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Crime Fiction and the Close, Sometimes Twisted Bonds of Sisterhood

Crime Fiction and the Close, Sometimes Twisted Bonds of Sisterhood

Whether searching for sisters or covering up their crimes, the bonds of family are tightest in crime fiction.

By Sarah Stewart Taylor | June 23, 2020

How Women Writers Are Transforming Hardboiled Noir

How Women Writers Are Transforming Hardboiled Noir

These authors are using noir to capture a new era's zeitgeist.

By Shelley Blanton-Stroud | June 22, 2020

The Uneasy Noirs of <br>Stephen King

The Uneasy Noirs of
Stephen King

From Bachman to The Outsider, King revels in subtly subverting the rules of mystery.

By Nick Kolakowski | June 22, 2020

There Are More Crime Books with Girl in the Title Than We Ever Imagined

There Are More Crime Books with Girl in the Title Than We Ever Imagined

The Great Disambiguation Project marches on through a crowded field of "girl" books.

By Lisa Levy | June 22, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #13

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #13

Double Indemnity (1944)

By Otto Penzler | June 22, 2020

How to Write Legal Thrillers That Won't Drive Lawyers Crazy with Mistakes and Inventions

How to Write Legal Thrillers That Won't Drive Lawyers Crazy with Mistakes and Inventions

I Object...To Unrealistic Courtroom Drama

By Craig Pittman | June 19, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Perry Mason and the Case of the Wildly Successful, Perpetually Restless Author

By Lee Randall | June 18, 2020

Queer True Crime:
A Reading List

By James Polchin | June 18, 2020

8 Debut Novels You Should Read This June

By CrimeReads | June 17, 2020

10 Physicians Who Also Write Crime Fiction

10 Physicians Who Also Write Crime Fiction

From Arthur Conan Doyle to Tess Gerritsen, medical professionals have also excelled at writing mysteries.

By Molly Odintz | June 16, 2020

Writers Under Lockdown: Surviving (and Writing) During a Pandemic

Writers Under Lockdown: Surviving (and Writing) During a Pandemic

Is anyone getting any writing done these days? Contributors to a new anthology share stories of creativity, inspiration, and outrage.

By Nick Kolakowski | June 15, 2020

We're on a Mission to Help You Parse Through All the Crime Books with 'Girl' in the Title

We're on a Mission to Help You Parse Through All the Crime Books with 'Girl' in the Title

The third installment of The Great Disambiguation Project

By Lisa Levy | June 15, 2020

With the World on Lockdown, Crime Fiction Is the Perfect Way to Travel

With the World on Lockdown, Crime Fiction Is the Perfect Way to Travel

A travel writer turns to fiction to quell the wanderlust.

By Debra Bokur | June 12, 2020

Growing Up In a Small Town, Books Opened My World

Growing Up In a Small Town, Books Opened My World

How fiction helped me learn about the world beyond my small mining town—and gave me a new understanding of my home.

By J.A. Jance | June 12, 2020

5 True Crime Books to Read This June

5 True Crime Books to Read This June

A look at the month's best crime nonfiction.

By CrimeReads | June 12, 2020

The 2020 Anthony Award Nominees Have Been Announced

The 2020 Anthony Award Nominees Have Been Announced

A round of applause for the nominees!

By CrimeReads | June 10, 2020

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