• Features

    November's Best New International Crime Fiction

    A French speculative thriller, a gritty Colombian noir, and so many Scandinavian suspense novels...

    November 11, 2021  By Molly Odintz
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    The Rise of the London Police and the 1877 Scandal That Nearly Shut Down Scotland Yard

    The Trial of the Detectives

    November 11, 2021  By Karen Odden
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    The Never-Ending Hawaiian Lawsuit and the Search for Yamashita's Gold

    A Tale of Treasure, Torture, and Crime Across Eight Decades

    November 11, 2021  By James Kestral
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    Code Blue: Ballard, Bosch and a City in Crisis in Michael Connelly's The Dark Hours

    Connelly – the shadow historian for the LAPD and the city of Los Angeles – shows both institutions approaching a crisis point.

    November 10, 2021  By Bruce Riordan
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    What About Ann Rule?

    An ode to the original queen of true crime, who focused on victims, not perpetrators; lessons, not details; and loss, not violence.

    November 10, 2021  By Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell
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    The Great Age of the Celebrity Crime Reporter

    Percy Hoskins wasn't just a journalist. He was also 1950s-era Britain's go-to expert for all things crime-y.

    November 10, 2021  By Lynne Truss
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    The Story of the Selkie: Eight Novels Based in Powerful Folklore

    Half woman, half seal, they come from the sea and suffer injustice at the hands of men.

    November 10, 2021  By Melanie Golding
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    An Appreciation of Genre-Breaking Mysteries

    These books start out as noir, then take sharp left turn...

    November 9, 2021  By Nick Mamatas
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    Drug Smugglers, Miami Outlaws, and the Mad Quest to Sell "Hemingway's Picasso"

    A new podcast explores the life and adventures of Steve Kough, a man who always knew he had a story to tell. We're catching up with host and writer, Leah Carroll.

    November 9, 2021  By Dwyer Murphy
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    How to Use the Environment of a Novel to Enhance Suspense

    Sometimes the setting really is a character in itself. But how do you get there?

    November 9, 2021  By Alice Henderson
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