The Relationships Were What Made 'Justified' Truly Special—They're Why We're Still Watching Today

The Relationships Were What Made 'Justified' Truly Special—They're Why We're Still Watching Today

Over six seasons, 'Justified' explored the complex, twisted roots of Elmore Leonard's distinct vision of Harlan County.

By Keith Roysdon | April 2, 2021

Five Fearless Female WWII Spies and Resistors

Five Fearless Female WWII Spies and Resistors

Operating behind enemy lines, women took on some of the war effort's most dangerous clandestine work.

By Erika Robuck | April 2, 2021

Eight Novels Featuring Twisted Medicine

Eight Novels Featuring Twisted Medicine

Medical Instruments, Institutions, and Professionals that Do Harm to Make Great Fiction

By Shelley Nolden | April 2, 2021

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

Spanish avengers, cross-continent serial killers, and a giant ocean liner carrying a locked-door mystery.

By Dwyer Murphy | April 2, 2021

10 Novels You Should Read This April

10 Novels You Should Read This April

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

By CrimeReads | April 1, 2021

Few Films Understand the History of Blackmail and Queer Criminalization Better than Basil Dearden’s <em>Victim</em>

Few Films Understand the History of Blackmail and Queer Criminalization Better than Basil Dearden’s Victim

This classic noir, starring icon Dirk Bogarde, uses the conventions of melodrama and detective cinema to explore a persisting crime: the extortion of queer men

By Victoria Wiet | April 1, 2021

Best Reviewed
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  • Stations
  • West of Loveland
  • Castles: A Fortified History of the World
  • Sweet Pea
  • The Pen: A Human History
  • Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?
  • Gloria Don't Speak
  • The Heights
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  • Just a Shot Away: Martin Scorsese's Life in Film

My First Thriller: Michael Koryta

By Rick Pullen | April 1, 2021

How to Read Mysteries While Recovering from the Patriarchy

By Melissa Febos | April 1, 2021

What's The Difference Between a Thriller and a Mystery? Pacing.

By Allison Brennan | March 31, 2021

Why Are Writers Drawn to Texas as a Setting?

Why Are Writers Drawn to Texas as a Setting?

Some thriller authors are born to write about Texas, while others find themselves drawn in from far away.

By Laura Griffin | March 31, 2021

Stranger Than Fiction: Bigamy, Jealousy, and Foul Play from the Annals of True Crime

Stranger Than Fiction: Bigamy, Jealousy, and Foul Play from the Annals of True Crime

The real-life bigamists whose wild stories inspired a new thriller.

By Shelly Ellis | March 31, 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of the Month: March 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of the Month: March 2021

Gothic fictions, bibliophile mysteries, and modern noirs.

By CrimeReads | March 30, 2021

Travel Around the World in the Roaring Twenties with These Historical Mysteries

Travel Around the World in the Roaring Twenties with These Historical Mysteries

From Bombay to Harlem to Melbourne and more, let these historical novels transport you to the 1920s.

By Erica Ruth Neubauer | March 30, 2021

Welcome to Extinction City: Inside The Lawless Zones That Provide Safe Harbor for International Animal Traffickers

Welcome to Extinction City: Inside The Lawless Zones That Provide Safe Harbor for International Animal Traffickers

"How animals are trafficked is only one of the best-kept secrets of the international criminal underworld."

By Will Staples | March 30, 2021

Six Books That Explore How an Act of Violence Can Change Families, Communities, and Generations

Six Books That Explore How an Act of Violence Can Change Families, Communities, and Generations

These memoirs and novels follow the trauma as it radiates outward and across time.

By Victoria Helen Stone | March 30, 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 | March 29, 2021

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