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10 Books You Should Read This April

10 Books You Should Read This April

The month's best new crime, mystery, and thriller fiction.

By CrimeReads | April 1, 2020

The Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-Era America

The Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-Era America

A society under strain turned to wholesale abduction and ransom.

By David Stout | April 1, 2020

These Are Plot Descriptions of Actual Episodes from the 1960s Spy Television Series <em>The Man From U.N.C.L.E</em>, and Wow they are… Insane

These Are Plot Descriptions of Actual Episodes from the 1960s Spy Television Series The Man From U.N.C.L.E, and Wow they are… Insane

Sometimes the best medicine is bonkers 60s spycraft.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 1, 2020

Vidocq and the Birth of the Fictional Detective

Vidocq and the Birth of the Fictional Detective

The ex-convict turned police detective who inspired generations of authors and helped launch a new genre of literature.

By Nick Kolakowski | April 1, 2020

The Complicated Literature of Daughters and Mothers

The Complicated Literature of Daughters and Mothers

The deepest bond, full of love, affection, resentment, jealousy, and sometimes danger.

By Amy Engel | March 31, 2020

The Man Who Can’t Be Beat: <em>Peaky Blinders</em> and the Rise of Fascism

The Man Who Can’t Be Beat: Peaky Blinders and the Rise of Fascism

The Shelby crime family finds a new politics in 1920's Birmingham.

By Torrey Crim | March 31, 2020

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Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 23

By Otto Penzler | March 31, 2020

8 Great Novels Where Things Disappear

By Lincoln Michel | March 30, 2020

After a Husband's Betrayal, Turning to Mystery Novels

By Laura Hilgers | March 30, 2020

Your Guide to What's Streaming in April: Crime Edition

Your Guide to What's Streaming in April: Crime Edition

All the new shows and movies you need to get through a month of social distancing.

By Dwyer Murphy | March 30, 2020

The Crime Cinema Renaissance of 1990

The Crime Cinema Renaissance of 1990

30 years later, looking back at an epic year in crime movies.

By Zach Vasquez | March 27, 2020

Seattle: Primed and Ready for Crime Fiction Fame

Seattle: Primed and Ready for Crime Fiction Fame

Exploring the city's history and character, through crime novels

By J. Kingston Pierce | March 27, 2020

The Dark, Strange Noirs of Pascal Garnier

The Dark, Strange Noirs of Pascal Garnier

Exploring the disorienting, unsettling novels of a French master.

By Brian Greene | March 27, 2020

The Evolution—and the Future—of the Private Eye

The Evolution—and the Future—of the Private Eye

Cheryl A. Head on the authors and books ushering PI fiction into the 21st century.

By Cheryl A. Head | March 26, 2020

12 True Crime Podcasts to Listen to this Spring

12 True Crime Podcasts to Listen to this Spring

New Shows to Discover + New Seasons of Old Favorites = Never-Ending Podcast Binge

By Lizzy Steiner | March 26, 2020

The Girl in the Title of the Crime Novel: The Great Crime Fiction Disambiguation Project

The Girl in the Title of the Crime Novel: The Great Crime Fiction Disambiguation Project

How did we end up with so many books with "girl" in the title? (Slowly, then all at once.)

By Lisa Levy | March 26, 2020

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