10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | January 26, 2026

5 Spy Thrillers That Are Also Good Literature

5 Spy Thrillers That Are Also Good Literature

Michael Idov recommends literary tales of espionage by Lea Carpenter, Jonathan Payne, and others

By Michael Idov | January 26, 2026

Monsters, Myths, and Our Desire to Be Scared

Monsters, Myths, and Our Desire to Be Scared

Annelise Ryan mulls cryptids, belief, and what fear can teach us

By Annelise Ryan | January 26, 2026

Maria Tureaud on Translating the Trauma of Colonialism into Horror Stories

Maria Tureaud on Translating the Trauma of Colonialism into Horror Stories

The author of "This House Will Feed" unveils the intersection of imperialism and gothic fiction

By Maria Tureaud | January 26, 2026

New Series to Watch this Weekend

New Series to Watch this Weekend

Hostage-thieves, sinister beauty rituals, traumatized ex-soldiers, and more

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 23, 2026

10 Speculative Mysteries and Thrillers to Check Out in 2026

10 Speculative Mysteries and Thrillers to Check Out in 2026

New and upcoming fantasy and science fiction in which crime elements feature prominently

By Molly Odintz | January 23, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

How Psychological Thrillers Critique the American Dream

By Lauren Schott | January 23, 2026

Entomological Horror Novels to Make Your Skin Crawl

By Gemma Amor | January 23, 2026

Domestic Dysfunction: 7 Great Thrillers That Focus on Family Drama

By Darby Kane | January 22, 2026

Taking Dramatic License in Historical Fiction

Taking Dramatic License in Historical Fiction

Kelly Scarborough on interpreting the fragments of the past in fiction

By Kelly Scarborough | January 22, 2026

The Best Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers of January 2026

The Best Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers of January 2026

10 new books to check out this month, as selected by the CrimeReads editors

By Molly Odintz | January 22, 2026

Making a Killing on Wall Street: Why the Corporate World Is Perfect for Thrillers

Making a Killing on Wall Street: Why the Corporate World Is Perfect for Thrillers

Kristine Delano on setting crime fiction in a realm of natural villainy, pressure, and power imbalance

By Kristine Delano | January 22, 2026

6 Thrillers That Reveal the Dark Sides of Fame

6 Thrillers That Reveal the Dark Sides of Fame

Jessie Garcia recommends tales of fatal celebrity from Ruth Ware, Anna Quindlen, and more

By Jessie Garcia | January 21, 2026

Ellie Levenson on the Beautiful Realism of Ambiguous Endings in Narratives

Ellie Levenson on the Beautiful Realism of Ambiguous Endings in Narratives

The author of "Room 706" shares the experimental stories and films that inspired her fiction debut

By Ellie Levenson | January 21, 2026

Crime on the High Seas: 8 Historical Mysteries with Pirates and Smugglers

Crime on the High Seas: 8 Historical Mysteries with Pirates and Smugglers

Linda Wilgus recommends Daphne Du Maurier, Susanna Kearsley, Tricia Levenseller, and more

By Linda Wilgus | January 21, 2026

The Books, Media, and Podcasts That Helped Rachel Taff Write a Suspense Novel

The Books, Media, and Podcasts That Helped Rachel Taff Write a Suspense Novel

A collection of stories about power, manipulation, and identity

By Rachel Taff | January 21, 2026

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