivations and justifying their actions.

By Willa C. Richards | July 22, 2021

Nine Books With Plots Pulled From Real Life

Nine Books With Plots Pulled From Real Life

Literature can fill in the emotional gaps of true crime and reportage.

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins | July 21, 2021

When Exactly Was 'The Golden Age' of Detective Fiction? It's a Mystery.

When Exactly Was 'The Golden Age' of Detective Fiction? It's a Mystery.

"Defining what is a mystery is just as elusive as pinpointing its invention."

By Otto Penzler | July 21, 2021

8 True Crime Podcasts You Need to Listen to this Summer

8 True Crime Podcasts You Need to Listen to this Summer

Fall down a long, winding rabbithole with these binge-worthy podcasts full of thoughtful, complex storytelling.

By Lizzy Steiner | July 21, 2021

How To Turn Your Happy Place Into a Setting for A Psychological Thriller

How To Turn Your Happy Place Into a Setting for A Psychological Thriller

"Knowing a place inside and out means I can write a page-turner about it."

By Miranda Beverly-Whittemore | July 21, 2021

In These Six Thrillers, The Natural World Is a Character, Not Just a Setting

In These Six Thrillers, The Natural World Is a Character, Not Just a Setting

Novels that explore the great (and sometimes terrifying) outdoors.

By Elisabeth de Mariaffi | July 20, 2021

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Alma Katsu and Owen Matthews on Ideal Spies, Historical Fiction, and the Russia-West Divide

By Alma Katsu | July 20, 2021

Defections and Detections: How a Sprawling Soviet Atomic Spy Network Was First Exposed

By Ann Hagedorn | July 20, 2021

The Story of 18th Century England's Booming Graverobbing Industry, and the Man Who Inspired 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'

By Sam Kean | July 20, 2021

Thomas Gilbert and the Murder That Brought Down One of New York's Most Privileged Families

Thomas Gilbert and the Murder That Brought Down One of New York's Most Privileged Families

A dispute over a son's allowance led one elite family to murder.

By John Glatt | July 20, 2021

Crime Fiction in San Francisco: From Barbary Coast to Tech Noir

Crime Fiction in San Francisco: From Barbary Coast to Tech Noir

The City by the Bay has a literary tradition like no other.

By Paul French | July 19, 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 | July 19, 2021

We Need More Victim-Focused Narratives

We Need More Victim-Focused Narratives

Fiction is the perfect medium for exploring the long shadows of terrible crimes—so why aren't there more stories told by survivors?

By Amanda Kabak | July 19, 2021

The Internet Made Crime Public. That's When Things Got Complicated.

The Internet Made Crime Public. That's When Things Got Complicated.

Amateur sleuths are everywhere online, and sometimes they're altering the course of investigations.

By Rozlan Mohd Noor | July 19, 2021

Carolyn Ferrell on Church, Belonging, and Holding onto Humanity in the Face of Erasure

Carolyn Ferrell on Church, Belonging, and Holding onto Humanity in the Face of Erasure

In writing a novel about three kidnapped girls, Ferrell found new meaning in the power of community.

By Carolyn Ferrell | July 16, 2021

The Needle and the Damage Done: The Genius of Robert Stone’s <em>Dog Soldiers</em>

The Needle and the Damage Done: The Genius of Robert Stone’s Dog Soldiers

Stone's tale of heroin, smugglers, and moral striving remains one of the most relevant American crime novels ever written.

By Bruce Riordan | July 16, 2021

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