Amateur Sleuths with Offbeat Jobs

Amateur Sleuths with Offbeat Jobs

Molly MacRae on bookies, booksellers, physics professors, and other non-detective characters who solve crimes

By Molly MacRae | June 26, 2025

Watch the Exclusive New Trailer for <em>Maigret</em> on Masterpiece Mystery

Watch the Exclusive New Trailer for Maigret on Masterpiece Mystery

The great detective lives on in an exciting new television adaptation

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 25, 2025

Wait, What?: Why didn't the spider that bit Peter Parker bite anybody else?

Wait, What?: Why didn't the spider that bit Peter Parker bite anybody else?

Olivia Rutigliano presents a new head-scratcher

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 25, 2025

I Wanted To Write a Crime Novel Set in Paterson, NJ – Nordic Noir Fixed the Path

I Wanted To Write a Crime Novel Set in Paterson, NJ – Nordic Noir Fixed the Path

Melanie Anagnos on finding her New Jersey by way of Scandinavian crime fiction.

By Melanie Anagnos | June 25, 2025

Thom Mount on Hollywood, Fixers, and a Town Full of Secrets

Thom Mount on Hollywood, Fixers, and a Town Full of Secrets

The former president of Universal Pictures has his debut novel, and it's full of insider stories and secrets.

By Terry McDonell | June 25, 2025

YA Thrillers for Your <br>Favorite 90s Films

YA Thrillers for Your
Favorite 90s Films

These young adult mysteries go perfectly with these cult classics

By Charlotte Lillie Balogh | June 25, 2025

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5 Great Literary Mysteries Set in Coastal Massachusetts

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The Enduring Appeal of Fiction Set in the 1920s

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By Miranda Smith | June 24, 2025

Caitlin Rother on Letting Surprises Happen

Caitlin Rother on Letting Surprises Happen

In writing nonfiction, the research always takes you in a new direction.

By Caitlin Rother | June 24, 2025

Dying on the Stage: Seven Mysteries Set in the Theater

Dying on the Stage: Seven Mysteries Set in the Theater

It's curtains for the characters of these classic novels

By Dianne Freeman | June 23, 2025

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 | June 23, 2025

How To Write About the Very Recent Past In a Rapidly Changing World

How To Write About the Very Recent Past In a Rapidly Changing World

To capture the just-past, first envision the near future

By Carl Shuker | June 23, 2025

Rob Hart on “The Medusa Protocol” and the Challenges of Writing a Thriller Sequel

Rob Hart on “The Medusa Protocol” and the Challenges of Writing a Thriller Sequel

The bestselling author discusses how he immersed himself in a world of recovering assassins.

By Nick Kolakowski | June 23, 2025

How to Improvise a Locked Room Murder Mystery

How to Improvise a Locked Room Murder Mystery

Author Bianca Marais found the more she outlined, the less inclined she was to write. But could she finish a murder mystery without a master plan?

By Bianca Marais | June 20, 2025

Six Novels Drawing Attention to the Ongoing Epidemic of Missing Women of Color

Six Novels Drawing Attention to the Ongoing Epidemic of Missing Women of Color

These works "humaniz[e] this very real problem through an emotionally fraught and suspenseful story"

By Kristen Berry | June 20, 2025

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