Crime and the City: Osaka

Crime and the City: Osaka

A tour of the Japanese port city with a big tradition of detective fiction.

By Paul French | February 2, 2026

The Killer Women: How a Podcast Built a Community from Isolation

The Killer Women: How a Podcast Built a Community from Isolation

Danielle Girard on podcasting with crime authors.

By Danielle Girard | February 2, 2026

New Series to Watch this Weekend

New Series to Watch this Weekend

Disastrous French train journeys, inconvenient diagnoses, investigative ghosts, and more!

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 30, 2026

Ritual, Alternate Histories, and More: 8 Novels About Secret Societies

Ritual, Alternate Histories, and More: 8 Novels About Secret Societies

Karen Winn recommends Kamilah Cole, Michelle Maryk, Lauren Ling Brown, and more

By Karen Winn | January 30, 2026

The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: January 2026

The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: January 2026

The month's most acclaimed fiction and nonfiction.

By CrimeReads | January 30, 2026

Adrian McKinty's <em>The Chain</em> Gets an HBO Series Order

Adrian McKinty's The Chain Gets an HBO Series Order

Damon Lindelof is set to be the showrunner of this twisty thriller!

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 29, 2026

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  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
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  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
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  • The Rouse

5 Novels with Perfectly Unsympathetic Protagonists

By Sophie Hannah | January 29, 2026

Adriane Leigh on Why We Are Living in the Age of the Unreliable Narrator

By Adriane Leigh | January 29, 2026

The Greatest Muckrakers of the Progressive Era

By Rob Osler | January 29, 2026

Why Revenge Stories Are Hard-Wired Into Our Brains

Why Revenge Stories Are Hard-Wired Into Our Brains

Pat Kelly on the unshakable memory of a 1980's revenge killing.

By Pat Kelly | January 29, 2026

<em>The Terminator</em> Is About the Last Moments In a Woman's Life Before She Becomes a Mother

The Terminator Is About the Last Moments In a Woman's Life Before She Becomes a Mother

Olivia Rutigliano on the classic sci-fi film, motherhood, reproductive rights, AI, and the realities of living in a misogynistic society.

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 28, 2026

From Romance to Thrillers to Horror—and Back Again

From Romance to Thrillers to Horror—and Back Again

L. S. Stratton on finding the similarity in vastly disparate genres

By L. S. Stratton | January 28, 2026

Women in Espionage: <br>A Reading List

Women in Espionage:
A Reading List

Rhys Bowen's favorite fiction featuring female spies

By Rhys Bowen | January 28, 2026

Nalini Singh on the Many Character Archetypes of Cozies, Noir, and Thrillers

Nalini Singh on the Many Character Archetypes of Cozies, Noir, and Thrillers

The author of "Such a Perfect Family" finds perfect protagonists for each mystery subgenre

By Nalini Singh | January 28, 2026

William J. Mann on Rumors, the Press, and the Black Dahlia Murder's Enigmatic Players

William J. Mann on Rumors, the Press, and the Black Dahlia Murder's Enigmatic Players

An excerpt from Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood

By William J. Mann | January 27, 2026

Val McDermid on Why She Starts New Novels in January

Val McDermid on Why She Starts New Novels in January

Forty books in, McDermid reflects on finding inspiration.

By Val McDermid | January 27, 2026

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