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    The Great Los Angeles Crime Novel—And the Women Who Are Revitalizing It

    The Great Los Angeles Crime Novel—And the Women Who Are Revitalizing It

    2020 Brings a Dazzling Array of Women-Authored LA Mysteries

    By Wendy Heard | February 6, 2020

    Secret Histories: Eight Compelling Crime Novels About People Haunted by Their Pasts

    Secret Histories: Eight Compelling Crime Novels About People Haunted by Their Pasts

    The past is never dead. Especially in a good crime novel.

    By Harry Dolan | February 6, 2020

    The Creepiest Families in Fiction

    The Creepiest Families in Fiction

    "What could be more commonplace, or more potentially toxic, than family life?"

    By Sophie Hannah | February 4, 2020

    Ten Books Where the Setting Is a Character

    Ten Books Where the Setting Is a Character

    From 1950s L.A. to Savannah's iconic squares, these books bring time and place alive in unforgettable ways.

    By Sarah Pinborough | February 4, 2020

    9 Novels You Should Read In February

    9 Novels You Should Read In February

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

    By CrimeReads | February 3, 2020

    The Crime Novels of Beirut

    The Crime Novels of Beirut

    In one of the world's oldest cities, cycles of hope and tragedy are captured in crime fiction.

    By Paul French | February 3, 2020

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    Carl Hiaasen: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

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    By Greg Bastianelli | January 30, 2020

    What Authors Can Learn from the Greatest Long Takes in Movie History

    What Authors Can Learn from the Greatest Long Takes in Movie History

    An unedited shot can create incredible tension and excitement—it works for novelists, too.

    By Nicci French | January 28, 2020

    A Murder Shared . . .

    A Murder Shared . . .

    7 Crime Novels Where Murder Is a Group Activity

    By C.J. Tudor | January 28, 2020

    The Elusive Crime Novels of Prague

    The Elusive Crime Novels of Prague

    Crime and the City visits the land of Kafka and asks why more Czech mysteries aren't translated into English.

    By Paul French | January 27, 2020

    Women Writers Are Bringing New Mystery to the Old West

    Women Writers Are Bringing New Mystery to the Old West

    There's a new generation of western mystery series.

    By Ann Parker | January 27, 2020

    6 True Crime Books to Read This January

    6 True Crime Books to Read This January

    A look at the month's best in crime nonfiction.

    By CrimeReads | January 24, 2020

    Seven True Crime Books for Domestic-Suspense Lovers

    Seven True Crime Books for Domestic-Suspense Lovers

    Sometimes the scariest place to go... is home.

    By Lisa Levy | January 23, 2020

    The Master Thieves of 1970s Crime Fiction

    The Master Thieves of 1970s Crime Fiction

    In the gritty Seventies, cities were in decline, police forces grappled with corruption, and crime authors turned to the thieves.

    By Nathan Nance | January 23, 2020

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