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Ghost Hunting Is A Hobby, <br>Not A Job

Ghost Hunting Is A Hobby,
Not A Job

Amy K. Bruni, host of the ghost hunting show Kindred Spirits, looks back on the strange path that led to her unusual career.

By Amy Bruni with Julie Tremaine | October 27, 2020

Western Noir: Smashing Together Two Genres, What Do You Get?

Western Noir: Smashing Together Two Genres, What Do You Get?

If the western is about delivering justice and noir is about the depths of the void, how can the two genres coexist?

By Nick Kolakowski | October 26, 2020

Elizabeth Hand on Outsiders, Punks, and the Crime Fiction of Subcultures

Elizabeth Hand on Outsiders, Punks, and the Crime Fiction of Subcultures

If you're not reading the Cass Neary series already, now's the time.

By Lisa Levy | October 26, 2020

The Most Haunting Settings in Crime Fiction

The Most Haunting Settings in Crime Fiction

"I’m a fan of a more traditional setting...stormy weather, isolated places and the darkness that hides the evil from sight."

By Max Seeck | October 26, 2020

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 | October 26, 2020

Rubem Fonseca: Modernist Crime Fiction's Reluctant Star

Rubem Fonseca: Modernist Crime Fiction's Reluctant Star

Fonseca captured the life of Rio de Janeiro like nobody else. Revisiting his work now, after his death, is an uncanny experience.

By Ela Bittencourt | October 23, 2020

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Books of the Week

The Unlikely Detectives: Unlicensed, Unqualified, and Fully Invested

By Peter Colt | October 23, 2020

Six Debut Novels You Should Read This October

By CrimeReads | October 23, 2020

I Never Loved Rebecca

By Kit Frick | October 23, 2020

Edward Gorey designed the sets for the 1970s Broadway run of <em>Dracula</em>

Edward Gorey designed the sets for the 1970s Broadway run of Dracula

As expected, they're very beautiful, very creepy, and very fun.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 22, 2020

Mixing Genres Is All About Messing With Structure

Mixing Genres Is All About Messing With Structure

"Knowing what people are expecting allows you to subvert the trope. Expectation is its own red herring, built right into your reader."

By Stuart Turton | October 22, 2020

Bringing the Traditional Murder Mystery to India

Bringing the Traditional Murder Mystery to India

RV Raman has loved Agatha Christie style murder mysteries his whole life. But where were the stories from India?

By RV Raman | October 22, 2020

Seven Great Thrillers That Take Readers to Far-Flung Places

Seven Great Thrillers That Take Readers to Far-Flung Places

Now is the time to travel to the Indian Ocean and the mountains of New Zealand from the comfort of books.

By Rose Carlyle | October 22, 2020

'Rebecca' at Eighty: The Women Behind the Hitchcock Classic

'Rebecca' at Eighty: The Women Behind the Hitchcock Classic

In 1938, Joan Harrison read a galley of Daphne Du Maurier's masterpiece. She wouldn't rest until she had the rights to adapt it.

By Christina Lane | October 21, 2020

The 52 Best, Worst, and Strangest Draculas of All-Time, Ranked

The 52 Best, Worst, and Strangest Draculas of All-Time, Ranked

There's a lot at stake when it comes to picking pop culture's best Dracula. Count them down with us.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 21, 2020

The Dark Legacy of America's Deadliest Train Wreck

The Dark Legacy of America's Deadliest Train Wreck

On the "White Death" disaster in Stevens Pass, Washington

By Daco Auffenorde | October 21, 2020

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