6 Novels and Films Featuring Wild Historical Capers

6 Novels and Films Featuring Wild Historical Capers

Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne share the storied schemes that inspired "My Fair Frauds"

By Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne | December 5, 2025

The Haunting of The Academy Theater

The Haunting of The Academy Theater

P.J. Nelson recounts the true story of a ghostly production from the South's oldest professional theater company.

By P.J. Nelson | December 5, 2025

The Best Books of 2025: Crime Fiction, Mysteries, and Thrillers

The Best Books of 2025: Crime Fiction, Mysteries, and Thrillers

20 novels that defined the year for mystery readers. Plus, our picks for 2025's most notable books.

By CrimeReads | December 4, 2025

Why Washington DC is the Perfect City to Set a Psychological Thriller

Why Washington DC is the Perfect City to Set a Psychological Thriller

Christina Kovac on politics, unreliable narration, and the capital's defining lies

By Christina Kovac | December 4, 2025

Why So Many Former Intelligence Officers Write Espionage Fiction

Why So Many Former Intelligence Officers Write Espionage Fiction

Charles Beaumont on surveillance and spying in art and life

By Charles Beaumont | December 4, 2025

Why Margot Harrison Staged a Murder Mystery in Her Former Workplace

Why Margot Harrison Staged a Murder Mystery in Her Former Workplace

The author of "The Library of Fates" on using real places to imagine bookish deaths

By Margot Harrison | December 4, 2025

Best Reviewed
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  • 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

There is now a Sesame Street Knives Out Pastiche, Called "Forks Out."

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 3, 2025

Masterpiece Mystery has a New Mystery!

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 3, 2025

Tracy Clark on Writing a Black Female Detective

By Tracy Clark | December 3, 2025

10 Thrilling Mystery Films That Feature Trains

10 Thrilling Mystery Films That Feature Trains

Michael Ledwidge recommends his favorite locomotive flicks

By Michael Ledwidge | December 3, 2025

Gianni Russo on the Mafia, Unions, and Why You'll Never Find Jimmy Hoffa's Remains

Gianni Russo on the Mafia, Unions, and Why You'll Never Find Jimmy Hoffa's Remains

An excerpt from "Mafia Secrets: Untold Tales from the Hollywood Godfather"

By Gianni Russo | December 3, 2025

Tom Stoppard's Secret <em>Indiana Jones</em> Rewrites

Tom Stoppard's Secret Indiana Jones Rewrites

The extraordinary playwright and screenwriter is responsible for some of cinema's greatest dialogue

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 2, 2025

December's Best New Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers

December's Best New Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers

Suburban spies, deadly group chats, feminist revenge, and Red Scare investigations

By Molly Odintz | December 2, 2025

3 Badass Women Who Fought the Nazis During World War II

3 Badass Women Who Fought the Nazis During World War II

Tara Moss on Lee Miller, Nancy Wake, and her own grandmother

By Tara Moss | December 2, 2025

Where Were You When You Saw Oliver Stone’s JFK?

Where Were You When You Saw Oliver Stone’s JFK?

Chris Hauty on some seminal moments in a long cultural fascination with the JFK assassination.

By Chris Hauty | December 2, 2025

6 Thrillers Featuring Toxic Friendships in Academic Settings

6 Thrillers Featuring Toxic Friendships in Academic Settings

Kit Frick recommends Ruth Ware, Vera Kurian, Ashley Winstead, and more

By Kit Frick | December 2, 2025

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