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You Don't Look Like a Private Investigator

You Don't Look Like a Private Investigator

How a breast cancer diagnosis took Elizabeth Breck from working as a private investigator to writing about one.

By Elizabeth Breck | November 11, 2020

The Deadly Art of Politics

The Deadly Art of Politics

"History, it seemed, was one long crime novel, an endless terrain of infractions littered with culpability and cunning."

By Jeffrey Fleishman | November 10, 2020

How One Writer Was Drawn Into a Decades Old Murder Mystery at Harvard

How One Writer Was Drawn Into a Decades Old Murder Mystery at Harvard

A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence

By Becky Cooper | November 10, 2020

In the Footprints of the Hound: Why <em>The Hound of the Baskervilles</em> Still Haunts

In the Footprints of the Hound: Why The Hound of the Baskervilles Still Haunts

In Arthur Conan Doyle's most gothic-influenced novel, Sherlock Holmes confronts the ultimate foil to his own humanity and logic.

By James Lovegrove | November 10, 2020

The True Story of Rose Dugdale, The Woman Who Stole Vermeer

The True Story of Rose Dugdale, The Woman Who Stole Vermeer

In the 1970s she led a string of high-profile, politically motivated art heists. Her legacy is still under hot debate.

By Anthony Amore | November 10, 2020

Women and Crime Writing: We’ve Always Been Detectives

Women and Crime Writing: We’ve Always Been Detectives

Psychological thrillers and true crime stories may be booming with women now, but it's part of a centuries-old trend.

By Emily Schultz | November 9, 2020

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By CrimeReads | November 9, 2020

How Romance Heightens Gothic Thrillers

By Lisa Harris | November 9, 2020

Why Narrative Structure Is One of the Crime Writer's Most Valuable Tools

By Sara Foster | November 7, 2020

No Badges: Running for the Border in American Noir

No Badges: Running for the Border in American Noir

Crossing the border is deeply woven into the DNA of noir fiction. But what that border represents is ever-shifting.

By Christopher Brown | November 6, 2020

London's First Police Force Was Established by Novelist Henry Fielding and His Brother

London's First Police Force Was Established by Novelist Henry Fielding and His Brother

In 1749, Henry Fielding devised a plan for the Bow Street Runners, a group of men given permission to confront suspected criminals.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 6, 2020

How a Woman's Quest For Vengeance Started a #metoo Movement in the 1840s

How a Woman's Quest For Vengeance Started a #metoo Movement in the 1840s

Amelia Norman, destitute and abandoned, attacked her former lover on the steps of the Astor House Hotel. Her trial would have surprising, and long-lasting, repercussions.

By Julie Miller | November 6, 2020

A Collection of Rare Ian Fleming Books & Manuscripts Heads to Auction

A Collection of Rare Ian Fleming Books & Manuscripts Heads to Auction

Here’s your chance to bid on Bond

By Rebecca Rego Barry | November 6, 2020

10 Novels You Should Read This November

10 Novels You Should Read This November

Class thrillers, diamond conspiracies, and a wave of new L.A. noir highlight the month's best new crime fiction.

By CrimeReads | November 5, 2020

Tana French Talks Westerns, Folklore, and The Comfort of Crime Fiction

Tana French Talks Westerns, Folklore, and The Comfort of Crime Fiction

"I think one of the reasons we read (and write) crime novels is to understand and process dark places, and this year definitely counts."

By Molly Odintz | November 5, 2020

High Life: The Carnegie Deli Murders

High Life: The Carnegie Deli Murders

In 2001, Michael Gonzales visited the apartment of a hospitable actress and dealer. Soon it would be the site of a notorious murder.

By Michael Gonzales | November 5, 2020

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