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How to Write Fiction About Your Favorite Literary Icons

How to Write Fiction About Your Favorite Literary Icons

Sherry Thomas and Bella Ellis discuss the craft of pastiche, the art of research, and the thrill of detection.

By Sherry Thomas and Bella Ellis | October 23, 2019

Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: Glamorous Women in Crime Fiction

Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: Glamorous Women in Crime Fiction

Searching contemporary noirs for that one ineffable quality.

By Erica Wright | October 22, 2019

The Evolution of the English Village Mystery, After the Golden Age

The Evolution of the English Village Mystery, After the Golden Age

Small towns, dogged detectives, and the occasional clergyman.

By Deborah Crombie | October 22, 2019

The Monsters Among Us Are the Most Terrifying Of All

The Monsters Among Us Are the Most Terrifying Of All

6 classic thrillers that explore the most human of monsters.

By Steven L. Kent and Nicholas Kaufmann | October 22, 2019

Berlin: A City of Crime Fiction

Berlin: A City of Crime Fiction

From historical novels to modern noirs, Berlin is a city of mystery.

By Paul French | October 21, 2019

Stieg Larsson's Unfinished True Crime Investigation into an Assassination: Day 1

Stieg Larsson's Unfinished True Crime Investigation into an Assassination: Day 1

For decades after the Swedish PM was assassinated, the future crime novelist waded through a web of conspiracies and extremists.

By Jan Stocklassa | October 21, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

All the President's Men Was Crime Literature—The Ukraine Scandal Is Something Else

By Noah Berlatsky | October 21, 2019

An Ancient History of Piracy

By David Abulafia | October 21, 2019

The Life and Times of Charles Willeford—Miami's Weird, Wonderful Master of Noir

By Craig Pittman | October 18, 2019

The Quiet Horrors of Reading Liane Moriarty in the Suburbs

The Quiet Horrors of Reading Liane Moriarty in the Suburbs

Good neighbors, pretty lawns, but what's really going on in suburbia?

By Brenna Ehrlich | October 18, 2019

How Arson Became A <br>Capital Crime

How Arson Became A
Capital Crime

A Brief History of Early Fire Regulations in New York City

By Paddy Hirsch | October 18, 2019

All the Weird/Spooky Things We Like to Read, Watch, and Think About, But Only in October

All the Weird/Spooky Things We Like to Read, Watch, and Think About, But Only in October

Lit Hub Recommends + CrimeReads Staff Picks: Halloween Edition

By CrimeReads | October 18, 2019

The Best Nonfiction Crime Books of October

The Best Nonfiction Crime Books of October

Assassins, Killer Musicians and Adventures with Lee Child

By CrimeReads | October 17, 2019

Detecting During Disasters

Detecting During Disasters

Fires, hurricanes, plague—crime fiction persists in moments of crisis.

By J. Kingston Pierce | October 17, 2019

Supernatural Crime Fiction—Is It Allowed To Be Funny?

Supernatural Crime Fiction—Is It Allowed To Be Funny?

A little comedy makes the horror go down easier.

By Max Booth III | October 17, 2019

Joyce Carol Oates Talks Crime Fiction, Character, and Cats

Joyce Carol Oates Talks Crime Fiction, Character, and Cats

"My children’s books are mostly from kitties’ perspectives. And they all end happily with kitties sleeping on little girls’ beds PURRING."

By Thomas Pluck | October 16, 2019

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