1980s Noir Films Are Better Than 1940s Noir Films: Discuss.

1980s Noir Films Are Better Than 1940s Noir Films: Discuss.

1980s crime films are more sophisticated than their 1940s predecessors. But are they better?

By Keith Roysdon | July 30, 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month: July 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month: July 2021

New books by S.A. Cosby, T.J. Newman, Megan Miranda, and more.

By CrimeReads | July 30, 2021

The Best New Books Out In Paperback This Month

The Best New Books Out In Paperback This Month

Featuring new paperback releases from Lisa Lutz, Jo Nesbø, Lisa Unger, David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Stuart Turton, and more.

By CrimeReads | July 30, 2021

Five International Crime Novels To Read In July

Five International Crime Novels To Read In July

Swedish dilemmas, French musketeers, and Spanish serial killers

By Molly Odintz | July 29, 2021

13 Must-Read Laugh-Out-Loud Mysteries

13 Must-Read Laugh-Out-Loud Mysteries

"Hilarity ensues. And ensues. And ensues some more."

By Darynda Jones | July 27, 2021

July's Best Debut Novels

July's Best Debut Novels

The best new debut novels in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | July 27, 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

Five Thrillers That Will Make You Delete Your Social Media Accounts Forever

By Lindsay Cameron | July 27, 2021

How a Crime Author Found the Inspiration to Write a Vampire Revenge Thriller Set in the 1970s Southwest

By Richard Lange | July 27, 2021

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads | July 26, 2021

Crime Novels Set on the Greek Islands: Sun, Souvlaki and Sinister Types

Crime Novels Set on the Greek Islands: Sun, Souvlaki and Sinister Types

Crime and the City goes island-hopping in search of mystery.

By Paul French | July 26, 2021

10 Crime Novels Full of Style, Plot, and Dark Humor

10 Crime Novels Full of Style, Plot, and Dark Humor

Samantha Downing on the thrillers that taught her how to write.

By Samantha Downing | July 22, 2021

Seven Mysteries Filled with Family Members

Seven Mysteries Filled with Family Members

In these novels, families go to extreme lengths to close ranks, keep secrets, and take their revenge.

By S. C. Perkins | July 22, 2021

Nine Books With Plots Pulled From Real Life

Nine Books With Plots Pulled From Real Life

Literature can fill in the emotional gaps of true crime and reportage.

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins | July 21, 2021

8 True Crime Podcasts You Need to Listen to this Summer

8 True Crime Podcasts You Need to Listen to this Summer

Fall down a long, winding rabbithole with these binge-worthy podcasts full of thoughtful, complex storytelling.

By Lizzy Steiner | July 21, 2021

In These Six Thrillers, The Natural World Is a Character, Not Just a Setting

In These Six Thrillers, The Natural World Is a Character, Not Just a Setting

Novels that explore the great (and sometimes terrifying) outdoors.

By Elisabeth de Mariaffi | July 20, 2021

Crime Fiction in San Francisco: From Barbary Coast to Tech Noir

Crime Fiction in San Francisco: From Barbary Coast to Tech Noir

The City by the Bay has a literary tradition like no other.

By Paul French | July 19, 2021

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