Crime Reads
    • Features
      • Essays
      • Interviews
      • Reading Lists
      • New Nonfiction
    • Culture
      • TV & Film
      • Podcasts
      • Craft
      • Awards/Festivals
    • True Crime
    • Daily Thrill
    • Genres
      • Mystery
      • Noir/Hardboiled
      • Suspense
      • Espionage/Thriller
      • Legal/Procedural
    • Literary Hub
    • Book Marks
    • Log In
    • Features
      • Essays
      • Interviews
      • Reading Lists
      • New Nonfiction
    • Culture
      • TV & Film
      • Podcasts
      • Craft
      • Awards/Festivals
    • True Crime
    • Daily Thrill
    • Genres
      • Mystery
      • Noir/Hardboiled
      • Suspense
      • Espionage/Thriller
      • Legal/Procedural
    • Literary Hub
    • Book Marks
    • Log In
    Dublin: A City of Books, and a City With a Serious Crime Fiction Tradition

    Dublin: A City of Books, and a City With a Serious Crime Fiction Tradition

    Few cities in the world can equal Dublin's investment in books and literature. That goes for its crime fiction, too.

    By Paul French | August 3, 2020

    A Reporter's Tips for Going Undercover

    A Reporter's Tips for Going Undercover

    Sometimes, the only way to see reality is to not let anyone know you're looking.

    By Hank Phillippi Ryan | August 3, 2020

    10 Novels You Should Read This August

    10 Novels You Should Read This August

    The month's best new crime novels, mysteries, and thriller.

    By CrimeReads | July 31, 2020

    Finding Room for Black Hope, Black Justice, and Black Love in Noir Fiction

    Finding Room for Black Hope, Black Justice, and Black Love in Noir Fiction

    To discover noir's anti-racist potential, Alaya Dawn Johnson had to wrestle with its racist classics.

    By Alaya Dawn Johnson | July 31, 2020

    Complicated, Dangerous, Toxic, and Sometimes Beautiful: Male Friendships in Crime Fiction

    Complicated, Dangerous, Toxic, and Sometimes Beautiful: Male Friendships in Crime Fiction

    Crime novels allow us to explore the complexities of relationships between men.

    By David Bell | July 31, 2020

    The Adoption Thriller

    The Adoption Thriller

    There are no higher stakes than who takes responsibility for a child.

    By Jeff Abbott | July 31, 2020

    Best Reviewed
    Books of the Week

    • Exit Party
    • Fallow
    • Our Noble Selves
    • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
    • The Newer World
    • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
    • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
    • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
    • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
    • The Rouse

    The Power—and the Responsibility—of True Crime Writing

    By Patrick Radden Keefe | July 30, 2020

    10 Novels That Use Momentous Events as a Catalyst

    By Suzanne Rindell | July 30, 2020

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #3

    By Otto Penzler | July 30, 2020

    Lying Is Fundamental to Who We Are as Humans

    Lying Is Fundamental to Who We Are as Humans

    Dishonesty and deception are bred into our DNA. The ones among us who can actually detect the lies are known as "truth wizards."

    By Michael Robotham | July 30, 2020

    The 50 Most Iconic Heist Movies, Ranked

    The 50 Most Iconic Heist Movies, Ranked

    It's time for one last job—and that job is deciding which heist movie is the greatest of all-time.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 29, 2020

    Obsession Thrillers

    Obsession Thrillers

    7 crime and suspense novels that explore the causes and consequences of infatuation.

    By Seraphina Nova Glass | July 29, 2020

    Can Spirits Speak to Us From the Grave?

    Can Spirits Speak to Us From the Grave?

    On the possibility of things that go bump in the night.

    By David Housewright | July 29, 2020

    How to Start a Long-Running Mystery Series From Scratch

    How to Start a Long-Running Mystery Series From Scratch

    Characters are key to keeping a series going.

    By Allison Montclair | July 29, 2020

    True Crime Has Been Having a Moment for Three Centuries. But the New Era Is Different.

    True Crime Has Been Having a Moment for Three Centuries. But the New Era Is Different.

    Sarah Weinman takes stock of true crime, post-Serial.

    By Sarah Weinman | July 28, 2020

    How a Lost Laptop and an Encounter with Criminal Bullfighters Saved My Novel

    How a Lost Laptop and an Encounter with Criminal Bullfighters Saved My Novel

    Learning to write when inspiration strikes.

    By Stan Parish | July 28, 2020

    « First‹ Previous348349350351352353354355356Next ›Last »
    Page 352 of 469
  • Support Us!

  • Popular Posts

    • The Most Anticipated Mysteries, Thrillers, and Crime Novels of Fall 2026September 11, 2026
      0
    • 2.
      10 New Books Coming Out This WeekAugust 3, 2026 by CrimeReads
      0
    • 3.
      26 New and Upcoming Historical Novels To Check Out in the Second Half of 2026July 9, 2026 by Molly Odintz
      0
    • 4.
      Five Deep Cut UK Procedurals to watch as you wait for Dept. Q to returnJuly 1, 2026 by Olivia Rutigliano
      0
    • 5.
      June's Best International FictionJune 26, 2026 by Molly Odintz
      0
  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead

    About

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us

    Privacy Policy

    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member