• Reading Lists

    Detroit Crime Fiction: A Literary Tradition Like No Other

    Murder and Mayhem in the Motor City

    September 20, 2021  By Paul French
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    Eight Books Based on Real Female Spies

    No one expected women—especially women of a certain age—to be working in espionage. This invisibility made them highly effective spies.

    September 17, 2021  By Stephanie Marie Thornton
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    Andrea Camilleri: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

    A tour through Inspector Salvo Montalbano's Sicily and the life and works of an Italian mystery icon.

    September 17, 2021  By Neil Nyren
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    6 Cozy Mysteries Told From a Cat’s Purr-spective

    In these series, cats are the real sleuths, and humans are just there to do their bidding.

    September 17, 2021  By Codi Schneider
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    Mystery in the Mountains: 10 Novels Set in the High Country of the American West

    In these mysteries, the rugged terrain and unforgiving elements become characters central to the story.

    September 16, 2021  By Margaret Mizushima
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    Five Books Featuring Paintings That Reveal Emotional Truths About Their Characters

    "Books that grapple with visual art tend to be grappling with these very concepts, the culmination of which is, most often, mortality itself."

    September 15, 2021  By Katie Lattari
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    In Praise of the Slow-Burn Suspense of South and East Asian Thrillers

    There's a new wave of thrillers coming out of South and East Asia, and they're radically different from their Western counterparts.

    September 14, 2021  By Amanda Jayatissa
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    A Reader’s Guide to Crime and Suspense Fiction on the River

    Why some of crime fiction's best stories are set on rivers.

    September 14, 2021  By Rebecca Hodge
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    Binge-Worthy Characters in Books and on the Screen

    How to create characters who will make a deep connection over a long-running series.

    September 14, 2021  By Tori Eldridge
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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    September 13, 2021  By CrimeReads 
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