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Architecture in Fiction—It's More Than Just a Setting

Architecture in Fiction—It's More Than Just a Setting

Six Architecturally Inspired Novels

By Suzanne Redfearn | March 18, 2020

Lindy Chamberlain, Kate McCann, and the Myth of the Bad Mother

Lindy Chamberlain, Kate McCann, and the Myth of the Bad Mother

Why are we so inclined to believe the worst of women who don't conform to our ideal of grief?

By Kirsten Alexander | March 18, 2020

How to Write Perfect Twist Endings (That Will Shock and Delight Even Jaded Suspense Readers)

How to Write Perfect Twist Endings (That Will Shock and Delight Even Jaded Suspense Readers)

Author Stephanie Wrobel breaks down the 9 type of twist endings and the books that executed them best.

By Stephanie Wrobel | March 18, 2020

Six Great Novels About Crime That Aren't Quite Crime Novels

Six Great Novels About Crime That Aren't Quite Crime Novels

Crime is everywhere in good fiction.

By Mat Osman | March 18, 2020

It's the Right Time to Read Crime Novels

It's the Right Time to Read Crime Novels

A guide to distraction for those of us who need to think about something other than the apocalypse.

By Molly Odintz | March 17, 2020

March's Best Debut Novels

March's Best Debut Novels

9 Debut Crime and Mystery Novels to Check Out This Month (Possibly While Stuck Inside)

By CrimeReads | March 17, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Why Robert Stone Went to Saigon—And Came Back With Dog Soldiers

By Madison Smartt Bell | March 17, 2020

In the Emergency Room, Doctors Need Detective Skills—And Empathy

By Chris Bohjalian | March 17, 2020

Bette Davis vs. Joan Crawford: Hollywood's Greatest Feud

By Stephen Farber and Michael McClellan | March 16, 2020

On the Murder of Wesley Everest and the Bloody History of the Logging Industry

On the Murder of Wesley Everest and the Bloody History of the Logging Industry

In writing a crime novel, I took inspiration from my activist forbears and their epic confrontations with the robber barons of timber.

By melissaannpeterson2 | March 16, 2020

Away With the Fairies

Away With the Fairies

How an old family legend and the story of a haunted cottage taught me a healthy respect for the supernatural.

By Carlene O'Connor | March 16, 2020

The Fantastical World of Crime Scene Investigation

The Fantastical World of Crime Scene Investigation

How our national obsession with crime stories is distorting the judicial system

By Victor Methos | March 13, 2020

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

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