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Authenticity is the Key for Writing a Compelling Setting

Authenticity is the Key for Writing a Compelling Setting

On setting a novel in Minnesota and talking more about more than the bitter, bitter cold

By P.J. Tracy | September 20, 2019

The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2019: Part III

The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2019: Part III

85 of the Year's Best New Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers

By CrimeReads | September 19, 2019

A Crime Author Grapples With the Old Question: Where Do You Get Your Ideas From?

A Crime Author Grapples With the Old Question: Where Do You Get Your Ideas From?

Reed Farrel Coleman on "borrowing from the headlines" and continuing a beloved Robert B. Parker series.

By Reed Farrel Coleman | September 19, 2019

On the Female Archetypes of True Crime

On the Female Archetypes of True Crime

Reading Rachel Monroe's Savage Appeties and Sady Doyle's Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers Together

By Scarlett Harris | September 19, 2019

A Brief History of Monstrous Mothers in Literature

A Brief History of Monstrous Mothers in Literature

"No other figure has been so eulogized, glorified, sanctified even. And yet...and yet."

By Evelyn Toynton | September 18, 2019

Discovering a Lost Classic of 1970s Crime Fiction

Discovering a Lost Classic of 1970s Crime Fiction

Ralph Dennis was one of the best, and most neglected crime writers of the decade—and he's due for a revival.

By Lee Goldberg | September 18, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Craig Johnson on the Enduring Popularity of Longmire and Its Deeply Human Characters

By Scott Montgomery | September 18, 2019

The Golden Age Detective Fiction Renaissance

By Martin Edwards | September 17, 2019

Neon No Man’s Land and Sleaze Noir: On The Underseen Brilliance of Vice Squad

By Zach Vasquez | September 17, 2019

September's Best Action Thrillers

September's Best Action Thrillers

5 Big New Books to Read This Month

By Ryan Steck | September 17, 2019

Munchausen by Proxy Is the Crime Story of the Moment

Munchausen by Proxy Is the Crime Story of the Moment

Four case studies of a disease that's rarer in real life than on TV.

By Nile Cappello | September 17, 2019

8 Novels Featuring Atypical Amateur Sleuths

8 Novels Featuring Atypical Amateur Sleuths

Sometimes, an outsider's perspective is just what you need to solve the case...

By Sarah Lotz | September 16, 2019

What Writers Can Learn from Dante—Seriously, From Dante

What Writers Can Learn from Dante—Seriously, From Dante

Writing is a lonely, anxiety-inducing business. Dante can help.

By Matthew Pearl | September 16, 2019

Seven of Crime Fiction's Most Terrifying Marriages

Seven of Crime Fiction's Most Terrifying Marriages

The complex, twisted literature of "till death do us part"

By Gina LaManna | September 16, 2019

Why We Will Always Love

Why We Will Always Love "The Masque of the Red Death"

Celebrating Edgar Allan Poe's Gothic Masterpiece

By S.D. Sykes | September 16, 2019

50 Years Ago, <em>Scooby Doo</em> Was the Perfect, Weird, Hopeful Mystery Series 1969 Needed

50 Years Ago, Scooby Doo Was the Perfect, Weird, Hopeful Mystery Series 1969 Needed

An unlikely gang of mystery-solvers set out to change the world.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 13, 2019

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