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Seven Debut Novels You Should Read This Month

Seven Debut Novels You Should Read This Month

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

By CrimeReads | April 21, 2021

How An Eccentric Old House Allowed Me To Blur the Lines Between Fact and Fiction

How An Eccentric Old House Allowed Me To Blur the Lines Between Fact and Fiction

"That big, creepy, old house might have been a little crazy and a lot rundown, but it meant something to all of us. It was our past. Our history."

By Carole Johnstone | April 21, 2021

Hercule Poirot’s First Appearances on Television and Radio

Hercule Poirot’s First Appearances on Television and Radio

While stage and screen appearances brought Poirot to international prominence, his arrival on television and radio by the late 1930s signified a new level of public adoration.

By Mark Aldridge | April 21, 2021

The Four Essential Elements to Writing Enduring Fiction

The Four Essential Elements to Writing Enduring Fiction

Thriller author DJ Palmer breaks down the foundational structure to fiction that captivates readers.

By D.J. Palmer | April 21, 2021

A Look at Your 2021 ITW Thriller Awards Nominees

A Look at Your 2021 ITW Thriller Awards Nominees

Congratulations to the authors behind this year's best thrillers, as selected by their peers.

By Dwyer Murphy | April 20, 2021

How Crime Writers Can Reimagine Public Safety Without Police

How Crime Writers Can Reimagine Public Safety Without Police

"The next wave of crime fiction could help shape the public imagination of what a world where police weren’t in charge of public safety could look like."

By Amy Suiter Clarke | April 20, 2021

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By Audrey Clare Farley | April 20, 2021

Seven Suspenseful Novels That Examine Immigrant Identity

By Zhanna Slor | April 20, 2021

Fraud and Spiritualism Between the Wars: A Study of Two Hoaxes

By Kate Summerscale | April 20, 2021

James Ellroy Is Going to Host a Podcast About Los Angeles Crime—Seriously

James Ellroy Is Going to Host a Podcast About Los Angeles Crime—Seriously

"James Ellroy’s Hollywood Death Trip" drops in August.

By CrimeReads | April 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 | April 19, 2021

Milan: Italy’s Capital of Style Goes Noir

Milan: Italy’s Capital of Style Goes Noir

Milan is Italy's capital of industry and fashion. It also has a long tradition of crime novels that explore the city's underbelly.

By Paul French | April 19, 2021

Resurrecting Edgar Allan Poe While Continuously Disappointing My Mother

Resurrecting Edgar Allan Poe While Continuously Disappointing My Mother

Poe's timeless themes and horrors translate pretty well to a modern YA setting, it turns out.

By Mindy McGinnis | April 19, 2021

How Do You Keep A Long-Running Series Fresh? The Secret Is Character

How Do You Keep A Long-Running Series Fresh? The Secret Is Character

C.S. Harris, author of the Sebastian St. Cyr mysteries, on the joys of following characters' lives far beyond the pages of a single book.

By C.S. Harris | April 19, 2021

Arthur Conan Doyle's <em>The Sign of the Four</em> and Oscar Wilde's <em>The Picture of Dorian Gray</em> Were Commissioned at the Same Dinner Party

Arthur Conan Doyle's The Sign of the Four and Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray Were Commissioned at the Same Dinner Party

On one of literature's most productive hangouts

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 16, 2021

On Cowardice and Crime Fiction

On Cowardice and Crime Fiction

Why do we need our characters to be heroes or villains, when most in real life are somewhere in between?

By Bridget Foley | April 16, 2021

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