In Praise of the Slow-Burn Suspense of South and East Asian Thrillers

In Praise of the Slow-Burn Suspense of South and East Asian Thrillers

There's a new wave of thrillers coming out of South and East Asia, and they're radically different from their Western counterparts.

By Amanda Jayatissa | September 14, 2021

A Reader’s Guide to Crime and Suspense Fiction on the River

A Reader’s Guide to Crime and Suspense Fiction on the River

Why some of crime fiction's best stories are set on rivers.

By Rebecca Hodge | September 14, 2021

Binge-Worthy Characters in Books and on the Screen

Binge-Worthy Characters in Books and on the Screen

How to create characters who will make a deep connection over a long-running series.

By Tori Eldridge | September 14, 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 | September 13, 2021

Six Great Novels with Mysterious Protagonists

Six Great Novels with Mysterious Protagonists

Secretive, questionable, and all around untrustworthy main characters make for unforgettable thrillers.

By Christopher Swann | September 10, 2021

The Most Anticipated Books of 2021: Fall and Winter Edition

The Most Anticipated Books of 2021: Fall and Winter Edition

63 crime novels, mysteries, thrillers, and nonfiction books to cozy up with this fall.

By CrimeReads | September 10, 2021

Best Reviewed
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  • Stations
  • West of Loveland
  • Castles: A Fortified History of the World
  • Sweet Pea
  • The Pen: A Human History
  • Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?
  • Gloria Don't Speak
  • The Heights
  • The King Under the Mountain: In Search of J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Just a Shot Away: Martin Scorsese's Life in Film

Five Books that Examine the American Penal System

By Jen J. Danna | September 9, 2021

The American Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

By Nick Rennison | September 8, 2021

On the Enduring Appeal of the Marriage Thriller

By Alice Feeney | September 8, 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 | September 7, 2021

The Dark Pleasures of School-Based Mysteries

The Dark Pleasures of School-Based Mysteries

Vera Kurian on the heady, dangerous world of the campus thriller.

By Vera Kurian | September 7, 2021

10 Crime Novels About The Cutthroat Business of Culture

10 Crime Novels About The Cutthroat Business of Culture

Go behind the scenes in these tales of love, murder and revenge among the glitterati. 

By Helen Walsh | September 7, 2021

All I Really Need to Know I Learned Covering Homicides

All I Really Need to Know I Learned Covering Homicides

Life lessons—gleaned from a few decades of reporting on crime and murder.

By Keith Roysdon | September 3, 2021

What to Stream This September: Robert Redford's Crime Movies

What to Stream This September: Robert Redford's Crime Movies

Nothing takes you from the end of summer to the start of fall like a Robert Redford movie

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 2, 2021

12 Crime Novels You Should Read This September

12 Crime Novels You Should Read This September

Northern Irish noir, lakeside horror, plenty of psychological thrillers, and a new novel from Colson Whitehead.

By CrimeReads | September 1, 2021

8 Thrillers about Women Breaking Free, Losing Control, and Taking Charge

8 Thrillers about Women Breaking Free, Losing Control, and Taking Charge

In an age of strong female characters, these novels track their protagonists' journeys towards empowerment.

By Jaye Viner | August 31, 2021

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