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    Inside the Early Days of The Crime of the Century

    Inside the Early Days of The Crime of the Century

    In March 1932, the Lindbergh baby was kidnapped. The investigation got off to a chaotic start.

    By Thomas Doherty | November 4, 2020

    6 Books Featuring Dark Anti-Heroines Who Test the Limits of Morality

    6 Books Featuring Dark Anti-Heroines Who Test the Limits of Morality

    Who needs a traditional hero when you can have all that tortured, selfish, maybe fundamentally immoral striving?

    By Susie Yang | November 4, 2020

    A Guide to Deciding Whether Your Fictional Character Is a Vigilante or a Straight-Up Killer

    A Guide to Deciding Whether Your Fictional Character Is a Vigilante or a Straight-Up Killer

    Sometimes the line between serial killer and avenging crusader is perilously thin.

    By Layne Fargo | November 4, 2020

    How the Discovery of a Rare Pink Diamond Led One Reporter into the World of Thrillers

    How the Discovery of a Rare Pink Diamond Led One Reporter into the World of Thrillers

    Matthew Hart wrote about diamonds and gold. One day, he got the call from Brazil—an 81-carater came out of the river.

    By Matthew Hart | November 3, 2020

    A Few Thoughts and Speculations on the State of Irish Crime Fiction

    A Few Thoughts and Speculations on the State of Irish Crime Fiction

    John Connolly on the current generation of Irish crime novelists and crime readers.

    By John Connolly | November 3, 2020

    In a Pandemic World, We're All Engaging in Speculative Fiction

    In a Pandemic World, We're All Engaging in Speculative Fiction

    Fiction writers have long tried to figure out how the world, and our relationship to it, might change after cataclysm.

    By Ariel S. Winter | November 3, 2020

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    Crime, Politics, and History: An Election Day 2020 Reader

    By CrimeReads | November 3, 2020

    The "Educated" Crime Novels of Cambridge

    By Paul French | November 2, 2020

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    By CrimeReads | November 2, 2020

    How a Peaceful Morning on the Lake Becomes a Murder Mystery

    How a Peaceful Morning on the Lake Becomes a Murder Mystery

    Every year, Lake of the Ozarks sees an influx of millions and a flood of cash. Of course there's going to be crime.

    By W.L. Ripley | November 2, 2020

    Tropical Cozy Is the Balm We Need for Trying Times

    Tropical Cozy Is the Balm We Need for Trying Times

    Lose yourself in a world of key lime pies, white sand beaches, and amateur sleuths. It's time to read some Florida Cozies.

    By Tara Lush | November 2, 2020

    Which Scary Books Should You Pair With Scary Movies This Halloween Weekend?

    Which Scary Books Should You Pair With Scary Movies This Halloween Weekend?

    Double features for this year's stay-at-home hermit's Halloween.

    By Rachel Harrison | October 30, 2020

    All the Famous Writers Who Have Reportedly Come Back as Ghosts

    All the Famous Writers Who Have Reportedly Come Back as Ghosts

    Ghost writers, not ghostwriters.

    By CrimeReads | October 30, 2020

    The Best Reviewed Crime Fiction of the Month

    The Best Reviewed Crime Fiction of the Month

    Featuring new titles from Elizabeth Hand, Tana French, and more.

    By CrimeReads | October 30, 2020

    The CrimeReads Halloween 2020 Movie Guide

    The CrimeReads Halloween 2020 Movie Guide

    Trick-or-Treat-ing may be off, this year, but we've rounded up some Halloween classics to weather the chilly October nights

    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 30, 2020

    <em>Arsenic and Old Lace</em>, Frank Capra's

    Arsenic and Old Lace, Frank Capra's "Halloween Tale of Brooklyn," Is the perfect film for the season

    It has everything: serial killers, dead bodies, Peter Lorre, and a psychotic convict hiding out after an unfortunate plastic surgery accident that makes him look like Frankenstein's monster.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 29, 2020

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