The Best Mysteries, Thrillers, and Crime Novels of May 2026

The Best Mysteries, Thrillers, and Crime Novels of May 2026

Featuring new works from Ilona Bannister, Vincent Yu, Sarah Gailey, Camilla Bruce, and more

By Molly Odintz | May 6, 2026

What Motherhood Taught L.M. Kemp About Espionage

What Motherhood Taught L.M. Kemp About Espionage

The author of I, Spy shares how medical uncertainty shaped her new novel

By L.M. Kemp | May 6, 2026

How Being a Mediocre Scientist Made Vincent Yu a Better Novelist

How Being a Mediocre Scientist Made Vincent Yu a Better Novelist

The author of Seek Immediate Shelter on evolution, self-knowledge, and finding stories in nature

By Vincent Yu | May 6, 2026

Allan Gaw on Setting Detective Fiction Before the Advent of DNA Profiling

Allan Gaw on Setting Detective Fiction Before the Advent of DNA Profiling

The author of The Silent House of Sleep investigates the history of forensics

By Allan Gaw | May 6, 2026

What to Watch: Gosford Park (2001)

What to Watch: Gosford Park (2001)

The iconic Robert Altman upstairs-downstairs murder mystery.

By Radha Vatsal | May 5, 2026

Patricia Cornwell on Learning to Write a Memoir as a Lifelong Novelist

Patricia Cornwell on Learning to Write a Memoir as a Lifelong Novelist

An excerpt from the memoir True Crime by Patricia Cornwell

By Patricia Cornwell | May 5, 2026

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A Different Kind of Truth: On Reporting, Fiction, and Betraying the Facts

By Simon Elegant | May 5, 2026

The Power of the Stranger as Plot

By Ilona Bannister | May 5, 2026

Ru Marshall on the Curious Lives and Legends of Carlos Castaneda

By Ru Marshall | May 5, 2026

Crime and the City: Riyadh and Saudi Arabia

Crime and the City: Riyadh and Saudi Arabia

Our international crime fiction series goes searching for the underbelly of an oil rich kingdom.

By Paul French | May 4, 2026

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 | May 4, 2026

Matt Harry's 8 Favorite Dystopian and Post-apocalyptic Novels

Matt Harry's 8 Favorite Dystopian and Post-apocalyptic Novels

The author of Ash Land recommends Emily St. John Mandel, Stephen Vincent Benét, Stephen King, and more

By Matt Harry | May 4, 2026

How a Career in Screenwriting Prepared Tim Sullivan to Write Crime Novels

How a Career in Screenwriting Prepared Tim Sullivan to Write Crime Novels

On the transition from screen to books.

By Tim Sullivan | May 4, 2026

What's New To Streaming: April 30, 2026

What's New To Streaming: April 30, 2026

More Idris Elba and an odyssey back through the vice days of Miami.

By Radha Vatsal | May 1, 2026

How Some Crime Writers Are Finding a New Path to Publishing

How Some Crime Writers Are Finding a New Path to Publishing

Keith Roysdon reports on the world of alternate publishing, and the crime writers finding their readers through non-traditional paths.

By Keith Roysdon | May 1, 2026

Lynn Cahoon on Choosing Whether to Set Cozies in Real or Fictional Places

Lynn Cahoon on Choosing Whether to Set Cozies in Real or Fictional Places

The author of Confessions explores trends in the landscape of cozy mystery

By Lynn Cahoon | May 1, 2026

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