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7 Novels About Crimes in Communes, Cults, and Other Alternative Communities

7 Novels About Crimes in Communes, Cults, and Other Alternative Communities

Or, when bad things happen to good people (who’ve been lured in by the promise of utopia).

By Melanie Abrams | May 14, 2020

The Most Iconic Detective Sidekicks, Ranked

The Most Iconic Detective Sidekicks, Ranked

45 of the greatest detective-adjacent crime-solvers in history.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 14, 2020

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This May

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This May

Local horrors, fatal marriages, and plenty of gothic mansions.

By Lisa Levy | May 13, 2020

The Home Lives of Literary Spies

The Home Lives of Literary Spies

What happens when secret agents try to build happy, well-adjusted homes? Mixed results—and great literature.

By Tracy O'Neill | May 12, 2020

Celebrating the Hardest Working Moms in the Mystery World

Celebrating the Hardest Working Moms in the Mystery World

12 Books Featuring Fierce Moms Ready to Do Anything to Protect Their Families

By Mary Keliikoa | May 12, 2020

Genre Labels: What Makes a Book More Thriller Than Sci-Fi?

Genre Labels: What Makes a Book More Thriller Than Sci-Fi?

An author examines the borderlands of two closely related genres.

By S. L. Huang | May 11, 2020

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Books of the Week

Crime Books Set in Tourist Towns

By Joseph Souza | May 11, 2020

Our Personalized Quarantine Book Recs: Part 2

By CrimeReads | May 8, 2020

Novels About Fierce Mothers-To-Be

By Heather Gudenkauf | May 8, 2020

The Cornerstones of Country Noir

The Cornerstones of Country Noir

Eight great novels that show the range and depth of noir fiction in rural America.

By Jordan Farmer | May 7, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #18

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #18

Touch of Evil (1958)

By Otto Penzler | May 7, 2020

Reading Gillian Flynn's Women, I Found a Dark, Complex Truth—and My New Sanctuary

Reading Gillian Flynn's Women, I Found a Dark, Complex Truth—and My New Sanctuary

Forget purity and likability. Reality is far more complex.

By Casey Dunn | May 6, 2020

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

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