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10 Novels You Should Read This May

10 Novels You Should Read This May

The month's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | May 5, 2021

The Cursed History of San Francisco's Emmanuel Baptist Church

The Cursed History of San Francisco's Emmanuel Baptist Church

The church's first two pastors killed themselves—and that was before the double murder in 1895 that sealed the building's reputation as haunted.

By Bob Calhoun | May 5, 2021

Aidan Truhen and Nick Harkaway Discuss the Morality of Fiction, the Descent of the World, and the Addams Family

Aidan Truhen and Nick Harkaway Discuss the Morality of Fiction, the Descent of the World, and the Addams Family

The authors puzzle out the moral implications of writing about end-of-times and appealing, reprehensible criminals.

By Nick Harkaway | May 4, 2021

How to Solve Your Own Murder: The Dark Promise of 'D.O.A.'

How to Solve Your Own Murder: The Dark Promise of 'D.O.A.'

Revisiting the many iterations of a classic scenario.

By Catherine McKenzie | May 4, 2021

Yes, Crime Writers, You Can Kill the Dog: A Counterpoint

Yes, Crime Writers, You Can Kill the Dog: A Counterpoint

Carter Wilson on breaking the cardinal rule of crime fiction.

By Carter Wilson | May 4, 2021

Linwood Barclay on Reading Voraciously, Making a Career in Writing, and Meeting Ross Macdonald

Linwood Barclay on Reading Voraciously, Making a Career in Writing, and Meeting Ross Macdonald

The author remembers his old fan fiction and how it finally led to a life in books.

By Otto Penzler | May 4, 2021

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By CrimeReads | May 3, 2021

A List of Fictional Murderers Hiding In Plain Sight

By Clare Whitfield | May 3, 2021

A Cozy Mystery Writer’s Guide to The Pleasures of Domesticity

By Elizabeth Penney | May 3, 2021

A Crime Writer and Taekwondo Instructor's Top 7 Fight Scene Mistakes in Fiction

A Crime Writer and Taekwondo Instructor's Top 7 Fight Scene Mistakes in Fiction

"A good fighter is a strategist...If you’re writing a skilled character, show that strategy."

By Melissa Koslin | May 3, 2021

Five Series With A Great Sense of Place to Tide You Over Until We Can All Travel Again

Five Series With A Great Sense of Place to Tide You Over Until We Can All Travel Again

Travel Vicariously with Rhys Bowen's Favorite International Series

By Rhys Bowen | May 3, 2021

Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet: Film Noir's Greatest Odd Couple

Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet: Film Noir's Greatest Odd Couple

For two actors, a chance pairing in "The Maltese Falcon" conjured up a strange charisma—and an enduring partnership.

By Keith Roysdon | April 30, 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month: April 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month: April 2021

Heist novels, meta-fictions, and the lives of Hitchcock.

By CrimeReads | April 30, 2021

Honoring the Legacy of Eleanor Taylor Bland: A Roundtable Discussion

Honoring the Legacy of Eleanor Taylor Bland: A Roundtable Discussion

Judges and Winners of the Sisters in Crime's Eleanor Taylor Bland Award celebrate Black Women's History Month by discussing how best to honor Bland and her work.

By CrimeReads | April 30, 2021

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2021 Edgar Awards

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2021 Edgar Awards

The Mystery Writers of America celebrate the year's best mystery fiction, nonfiction, and television writing.

By CrimeReads | April 29, 2021

The State of the Crime Novel in 2021, Part 2: Writing During the Pandemic

The State of the Crime Novel in 2021, Part 2: Writing During the Pandemic

The Mystery Writers of America nominees for the 75th annual Edgar Awards discuss the state of crime fiction in 2021.

By CrimeReads | April 29, 2021

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