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    Havana: A World Capital of Crime Fiction

    Havana: A World Capital of Crime Fiction

    Crime and the City Visits Cuba

    By Paul French | November 4, 2019

    8 of the Most Genuinely Terrifying Novels Ever Written

    8 of the Most Genuinely Terrifying Novels Ever Written

    "The following books exist as vessels of terror, and I present them to you unabashedly."

    By Michael Seidlinger | November 4, 2019

    On The Hall-Mills Murders, (a) Crime of the Century

    On The Hall-Mills Murders, (a) Crime of the Century

    How the salacious double murder of a minister and a choir member in 1922 inspired one of the earliest legal thrillers.

    By Hank Phillippi Ryan | November 4, 2019

    Why Penny Dreadfuls Scandalized Victorian Society—But Flew off the Shelves

    Why Penny Dreadfuls Scandalized Victorian Society—But Flew off the Shelves

    On the Sensational, Sensationalistic Victorian Literary Phenomenon

    By Wendy Trimboli and Alicia Zaloga | November 4, 2019

    Announcing the 2019 Anthony Award Winners

    Announcing the 2019 Anthony Award Winners

    The best and brightest of the crime fiction world convene.

    By CrimeReads | November 2, 2019

    10 Novels You Should Read in November

    10 Novels You Should Read in November

    A look at the month's best crime fiction, mysteries, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | November 1, 2019

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    • Exit Party
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    • 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

    Atmospheric Pressure:
    The Big Sleep at Eighty

    By Janet Roger | November 1, 2019

    Everything You Need to Know About the World of Watchmen, HBO’s New Crime Drama

    By Lincoln Michel | November 1, 2019

    Living Your Life One Sherlock Holmes Quote at a Time

    By Arthur Conan Doyle | November 1, 2019

    The Literary Roots of Backcountry Noir

    The Literary Roots of Backcountry Noir

    In rural crime fiction, families are bound together like chain gangs.

    By Jake Hinkson | November 1, 2019

    The Real <em>Dracula</em> Is a Detective Story—and an Incredibly Complex, Fascinating Mystery

    The Real Dracula Is a Detective Story—and an Incredibly Complex, Fascinating Mystery

    Forget what you think you know about the ur-vampire story. Bram Stoker's masterpiece was a sprawling, radical detective novel.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 31, 2019

    Every Winner of the Anthony Award for Best Novel, Assembled For Your Crime Reading Pleasure

    Every Winner of the Anthony Award for Best Novel, Assembled For Your Crime Reading Pleasure

    From Sue Grafton to Attica Locke, it's been quite a three decade run for Bouchercon's big award.

    By CrimeReads | October 31, 2019

    The Best Book Covers of October

    The Best Book Covers of October

    The Best Cover Art in Crime, Mystery, and Thrillers

    By CrimeReads | October 31, 2019

    CrimeReads Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of October

    CrimeReads Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of October

    Charles Willeford's Miami, Richard Wright's crime novel, and the cultural legacy of Nancy Drew.

    By CrimeReads | October 31, 2019

    5 Action Thrillers to Read This October

    5 Action Thrillers to Read This October

    Spies, Cold Cases, and the Sui Generis Thrills of Jack Reacher

    By Ryan Steck | October 30, 2019

    8 Spooky Podcasts to Listen To This Halloween

    8 Spooky Podcasts to Listen To This Halloween

    From ghosts to ghosting, all the podcasts to check out

    By Emily Stein | October 30, 2019

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