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    The Night Jacqueline Winspear Helped Her Father Steal a Christmas Tree

    The Night Jacqueline Winspear Helped Her Father Steal a Christmas Tree

    A most wholesome crime

    By Jacqueline Winspear | December 23, 2020

    When

    When "Normal" People Snap: The Unnervingly Universal Potential for Violence

    "As crime and thriller writers, we want to know what separates us from people who snap. We suspect the answer is: Not much."

    By Sharon Doering | December 23, 2020

    The Best Historical Fiction of 2020

    The Best Historical Fiction of 2020

    Early Modern Murders, Victorian Gothics, and Interwar Intrigue

    By Molly Odintz | December 22, 2020

    The Best International Crime Novels of 2020

    The Best International Crime Novels of 2020

    Thrillers, mysteries, and noirs from around the globe.

    By CrimeReads | December 22, 2020

    War Pigeons: The Humble Heroes Behind His Majesty's Secret Service

    War Pigeons: The Humble Heroes Behind His Majesty's Secret Service

    During both world wars, homing pigeons flew hundreds of miles through enemy fire to deliver messages and save lives.

    By Stephanie Graves | December 22, 2020

    The Best Crime and Mystery Criticism of 2020

    The Best Crime and Mystery Criticism of 2020

    Biographies, behind-the-scenes, and travels in fiction—these are the year's best critical studies in crime fiction.

    By CrimeReads | December 21, 2020

    Best Reviewed
    Books of the Week

    • Switzy
    • Taipei Story
    • Ambivalence: An Education
    • The Pirate Queen
    • The Living Realm
    • Frenchman Flat: The Rise and Fall of Atomic Bombs
    • In the Realm of the Last Man: A Memoir
    • Love Machines: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Our Relationships
    • The Passing of the Dragon and Other Stories
    • Tower Hill: A Plantation on the Edge of Rebellion

    On the Lost Christmastime Tradition of Telling
    Ghost Stories

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 21, 2020

    Something for Everyone: The Swinging Seventies' Gayest Murder Mystery

    By Curtis Evans | December 21, 2020

    Cape Town: South Africa’s New Hub of Urban Cool … and Crime Fiction

    By Paul French | December 21, 2020

    <em>Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy</em> and The Greatest Office Christmas Party Ever Filmed

    Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy and The Greatest Office Christmas Party Ever Filmed

    It's just like your old office holiday parties except everyone's a spy, everyone's cheating, and a new world order is at stake.

    By Dwyer Murphy | December 18, 2020

    The John Jovino Gun Shop: The Closing of a Noir Landmark in Downtown New York

    The John Jovino Gun Shop: The Closing of a Noir Landmark in Downtown New York

    Patrolmen took target practice in the basement. Weegee snapped portraits from the fire escape. This spring, in the early days of the pandemic, the shop closed its doors for the last time.

    By Michael Cannell | December 18, 2020

    The Best Espionage Novels of 2020

    The Best Espionage Novels of 2020

    International intrigue abounds in the year's best spy fiction

    By CrimeReads | December 18, 2020

    Thirty Years Later, <em>Home Alone</em> Has a Lot to Say About Adulthood

    Thirty Years Later, Home Alone Has a Lot to Say About Adulthood

    And it construes adulthood as having the right to do what it takes to defend your property.
    ("Keep the change, you filthy animal.")

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 17, 2020

    Walter Mosley on <em>Devil in a Blue Dress</em>, Thirty Years Later

    Walter Mosley on Devil in a Blue Dress, Thirty Years Later

    "He has been stopped by a thousand disrespectful policemen and he has brought to light the truths that America, from white nationalists to the Ivy League, has tried its best to hide."

    By Walter Mosley | December 17, 2020

    The Best Psychological Thrillers of 2020

    The Best Psychological Thrillers of 2020

    Revenge plots, family secrets, and mysterious neighbors—these are the year's best psychological thrillers.

    By Lisa Levy | December 17, 2020

    The Best Debut Novels of 2020

    The Best Debut Novels of 2020

    The year's best from first-time authors breaking into crime fiction, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | December 16, 2020

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