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- Writing About Life in Appalachia, Chris Offutt Felt He Was Always a Crime NovelistJune 15, 2021
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- The Most Anticipated Crime Books Of 2021: Summer Reading EditionMay 13, 2021 by CrimeReads
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- 10 Novels You Should Read This MayMay 5, 2021 by CrimeReads
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- Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet: Film Noir's Greatest Odd CoupleApril 30, 2021 by Keith Roysdon
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- Seven Great Thrillers That Play With FormApril 28, 2021 by Amy Suiter Clarke
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- "Now Vee May Perhaps to Begin": On Art, Theft, and InspirationJune 18, 2021 by Laura Lippman
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- A List of Books That Are Not Quite Noir (But Also Not Not Noir)June 18, 2021 by Paul Neilan
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- Father's Day Noir: Six Dark Novels and Stories About Fatherhood and CrimeJune 18, 2021 by Zach Vasquez
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- Inside New Jersey's Notorious Prison for Women, Life Carries on for Krystal RiordanJune 18, 2021 by Stephanie Dickinson
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- Summertime Crime Movies: Summer in the CityJune 17, 2021 by Olivia Rutigliano
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- John Cheever and Djuna Barnes, Patron Literary Saints of Suburbia and Bohemia, Died This Day in 1982.June 18, 2021
- Ten Things Writers Need to Create Convincing CharactersJune 18, 2021 by Robert McKee
- How the Legacy of Slavery Warps the World for Black WomenJune 18, 2021 by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martínez
- On the Weaponization of Language in a Traumatized NationJune 18, 2021 by Andrea Scrima
- When an Avowed Helicopter Parent Writes a Novel About Imperiled ChildrenJune 18, 2021 by Jonathan Evison
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- 5 Reviews You Need to Read This WeekJune 17, 2021 by Book Marks
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A List of Books That Are Not Quite Noir (But Also Not Not Noir)

"[N]oir has rules, the same way irony does, and I really don’t know what they are...Instead I’ll say this is a list of voices with some darkness in them."

Father's Day Noir: Six Dark Novels and Stories About Fatherhood and Crime

The sins of the father...

Summertime Crime Movies: Summer in the City

We've got some ideas about what you should be watching this summer. Here's our third batch of recommendations.

The Best Books of the Year (So Far): Crime Fiction in 2021

CrimeReads editors select their favorite thrillers, mysteries, and crime novels of the year.

Millennial Thrillers and the Power of Obsession

In an increasingly untethered world, women in thrillers use obsession as a counter to their disconnect and ennui.

Bad Gays in Good Books

"Shelves are only getting deeper. Books are only getting queerer. Characters are only getting realer."—P.J. Vernon

Doubles and Second Selves: A Twisted Literary Tradition

Once you start looking, you find doubles just about everywhere.

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This June

Workplace thrillers, relationship strains, and plots for revenge.

A Very Memorable Monster: Fictional Serial Killers You Can’t Forget

The dark and twisted villains of fictional lore.

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"[N]oir has rules, the same way irony does, and I really don’t know what they are...Instead I’ll say this is a list of voices with some darkness in them."

The sins of the father...

We've got some ideas about what you should be watching this summer. Here's our third batch of recommendations.

CrimeReads editors select their favorite thrillers, mysteries, and crime novels of the year.

In an increasingly untethered world, women in thrillers use obsession as a counter to their disconnect and ennui.

"Shelves are only getting deeper. Books are only getting queerer. Characters are only getting realer."—P.J. Vernon

Once you start looking, you find doubles just about everywhere.

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

Workplace thrillers, relationship strains, and plots for revenge.

The dark and twisted villains of fictional lore.

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