One Morning in Auckland

One Morning in Auckland

A glimpse of the city, through the eyes of Hana Westerman, the main character in Michael Bennett's New Zealand-set crime series.

By Michael Bennett | July 15, 2025

It Could Be Any One of Us: The Top 10 Closed-Circle Mysteries

It Could Be Any One of Us: The Top 10 Closed-Circle Mysteries

Tom Mead on the very best of these intricately plotted murder mysteries.

By Tom Mead | July 15, 2025

Sarah Hornsley on Assault and the Trauma of Silence

Sarah Hornsley on Assault and the Trauma of Silence

"[T]here was nothing lonelier than people knowing what had happened . . . but acting like they didn’t."

By Sarah Hornsley | July 15, 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 | July 14, 2025

American Carnage: Hammett's Red Harvest and Mass Violence in the United States

American Carnage: Hammett's Red Harvest and Mass Violence in the United States

"The intensity of the mass violence which afflicted the United States in the years following World War One is truly remarkable"

By Curtis Evans | July 14, 2025

Kate Russo: The Story I Never Wanted To Tell

Kate Russo: The Story I Never Wanted To Tell

Decades later, a tragic death still has the power to haunt.

By Kate Russo | July 14, 2025

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Tasha Coryell's Top 5 Favorite Fictional Psychopaths

By Tasha Coryell | July 14, 2025

Robert Fieseler On Florida's Hidden Cold War Against Black and Queer People

By James Polchin | July 11, 2025

The Silver Golden Goose Score: On Richard Stark and a Harlem Heist

By Michael Gonzales | July 11, 2025

California and the Occult: A Summer Travel Guide!

California and the Occult: A Summer Travel Guide!

Kelsey James takes you up and down the West Coast to see the most mysterious sights open to the public

By Kelsey James | July 11, 2025

The Bad Dogs of Crime Fiction and Film

The Bad Dogs of Crime Fiction and Film

It's not common, but occasionally in the genre, there's a bloodthirsty hound

By Gregory Galloway | July 10, 2025

Gabriel Urza on Legal Thrillers, Justice, and a Broken System

Gabriel Urza on Legal Thrillers, Justice, and a Broken System

The author and former public defender discusses his new novel, 'The Silver State'

By Alex Dueben | July 10, 2025

Why Daylight Killings (in Life and Literature) Are So Deeply Disturbing

Why Daylight Killings (in Life and Literature) Are So Deeply Disturbing

Christopher J. Yates on the darkness of daylight.

By Christopher J. Yates | July 10, 2025

Michael Robotham On Why We Love Stories About Gangsters

Michael Robotham On Why We Love Stories About Gangsters

Family. Loyalty. Success. Prosperity. How did mobsters come to represent the American Dream?

By Michael Robotham | July 10, 2025

Your Queer Crime Summer Reading List

Your Queer Crime Summer Reading List

Check out these novels "if you’d like to imagine a better, more just world and enjoy some phenomenal queer mysteries in the process"

By Katharine Schellman | July 9, 2025

Elly Griffiths on Victorian London, Time Travel, and Her New Mystery, 'The Frozen People'

Elly Griffiths on Victorian London, Time Travel, and Her New Mystery, 'The Frozen People'

A wide-ranging conversation with the bestselling author.

By Alex Dueben | July 9, 2025

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