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Caroline Kepnes and Ani Katz on Using Fiction to Dissect Toxic Masculinity

Caroline Kepnes and Ani Katz on Using Fiction to Dissect Toxic Masculinity

Authors discuss misogyny, violence, and gendered expectations.

By Caroline Kepnes & Ani Katz | March 13, 2020

5 True Crime Books to Read This March

5 True Crime Books to Read This March

A look at the month's best crime nonfiction.

By CrimeReads | March 13, 2020

The Best Historical Fiction of 2020 (So Far)

The Best Historical Fiction of 2020 (So Far)

From murder at Plymouth Rock to intrigue in mid-century Florida, 10 standout historical crime novels to devour this spring

By Molly Odintz | March 12, 2020

America’s First Crime Novel Was Rural Noir—We Should Still Be Reading It

America’s First Crime Novel Was Rural Noir—We Should Still Be Reading It

Reconsidering Charles Brockden Brown’s 1798 novel, Edgar Huntly, or Memoirs of a Sleepwalker

By Chris McGinley | March 12, 2020

Royal Scandals Through The Centuries

Royal Scandals Through The Centuries

Brawls, disappearances, executions, affairs and more affairs.

By Deanna Raybourn | March 12, 2020

<em>Spenser: Confidential</em> Isn’t Your Father’s Spenser. Hell, It Isn’t Even Robert B. Parker’s Spenser.

Spenser: Confidential Isn’t Your Father’s Spenser. Hell, It Isn’t Even Robert B. Parker’s Spenser.

A new look and a new era for Boston's legendary private eye.

By Keith Roysdon | March 12, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Essential Crime Novels of Los Angeles

By Katie Orphan | March 11, 2020

The Evolution of the "Mildly Autistic Super-Detective"

By Zack Budryk | March 11, 2020

Dr. Lise Meitner: The Mystery of the Disappearing Physicist

By Jan Eliasberg | March 11, 2020

The Best Reporters in Comic Book History

The Best Reporters in Comic Book History

Ranking the very best journalists on the superhero beat.

By James Queally | March 11, 2020

Adventures in Historical Fiction: History is Everywhere (And Full of Surprises)

Adventures in Historical Fiction: History is Everywhere (And Full of Surprises)

You could just look up the details you need to know, but historical fiction is much more fun when you let history take you by surprise.

By John Lawton | March 11, 2020

The Poison Pen Letter: The Early 20th Century's Strangest Crime Wave

The Poison Pen Letter: The Early 20th Century's Strangest Crime Wave

Across America and Europe, people couldn't stop writing nasty letters. Soon the courts were overwhelmed with epistolary assaults.

By Curtis Evans | March 10, 2020

The Uncanny Appeal of the Seaside Mystery

The Uncanny Appeal of the Seaside Mystery

For our deepest mysteries, we keep returning to the shore.

By Jo Jakeman | March 10, 2020

Searching for James M. Cain's Los Angeles

Searching for James M. Cain's Los Angeles

Where have all the roadhouses gone?

By Katie Orphan | March 10, 2020

<em>Briarpatch</em> May Just Be the Coolest Show on TV

Briarpatch May Just Be the Coolest Show on TV

A new series returns to a bygone era of strange, slick crime fiction.

By Dwyer Murphy | March 10, 2020

Crime and the City: Saigon

Crime and the City: Saigon

In the long shadow of Graham Greene's The Quiet American, a city's crime fiction scene thrives.

By Paul French | March 9, 2020

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