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    Red Herrings in Contemporary Crime Literature

    Red Herrings in Contemporary Crime Literature

    Celebrating the 21st century masters of misdirection.

    By Karen Dietrich | March 20, 2020

    10 of the Most Morally Bankrupt Narrators in Fiction

    10 of the Most Morally Bankrupt Narrators in Fiction

    They're horrible people, but we can't stop reading their stories.

    By Samantha Downing | March 20, 2020

    8 Books About Male Protagonists by Female Authors

    8 Books About Male Protagonists by Female Authors

    Classic and contemporary novels offer insight into damaged male psyches.

    By Scarlett Harris | March 20, 2020

    5 International Crime Novels to Read This March

    5 International Crime Novels to Read This March

    Travel the world with these far-flung mysteries....

    By CrimeReads | March 19, 2020

    Architecture in Fiction—It's More Than Just a Setting

    Architecture in Fiction—It's More Than Just a Setting

    Six Architecturally Inspired Novels

    By Suzanne Redfearn | March 18, 2020

    Six Great Novels About Crime That Aren't Quite Crime Novels

    Six Great Novels About Crime That Aren't Quite Crime Novels

    Crime is everywhere in good fiction.

    By Mat Osman | March 18, 2020

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    It's the Right Time to Read Crime Novels

    By Molly Odintz | March 17, 2020

    March's Best Debut Novels

    By CrimeReads | March 17, 2020

    5 True Crime Books to Read This March

    By CrimeReads | March 13, 2020

    The Best Historical Fiction of 2020 (So Far)

    The Best Historical Fiction of 2020 (So Far)

    From murder at Plymouth Rock to intrigue in mid-century Florida, 10 standout historical crime novels to devour this spring

    By Molly Odintz | March 12, 2020

    The Essential Crime Novels of Los Angeles

    The Essential Crime Novels of Los Angeles

    34 novels every lover of LA Noir should read as soon as humanly possible.

    By Katie Orphan | March 11, 2020

    The Best Reporters in Comic Book History

    The Best Reporters in Comic Book History

    Ranking the very best journalists on the superhero beat.

    By James Queally | March 11, 2020

    The Uncanny Appeal of the Seaside Mystery

    The Uncanny Appeal of the Seaside Mystery

    For our deepest mysteries, we keep returning to the shore.

    By Jo Jakeman | March 10, 2020

    Crime and the City: Saigon

    Crime and the City: Saigon

    In the long shadow of Graham Greene's The Quiet American, a city's crime fiction scene thrives.

    By Paul French | March 9, 2020

    5 Psychological Thrillers You Need to Read This Month

    5 Psychological Thrillers You Need to Read This Month

    A banner month for these timely novels of suspense.

    By Lisa Levy | March 6, 2020

    Sixteen of the Most Perfect Murders in Crime Fiction

    Sixteen of the Most Perfect Murders in Crime Fiction

    Reading and re-reading mystery novels in pursuit of the platonic ideal of the undetectable, unsolvable crime.

    By Peter Swanson | March 6, 2020

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