How Many of the Greatest Crime Books of All-Time Have You Read? (Wait, Which Books?)

How Many of the Greatest Crime Books of All-Time Have You Read? (Wait, Which Books?)

Spelunking the must-read lists for crime, and checking them twice

By Gray Basnight | December 15, 2020

The Best Noir Fiction of 2020

The Best Noir Fiction of 2020

Love, theft, and rural noir dominate this year's best noir fiction.

By CrimeReads | December 14, 2020

5 New Books Coming Out This Week

5 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

By CrimeReads | December 14, 2020

The Best Crime Novels of 2020

The Best Crime Novels of 2020

Celebrating the year's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | December 11, 2020

Another 10 Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place at Christmas

Another 10 Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place at Christmas

Happy Holidays from Jason Bourne, James Bond, and Demi Moore's second-worst movie hairstyle.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 10, 2020

The Vigilantes of the Oppressed

The Vigilantes of the Oppressed

Move over, Batman: there's a new wave of justice-seekers in town.

By Molly Odintz | December 9, 2020

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  • 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

We Need More Dark Stories with Hopeful Endings

By Les Edgerton | December 9, 2020

Crime by Committee: 8 Novels Featuring Group Misdeeds

By Kia Abdullah | December 8, 2020

10 Cold Thrillers To Get You Through the Long Winter Nights

By Paige Shelton | December 8, 2020

The Unexpected Stars of Crime Cinema: Audrey Hepburn

The Unexpected Stars of Crime Cinema: Audrey Hepburn

She's usually thought of as a romantic comedy star. But she featured in some of the era's greatest thrillers.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 8, 2020

The Surprisingly Dark History of Gingerbread

The Surprisingly Dark History of Gingerbread

Long before it became a holiday treat, gingerbread was a royal favorite, a token of fertility, and a tool for witches to exact their vengeance.

By Maya Corrigan | December 7, 2020

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 | December 7, 2020

The Meticulous Noir of David Fincher

The Meticulous Noir of David Fincher

Exploring the movies that have fed the worldview of a legendarily exacting director who inspires, and is inspired by obsession.

By Zach Vasquez | December 4, 2020

Homecoming Thrillers

Homecoming Thrillers

Six Mysteries that Prove You Can’t Go Home Again

By Tessa Wegert | December 4, 2020

Suffer the Little Children: Why Kids Under Pressure Make for Great Thrillers

Suffer the Little Children: Why Kids Under Pressure Make for Great Thrillers

The literature of gifted schools, swim meets, and ballet recitals.

By Harriet Tyce | December 3, 2020

The Unconventional Private Eyes of Stanley Ellin

The Unconventional Private Eyes of Stanley Ellin

A master of the short story, Ellin's detective novels are now mostly forgotten. They shouldn't be.

By J. Kingston Pierce | December 2, 2020

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