The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: February 2026

The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: February 2026

Featuring new books from Jo Nesbo, Ian McGuire, Shelley Puhak, and more.

By CrimeReads | February 26, 2026

The Best Paperback Releases of February 2026

The Best Paperback Releases of February 2026

Featuring new-in-paperback releases from Alison Gaylin, Joseph Finder, Lindy Ryan, Marcie R. Rendon, and many more

By CrimeReads | February 25, 2026

Danielle Girard on the Many Faces of Motherhood in Contemporary Fiction

Danielle Girard on the Many Faces of Motherhood in Contemporary Fiction

Shredding the narrow script of who gets to be a mother in literature and life

By Danielle Girard | February 24, 2026

Pitted Against Your Blood: 6 Books with Explosive Family Secrets

Pitted Against Your Blood: 6 Books with Explosive Family Secrets

Emily Listfield recommends tales of communities torn apart by Helen Schulman, Bruce Holsinger, and more

By Emily Listfield | February 23, 2026

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

By CrimeReads | February 23, 2026

What to Watch This Weekend: February 20, 2026

What to Watch This Weekend: February 20, 2026

A new season of The Night Agent, crossword puzzler mysteries, and more.

By Dwyer Murphy | February 20, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

The Best International Crime Fiction of February 2026

By Molly Odintz | February 19, 2026

The Best Debut Novels of the Month: February 2026

By CrimeReads | February 18, 2026

Cannibal, the Listicle

By Molly Odintz | February 17, 2026

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

By CrimeReads | February 16, 2026

Johnny Compton on Four Great Supernatural Noirs

Johnny Compton on Four Great Supernatural Noirs

"When in doubt, put a ghost in it."

By Johnny Compton | February 13, 2026

9 Thriller-y, Crime-y Speculative Novels

9 Thriller-y, Crime-y Speculative Novels

Michelle Maryk looks at "tales that dance within the realm of reality, only to dip into the murk of what could be possible"

By Michelle Maryk | February 11, 2026

Trapped and Terrified: 6 Novels That Use Isolation to Create Horror

Trapped and Terrified: 6 Novels That Use Isolation to Create Horror

Saratoga Schaefer recommends Caitlin Starling, Vincent Tirado, and more

By Saratoga Schaefer | February 10, 2026

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

By CrimeReads | February 9, 2026

Crime and the City: Reno

Crime and the City: Reno

The international crime reading series pops in on the biggest little city in the world.

By Paul French | February 9, 2026

5 Clever and Compelling Heroines in Historical Mystery Series

5 Clever and Compelling Heroines in Historical Mystery Series

Mollie Ann Cox shares a list of women who solve crimes and tackle societal ills all at once

By Mollie Ann Cox | February 9, 2026

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