MWA Announces the 2025 Edgar Award Nominations

MWA Announces the 2025 Edgar Award Nominations

By CrimeReads | January 24, 2025

Agatha Christie, Below the Equator

Agatha Christie, Below the Equator

A brief survey of Agatha Christie characters who hail from the Southern Hemisphere.

By Naomi Kaye | January 24, 2025

January's Best Psychological Thrillers

January's Best Psychological Thrillers

Featuring new titles from Alison Gaylin, Layne Fargo, and more!

By Molly Odintz | January 24, 2025

The Joys of Writing a Standalone Thriller

The Joys of Writing a Standalone Thriller

"I travel somewhere new every book"

By Carter Wilson | January 24, 2025

All Work and No Play: Returning to <em>The Shining</em> as a Writer

All Work and No Play: Returning to The Shining as a Writer

"Writing is its own demon, one that follows us wherever we go."

By Leah Konen | January 23, 2025

What We Miss When We Talk About the Preppy Killer

What We Miss When We Talk About the Preppy Killer

Cynthia Weiner on capturing the world of 1980s NYC elites and their violent misdeeds

By Cynthia Weiner | January 23, 2025

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Rick Childers on Writing Rural Noir With a Sense of Love

By Chris McGinley | January 23, 2025

Historical Fiction 101

By Erin Cotter | January 23, 2025

Wait, What?: Are We Sure Bane Can't Take Off His Mask?

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 22, 2025

Rediscovering the Golden Age Detective Novels of Dostoevsky Translator David Magarshack

Rediscovering the Golden Age Detective Novels of Dostoevsky Translator David Magarshack

Martin Edwards investigates the influence of the great Russian novelist on Magarshack's work, and the world of British mystery

By Martin Edwards | January 22, 2025

Why These Crimes Against Women in 1950s London Captured a Novelist's Imagination

Why These Crimes Against Women in 1950s London Captured a Novelist's Imagination

S.J. Bennett on the crimes that resonated across decades.

By S.J. Bennett | January 22, 2025

Journalism’s Secret Order of the Occult Hand

Journalism’s Secret Order of the Occult Hand

Keith Roysdon on a mysterious practice dating back centuries – or at least to 1965.

By Keith Roysdon | January 22, 2025

Crime Fiction Has a Dead Girl Problem

Crime Fiction Has a Dead Girl Problem

"we are not props, not catalysts, not collateral damage. We are the point. We are the heroes. We are the center of our stories."

By Gigi Griffis | January 22, 2025

On the Immortality of David Lynch

On the Immortality of David Lynch

Brittany Allen reflects on the "imagination voyager" of modern cinema.

By Brittany Allen | January 21, 2025

25 Horror Novels to Look Out For in 2025

25 Horror Novels to Look Out For in 2025

Dark web denizens, carnival grotesqueries, and so. much. cannibalism.

By Molly Odintz | January 21, 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 | January 21, 2025

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