Crime Reads
    • Features
      • Essays
      • Interviews
      • Reading Lists
      • New Nonfiction
    • Culture
      • TV & Film
      • Podcasts
      • Craft
      • Awards/Festivals
    • True Crime
    • Daily Thrill
    • Genres
      • Mystery
      • Noir/Hardboiled
      • Suspense
      • Espionage/Thriller
      • Legal/Procedural
    • Literary Hub
    • Book Marks
    • Log In
    • Features
      • Essays
      • Interviews
      • Reading Lists
      • New Nonfiction
    • Culture
      • TV & Film
      • Podcasts
      • Craft
      • Awards/Festivals
    • True Crime
    • Daily Thrill
    • Genres
      • Mystery
      • Noir/Hardboiled
      • Suspense
      • Espionage/Thriller
      • Legal/Procedural
    • Literary Hub
    • Book Marks
    • Log In
    Sherlock Holmes,<br> Hardboiled Detective

    Sherlock Holmes,
    Hardboiled Detective

    Did ACD's Sherlock Holmes have more in common with the American hardboiled noir than with the English puzzle mystery?

    By Alexis Hall | June 17, 2019

    The Crime Fiction of Algiers

    The Crime Fiction of Algiers

    Exploring a Complex Outpost of Mediterranean Noir

    By Paul French | June 17, 2019

    A Discussion on Women<br> in Crime Fiction

    A Discussion on Women
    in Crime Fiction

    Crime authors discuss the evolving role of women in crime fiction, and why women readers come to these books again and again.

    By Gilly Macmillan | June 17, 2019

    The Most Anticipated Crime Shows of Summer

    The Most Anticipated Crime Shows of Summer

    Your guide to the essential series of Summer 2019. From Veronica Mars to Luther to Mindhunter, there's a crime show for everyone.

    By Camille LeBlanc | June 14, 2019

    The Sublime Magic of the Seaside Thriller

    The Sublime Magic of the Seaside Thriller

    Nothing elevates a thriller like crashing waves and rising tides.

    By Janna King | June 14, 2019

    16 Crime Books To Give Your Dad For Father's Day

    16 Crime Books To Give Your Dad For Father's Day

    Why Not Get Your Dad A Nice Edition of A Classic Crime Novel?

    By CrimeReads | June 14, 2019

    Best Reviewed
    Books of the Week

    • Stations
    • West of Loveland
    • Castles: A Fortified History of the World
    • Sweet Pea
    • The Pen: A Human History
    • Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?
    • Gloria Don't Speak
    • The Heights
    • The King Under the Mountain: In Search of J. R. R. Tolkien
    • Just a Shot Away: Martin Scorsese's Life in Film

    Belief, Deception, and the Drama of Medicine

    By Ruvanee Vilhauer | June 14, 2019

    "L.A. Was Poisoned For Me": Inside the 20 Year Cover-up of The Notorious B.I.G.'s Murder

    By Randall Sullivan | June 13, 2019

    'In Cold Blood' and the Murders Truman Capote Missed

    By Becky Masterman | June 13, 2019

    Pistol Shots Ring Out in the Barroom Night: Bob Dylan, Hardboiled Crime Writer

    Pistol Shots Ring Out in the Barroom Night: Bob Dylan, Hardboiled Crime Writer

    Reconsidering Dylan as a noir poet and true crime balladeer

    By Zach Vasquez | June 13, 2019

    5 Things to Know About the Ongoing Investigation into Biggie Smalls' Murder

    5 Things to Know About the Ongoing Investigation into Biggie Smalls' Murder

    A reporter's explosive new story indicates a far-reaching cover-up.

    By CrimeReads | June 13, 2019

    June's Best Psychological Thrillers

    June's Best Psychological Thrillers

    5 Great New Thrillers to Read This Month

    By Lisa Levy | June 12, 2019

    Refugees, A World in Crisis, and Crime Fiction

    Refugees, A World in Crisis, and Crime Fiction

    8 Novels of Displacement, Diaspora, and the Traumas of Exile

    By Michael Niemann | June 12, 2019

    Is China About to Witness a Crime Wave?

    Is China About to Witness a Crime Wave?

    Readers and audiences in China are showing an appetite for crime stories like never before. Are authors and filmmakers ready?

    By Paul French | June 12, 2019

    James Ellroy Walks into a Steakhouse and Orders Clams

    James Ellroy Walks into a Steakhouse and Orders Clams

    A literary icon with his own way of doing things answers every question you never knew you wanted him asked—until now.

    By Adrian McKinty | June 11, 2019

    The Rise and Fall of the Bank Robbery Capital of the World

    The Rise and Fall of the Bank Robbery Capital of the World

    In 1980s Los Angeles, a bank was robbed every hour of every day. This is the story of how a bandit culture took over the city.

    By Peter Houlahan | June 11, 2019

    « First‹ Previous416417418419420421422423424Next ›Last »
    Page 420 of 477
  • Support Us!

  • Popular Posts

    • Picture This: True Tales of Illustrated ThrillersOctober 14, 2026
      0
    • 2.
      Adrian Van Young on Growing Up in the Metal Scene and Finding His Way to Crime FictionOctober 13, 2026 by Adrian Van Young
      0
    • 3.
      The Most Anticipated Mysteries, Thrillers, and Crime Novels of Fall 2026September 11, 2026 by Molly Odintz
      0
  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead

    About

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us

    Privacy Policy

    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member