Announcing the 2020 Edgar Award Winners

Announcing the 2020 Edgar Award Winners

The year's best in mystery and crime writing, from the Mystery Writers of America virtual gala.

By CrimeReads | April 30, 2020

The Dystopia at Home

The Dystopia at Home

How does family life hold up under the scrutiny of the dystopian thriller? Not great.

By Christina Dalcher | April 30, 2020

Online Influencers in Fiction

Online Influencers in Fiction

7 Books Featuring Vloggers, Social Media Personalities, and Their (Occasionally Obsessive) Fans

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

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

5 Debut Novels to Read This Month

By Molly Odintz | April 24, 2020

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

By Neil Nyren | April 24, 2020

Five True Crime Books You Should Read This Month

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

Eight Novels to Make You Question Reality

Eight Novels to Make You Question Reality

Exploring the uncanny in fiction.

By Camilla Bruce | April 21, 2020

The Most Toxic Friendships in Crime Fiction

The Most Toxic Friendships in Crime Fiction

Cheaters, liars, killers, and other best friends.

By Lisa Levy | April 20, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #19

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #19

North by Northwest (1959)

By Otto Penzler | April 20, 2020

The Binge-Read: 10 Iconic Crime Fiction Series of the 1960s

The Binge-Read: 10 Iconic Crime Fiction Series of the 1960s

Time to read your way through the modern history of crime novels.

By Molly Odintz | April 17, 2020

Ten Books About Parents with Secrets

Ten Books About Parents with Secrets

When the people you know best are not entirely who you thought they were.

By Sarah Zettel | April 16, 2020

500 Years of True Crime

500 Years of True Crime

Long before In Cold Blood, there was a vast public appetite for sordid tales—and plenty of media ready to feed it.

By Grady Hendrix | April 16, 2020

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