The Best New Books Out In Paperback This Month

The Best New Books Out In Paperback This Month

Featuring New Paperback Releases from Louise Penny, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, S.A. Cosby, and James Lee Burke.

By CrimeReads | June 23, 2021

10 Thrillers That Revolve Around Grief

10 Thrillers That Revolve Around Grief

Grief is one of the most complex, universal emotions, but one we rarely find at the center of a thriller.

By Nicci French | June 23, 2021

The Strange Intimacy of Domestic Suspense

The Strange Intimacy of Domestic Suspense

"That would never happen to me. I’d know if you were out killing people while I slept."

By Nicole Trope | June 23, 2021

6 Debut Novels You Should Read This Month

6 Debut Novels You Should Read This Month

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

By CrimeReads | June 22, 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 | June 21, 2021

A List of Books That Are Not Quite Noir (But Also Not <em>Not</em> Noir)

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."

By Paul Neilan | June 18, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • 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

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

By Zach Vasquez | June 18, 2021

Summertime Crime Movies: Summer in the City

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 17, 2021

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

By CrimeReads | June 17, 2021

Millennial Thrillers and the Power of Obsession

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.

By Melissa Larsen | June 17, 2021

Bad Gays in Good Books

Bad Gays in Good Books

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

By P. J. Vernon | June 16, 2021

Doubles and Second Selves: A Twisted Literary Tradition

Doubles and Second Selves: A Twisted Literary Tradition

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

By Emily Beyda | June 16, 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 | June 14, 2021

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This June

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This June

Workplace thrillers, relationship strains, and plots for revenge.

By Lisa Levy | June 11, 2021

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

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

The dark and twisted villains of fictional lore.

By Jen Williams | June 11, 2021

24 Queer Crime Novels to Read All Year Long

24 Queer Crime Novels to Read All Year Long

Celebrate Pride Month with gay thrillers, lesbian mysteries, and queer crime fiction galore!

By Molly Odintz | June 10, 2021

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