Deanna Raybourn & Jesse Q. Sutanto On Writing Badass Older Sleuths

Deanna Raybourn & Jesse Q. Sutanto On Writing Badass Older Sleuths

Elders are having a moment in crime fiction, and we are all here for it.

By CrimeReads | May 30, 2025

They're in That??: Anthony Anderson in <em>The Departed</em>

They're in That??: Anthony Anderson in The Departed

Olivia Rutigliano remembers a delightful performance

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 30, 2025

William Boyle on Jim Thompson’s 'The Getaway'

William Boyle on Jim Thompson’s 'The Getaway'

"It...feels like desperation itself. Bleeds it from around the edges. There’s something about the prose that is panicked, unrelenting. 

By William Boyle | May 30, 2025

Fiction that Bleeds Real: Infusing History into Fiction

Fiction that Bleeds Real: Infusing History into Fiction

"Writers working in genres like horror, crime, Southern gothic, and magical realism know real history isn’t a limit. It’s texture."

By Lindy Ryan | May 30, 2025

<em>The Thursday Murder Club</em> movie has a teaser trailer!

The Thursday Murder Club movie has a teaser trailer!

Finally, a glimspe into one of our most anticipated crime movies of the year!

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 29, 2025

Outlaw Women In Fiction

Outlaw Women In Fiction

Nova Ren Suma discusses female characters who are in defiance and on the run

By Nova Ren Suma | May 29, 2025

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Rich Cohen on the Murder of Jennifer Dulos and His New Book, 'Murder in the Dollhouse'

By Kevin Canfield | May 29, 2025

The Evolution of Robert Bloch

By Keith Roysdon | May 29, 2025

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By Sara Driscoll | May 29, 2025

The Unexpected Delights of Being a Jeopardy Clue

The Unexpected Delights of Being a Jeopardy Clue

Alma Katsu celebrates a banner moment in her career: seeing her novel mentioned on the famed quiz show

By Alma Katsu | May 28, 2025

The 20 In-Flight Crime Movie Options on This Airplane, Ranked

The 20 In-Flight Crime Movie Options on This Airplane, Ranked

Olivia Rutigliano evaluates an unusual medly of crime films

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 28, 2025

Danya Kukafka on Revisiting Alice Sebold's 'The Lovely Bones'

Danya Kukafka on Revisiting Alice Sebold's 'The Lovely Bones'

Kukafka and Polly Stewart read and discuss Sebold's modern classic.

By Polly Stewart | May 28, 2025

Because He Can: Paula Bomer on Capturing Entitlement and the Banality of Sociopathy

Because He Can: Paula Bomer on Capturing Entitlement and the Banality of Sociopathy

In her new novel, 'Stalker,' Bomer writes about an "untalented Mr. Ripley."

By Paula Bomer | May 28, 2025

7 Historical Novels That Explore The Underbelly of the Art World

7 Historical Novels That Explore The Underbelly of the Art World

Laura Leffler on art crimes in fiction, near and far

By Laura Leffler | May 27, 2025

20 TV Families Solving Crimes

20 TV Families Solving Crimes

Lee Hollis highlights some of his favorite on-screen crime-solving duos, families, and siblings—both fictional and based on real-life inspiration.

By Lee Hollis | May 27, 2025

8 Novels to Read If You Want to Solve a Mystery

8 Novels to Read If You Want to Solve a Mystery

"What better way to sharpen your instincts and train your mind to think like a detective than by reading classic novels?"

By Freya Sampson | May 27, 2025

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