The Beautifully Skewed Insights of Protagonists with Uncertain Inner Lives

The Beautifully Skewed Insights of Protagonists with Uncertain Inner Lives

When a novel's worldview comes untethered from reality, that's when the magic happens.

By Brandon Graham | August 12, 2021

The Perfect Beers to Pair with Your Favorite Crime Novels

The Perfect Beers to Pair with Your Favorite Crime Novels

Reading some noir? Try some double IPA. And if you're making your way through a Poirot, you must have a Belgian Stout.

By Steven Tingle | August 12, 2021

Six Crime Novels Based on Real Cases

Six Crime Novels Based on Real Cases

Inspired by real events. But that's only the start.

By Sarah Warburton | August 11, 2021

Six Great Gothic Castles from Literature

Six Great Gothic Castles from Literature

"The walls of my castle are broken; the shadows are many, and the wind breathes cold through the broken battlements..."

By Veronica Bond | August 11, 2021

A New Wave of Crime Fiction Explores Collective Guilt and Individual Complicity

A New Wave of Crime Fiction Explores Collective Guilt and Individual Complicity

Crime fiction is working to represent a more abstract antagonist—institutions and ideologies that perpetuate violence—and a harder-to-pin form of guilt: complicity.

By Ashley Winstead | August 10, 2021

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 | August 9, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

The Rise of Welsh Crime Fiction

By Paul French | August 9, 2021

Murder on the Move: Suspense Novels Set on Trains, Boats & Transport

By Louise Candlish | August 6, 2021

What Do You Read When the World Is Falling Apart?
Spy Fiction, Of Course.

By Tessa Lunney | August 6, 2021

Survivalist Thrillers: A Primer

Survivalist Thrillers: A Primer

These characters must channel their fear into a life-or-death battle against nature.

By Chevy Stevens | August 6, 2021

Four Novels That Explore the Dark Side of Female Friendships

Four Novels That Explore the Dark Side of Female Friendships

Jealousy, gaslighting, and obsession...Promise me we'll be best friends forever.

By Melanie Gideon | August 6, 2021

Five Novels About Journalists Returning to Their Hometowns to Investigate Crimes

Five Novels About Journalists Returning to Their Hometowns to Investigate Crimes

Celebrating one of the most enticing setups in mystery fiction.

By Claire Douglas | August 6, 2021

The Bleakest Noir: A List of Ultra-Dark Thrillers

The Bleakest Noir: A List of Ultra-Dark Thrillers

"Noir demands that we consider the problem of the irredeemable...and bear witness to their humanity."

By Kate Myles | August 5, 2021

11 Novels You Should Read This August

11 Novels You Should Read This August

New fiction from Megan Abbott, Naomi Hirahara, William Kent Krueger, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Andrea Bartz, Louise Penny, and more.

By CrimeReads | August 4, 2021

How Surf Noir Changed My Life

How Surf Noir Changed My Life

Discover Kem Nunn. Discover the power of riding waves. Nothing will ever be the same.

By David M. Olsen | August 4, 2021

The Photographers Who Inspire Megan Abbott

The Photographers Who Inspire Megan Abbott

From Weegee, to Gordon Parks, to Nan Goldin, these photographers capture the essence of noir.

By Megan Abbott | August 3, 2021

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