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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Choices: When Characters Face Existential Dilemmas

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Choices: When Characters Face Existential Dilemmas

A look at five films where morality is supplanted by need

By Thomas H. Carry | January 27, 2021

10 Debut Novels You Should Read in January

10 Debut Novels You Should Read in January

Rural noir, family thrillers, and coming-of-age mysteries.

By CrimeReads | January 27, 2021

John le Carré Offered a Piece of Advice to a Struggling Novelist. She'll Never Forget It.

John le Carré Offered a Piece of Advice to a Struggling Novelist. She'll Never Forget It.

When Kate Weinberg met David Cornwell, she was determined not to mention to him the crime novel she was struggling to plot.

By Kate Weinberg | January 26, 2021

Millenial Cozies: A New Generation Discovers the Joys of the Cozy Mystery

Millenial Cozies: A New Generation Discovers the Joys of the Cozy Mystery

Cozy mysteries are experiencing a revival as younger voices turn to writing (and reading) more of this charming genre.

By Kate Lansing | January 26, 2021

10 Novels That Explore True Crime Obsession

10 Novels That Explore True Crime Obsession

Obsessed with true crime? So are these characters!

By Eliza Jane Brazier | January 26, 2021

Announcing the 2021 Edgar Award Nominations

Announcing the 2021 Edgar Award Nominations

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

By CrimeReads | January 25, 2021

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By CrimeReads | January 25, 2021

Warsaw: Eastern Europe’s Capital of Crime Fiction

By Paul French | January 25, 2021

Murder and Justice in the Last Days of the Canadian Frontier

By Chad Reimer | January 25, 2021

Dark Minds: How Crime Fiction Reveals the True Nature of Sociopaths

Dark Minds: How Crime Fiction Reveals the True Nature of Sociopaths

Charming, fearless, and manipulative sociopaths have always been with us, in fiction and in reality.

By Joanna Schaffhausen | January 25, 2021

So, who is Arsène Lupin, anyway?

So, who is Arsène Lupin, anyway?

Everything you need to know about turn-of-the-century-France's beloved, detection-prone gentleman thief

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 22, 2021

Six Perfectly Alluring Academic Mysteries

Six Perfectly Alluring Academic Mysteries

From libraries to dining halls, from manslaughter to murder

By Edwin Hill | January 22, 2021

Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

In 1965, a pair of radical bohemian journalists invented Scandinavian Noir and reimagined what crime fiction could do.

By Neil Nyren | January 22, 2021

The Best Nonfiction Crime Books Coming Out in January

The Best Nonfiction Crime Books Coming Out in January

A modern-day Robin Hood, corrupt doctors, and a cover-up in Chicago

By CrimeReads | January 22, 2021

That time Sherlock Holmes appeared in an Arsène Lupin story as

That time Sherlock Holmes appeared in an Arsène Lupin story as "Herlock Sholmès"

When author Maurice Leblanc tried to write the great English detective into his latest Arsène Lupin story, Arthur Conan Doyle protested. Fortunately, Leblanc found a solution.

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 22, 2021

The Long, Unusual Career of Russell James, the

The Long, Unusual Career of Russell James, the "Godfather of British Noir"

He didn't set out to write crime novels. Thirty years later, he still doesn't recognize any genre boundaries.

By Peter Handel | January 22, 2021

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