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    The Perfect Beers to Pair with Your Favorite Crime Novels

    The Perfect Beers to Pair with Your Favorite Crime Novels

    Reading some noir? Try some double IPA. And if you're making your way through a Poirot, you must have a Belgian Stout.

    By Steven Tingle | August 12, 2021

    Six Crime Novels Based on Real Cases

    Six Crime Novels Based on Real Cases

    Inspired by real events. But that's only the start.

    By Sarah Warburton | August 11, 2021

    A History of Serial Killers Who Went Quiet Before Being Caught

    A History of Serial Killers Who Went Quiet Before Being Caught

    Dormant for years (or even decades), these infamous criminals were undone by new technology, old passions, or giant egos.

    By Joanna Schaffhausen | August 11, 2021

    What's the Secret to Writing a Bestseller? Hint: There Isn't One.

    What's the Secret to Writing a Bestseller? Hint: There Isn't One.

    "No one—and I mean no one, not your editor, not the publisher, not the critics—has any idea what makes one book sell millions of copies while other, often better, books do not."

    By Joy Fielding | August 11, 2021

    Using Fiction to Demonstrate the Power of Therapy

    Using Fiction to Demonstrate the Power of Therapy

    Shanora Williams takes mental health seriously. Her new psychological thriller warns against the dangers of letting trauma fester.

    By Shanora Williams | August 11, 2021

    Six Great Gothic Castles from Literature

    Six Great Gothic Castles from Literature

    "The walls of my castle are broken; the shadows are many, and the wind breathes cold through the broken battlements..."

    By Veronica Bond | August 11, 2021

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    Florence Rush and the Providence White Slavers

    By Curtis Evans | August 10, 2021

    The Strange Story of Mexico's First Narco, the Drug Panic He Helped Incite, and the Revolution to Come

    By Benjamin T. Smith | August 10, 2021

    When You Can’t Call the Cops

    By Michele Weinstat Miller | August 10, 2021

    A New Wave of Crime Fiction Explores Collective Guilt and Individual Complicity

    A New Wave of Crime Fiction Explores Collective Guilt and Individual Complicity

    Crime fiction is working to represent a more abstract antagonist—institutions and ideologies that perpetuate violence—and a harder-to-pin form of guilt: complicity.

    By Ashley Winstead | August 10, 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 | August 9, 2021

    The Rise of Welsh Crime Fiction

    The Rise of Welsh Crime Fiction

    A country of just over three million people is producing a good deal of the world's most addictive crime fiction.

    By Paul French | August 9, 2021

    Rediscovering the Sly, Seductive Jazz Mysteries of Charlotte Carter

    Rediscovering the Sly, Seductive Jazz Mysteries of Charlotte Carter

    30 years ago, Carter addressed racism, colorism, classism, and sexism head on. Her books feel just as relevant today.

    By Caitlin Landuyt | August 9, 2021

    A Brief History of Cognac's POLAR Festival

    A Brief History of Cognac's POLAR Festival

    Since 1996, the city of Cognac has celebrated the art of the thriller with a convention that draws fans and authors from all over.

    By Bernard Bec | August 9, 2021

    Murder on the Move: Suspense Novels Set on Trains, Boats & Transport

    Murder on the Move: Suspense Novels Set on Trains, Boats & Transport

    Louise Candlish on the long, proud tradition of setting mysteries on moving vehicles.

    By Louise Candlish | August 6, 2021

    What Do You Read When the World Is Falling Apart? <br>Spy Fiction, Of Course.</br>

    What Do You Read When the World Is Falling Apart?
    Spy Fiction, Of Course.

    Or, how reading Philip Kerr, Alan Furst, and John le Carré can help in processing overwhelming events.

    By Tessa Lunney | August 6, 2021

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