26 Years Later, Nicholas Meyer Is Returning to Sherlock Holmes. Why Now?

26 Years Later, Nicholas Meyer Is Returning to Sherlock Holmes. Why Now?

The legendary author and director sets Sherlock Holmes on the trail of 'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.'

By Adam Langer | November 6, 2019

An Ode to Laura Lee

An Ode to Laura Lee

In researching the world of sex for pay, I met a fierce activist and escort who would change my perception of sex work forever.

By Kirstin Innes | November 6, 2019

Six Legal Thrillers With Essential Social Messages

Six Legal Thrillers With Essential Social Messages

Where legal fiction meets the fight for social justice.

By Chad Zunker | November 6, 2019

The Veracity and Heart of Modern Action Thrillers

The Veracity and Heart of Modern Action Thrillers

Infusing Esoteric Fact and Heritage into Fast-Paced Crime

By Tori Eldridge | November 6, 2019

Noah Hawley and Billy Bob Thornton Look Back at the First Season of <em>Fargo</em>

Noah Hawley and Billy Bob Thornton Look Back at the First Season of Fargo

The creator and star of Fargo's first season discuss adapting the Coen brothers and creating a modern classic of noir.

By Noah Hawley | November 5, 2019

Joseph Kanon: Why Spies Are the Ideal Subjects for Writers

Joseph Kanon: Why Spies Are the Ideal Subjects for Writers

Two spy novelists sit down to discuss fiction, turning points in history, how we inherited our world from The Third Man.

By Paul Vidich | November 5, 2019

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Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #36

By Otto Penzler | November 4, 2019

Havana: A World Capital of Crime Fiction

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

Atmospheric Pressure: <br><em>The Big Sleep</em> at Eighty

Atmospheric Pressure:
The Big Sleep at Eighty

80 years ago, Raymond Chandler reinvented crime fiction with a novel that valued atmosphere—and style—above all else.

By Janet Roger | November 1, 2019

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

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

Yes, it is a crime drama. And it is even stranger than you've heard.

By Lincoln Michel | November 1, 2019

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