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    In Defense of the Supernatural in Detective Fiction

    In Defense of the Supernatural in Detective Fiction

    John Connolly on the long tradition of mixing mystery and the paranormal

    By John Connolly | October 15, 2019

    Dorothy L. Sayers: A Crime Reader's Guide to the Classics

    Dorothy L. Sayers: A Crime Reader's Guide to the Classics

    Lord Peter Wimsey, Harriet Vane, and a Queen of Crime

    By Neil Nyren | October 11, 2019

    5 Classics of Cyberpunk Noir

    5 Classics of Cyberpunk Noir

    Cyberpunk and crime fiction evolved out of the pulps, and their shared outsider DNA still connects them.

    By Nick Kolakowski | October 10, 2019

    Crime Novels For Angry Women in an Angry World

    Crime Novels For Angry Women in an Angry World

    Feed your rage with these 8 mysteries and thrillers.

    By Katie Lowe | October 10, 2019

    A History of EC Comics in 7 Tales of Murder & Horror

    A History of EC Comics in 7 Tales of Murder & Horror

    65 years after censors cracked down on horror comics, a fond look back at some of the most gruesome horror comics in history.

    By Daniel Kraus | October 10, 2019

    5 Psychological Thrillers to Read in October

    5 Psychological Thrillers to Read in October

    A look at the month's best new books

    By Lisa Levy | October 8, 2019

    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

    A Gothic Education, or: How I Learned to Love the Dark

    By Kate Racculia | October 8, 2019

    A Reading List for Mental Health

    By Patricia Shanae Smith | October 8, 2019

    The Crime Fiction of Rangoon / Yangon

    By Paul French | October 7, 2019

    Crime Fiction from Around the Pacific Rim

    Crime Fiction from Around the Pacific Rim

    5 Mystery Series That Will Take You on a Tour of the South Pacific

    By A. M. Stuart | October 7, 2019

    Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of October

    Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of October

    The best thrillers, noir, and true crime docs arriving this month.

    By Camille LeBlanc | October 4, 2019

    Graham Greene and The Art of the Opening Paragraph

    Graham Greene and The Art of the Opening Paragraph

    Ten great opening paragraphs from one iconic author

    By Dwyer Murphy | October 2, 2019

    From Boston To Cape Cod and Back Again—In Crime Fiction

    From Boston To Cape Cod and Back Again—In Crime Fiction

    Exploring a region's mystery pantheon

    By Peter Colt | October 2, 2019

    10 Books You Should Read in October

    10 Books You Should Read in October

    The Month's Best Crime Fiction, Mysteries, and Thrillers

    By CrimeReads | October 1, 2019

    Six Women Who Helped Define the Regency Era—And Our Conceptions of Modernity

    Six Women Who Helped Define the Regency Era—And Our Conceptions of Modernity

    On Mary Shelley, Ada Lovelace, Jane Austen, and other strong-willed women from the early 19th century.

    By Andrea Penrose | September 30, 2019

    The 6 Best Book Covers of September

    The 6 Best Book Covers of September

    The Best Cover Art in Crime, Mystery, and Thrillers

    By CrimeReads | September 30, 2019

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