The Elusive

The Elusive "Good Marriage" in Crime Fiction

Mysteries and thrillers are full of cheating, murdering spouses. But what about the good relationships?

By Kimberly McCreight | May 5, 2020

Keeping Secrets: 10 Riveting Reads Filled With Shocking Secrets

Keeping Secrets: 10 Riveting Reads Filled With Shocking Secrets

For readers looking for the next Big Twist

By Lisa Regan | May 5, 2020

10 Novels You Should Read This Month

10 Novels You Should Read This Month

The month's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | May 1, 2020

Legal Thrillers for Literary Snobs

Legal Thrillers for Literary Snobs

Even Shakespeare was a sucker for a dramatic courtroom showdown, rules-of-evidence be damn'd.

By Michael Kahn | May 1, 2020

The New Wave of Private Eye Fiction

The New Wave of Private Eye Fiction

Today's PIs are more diverse and share community bonds. But the crime fiction world still has a long way to go to get out from the shadow of the loner white knight.

By Halley Sutton | May 1, 2020

Your Guide to What's Streaming in May: Crime Edition

Your Guide to What's Streaming in May: Crime Edition

A look at the best new crime series & movies streaming this month.

By Dwyer Murphy | May 1, 2020

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

Announcing the 2020 Edgar Award Winners

By CrimeReads | April 30, 2020

The Dystopia at Home

By Christina Dalcher | April 30, 2020

Online Influencers in Fiction

By Charlotte Duckworth | April 29, 2020

10 Unforgettable Thrillers About Memory Loss

10 Unforgettable Thrillers About Memory Loss

Trauma, Addiction, and the Quest to Remember

By Kate White | April 28, 2020

Tokyo Crime Novels: The Storms Beneath the Calm Surface

Tokyo Crime Novels: The Storms Beneath the Calm Surface

The long, complex tradition of crime writing in the Japanese capital.

By Paul French | April 27, 2020

Crime Novels in the <br>Time of Plague

Crime Novels in the
Time of Plague

14 mysteries and thrillers set against a backdrop of epidemics, contagions, and outbreaks.

By Molly Odintz | April 24, 2020

5 Debut Novels to Read This Month

5 Debut Novels to Read This Month

The month's best debuts in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By Molly Odintz | April 24, 2020

Catherine Aird: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Catherine Aird: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

50 years - and counting - of clever, compelling mysteries.

By Neil Nyren | April 24, 2020

Five True Crime Books You Should Read This Month

Five True Crime Books You Should Read This Month

Hollywood spies, assassins, and a forgotten kidnapping epidemic.

By CrimeReads | April 23, 2020

5 International Crime Novels You Should Read This April

5 International Crime Novels You Should Read This April

(Mentally) Escape Quarantine With These 5 Crime Books Perfect for the Armchair Traveler

By Molly Odintz | April 22, 2020

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