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    Sympathy for Lady Vengeance: 6 Revenge Thrillers Featuring Female Protagonists

    Sympathy for Lady Vengeance: 6 Revenge Thrillers Featuring Female Protagonists

    Who can resist a good revenge plot?

    By Kate Kessler | October 24, 2019

    Nancy Drew for Adults: Great Amateur Sleuth Series for Readers Over Twenty

    Nancy Drew for Adults: Great Amateur Sleuth Series for Readers Over Twenty

    Keen intuition, loyal friends & a sometimes misplaced confidence.

    By Karen White | October 23, 2019

    Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: Glamorous Women in Crime Fiction

    Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: Glamorous Women in Crime Fiction

    Searching contemporary noirs for that one ineffable quality.

    By Erica Wright | October 22, 2019

    The Evolution of the English Village Mystery, After the Golden Age

    The Evolution of the English Village Mystery, After the Golden Age

    Small towns, dogged detectives, and the occasional clergyman.

    By Deborah Crombie | October 22, 2019

    The Monsters Among Us Are the Most Terrifying Of All

    The Monsters Among Us Are the Most Terrifying Of All

    6 classic thrillers that explore the most human of monsters.

    By Steven L. Kent and Nicholas Kaufmann | October 22, 2019

    Berlin: A City of Crime Fiction

    Berlin: A City of Crime Fiction

    From historical novels to modern noirs, Berlin is a city of mystery.

    By Paul French | October 21, 2019

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    The Quiet Horrors of Reading Liane Moriarty in the Suburbs

    By Brenna Ehrlich | October 18, 2019

    All the Weird/Spooky Things We Like to Read, Watch, and Think About, But Only in October

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    The Best Nonfiction Crime Books of October

    By CrimeReads | October 17, 2019

    Detecting During Disasters

    Detecting During Disasters

    Fires, hurricanes, plague—crime fiction persists in moments of crisis.

    By J. Kingston Pierce | October 17, 2019

    Supernatural Crime Fiction—Is It Allowed To Be Funny?

    Supernatural Crime Fiction—Is It Allowed To Be Funny?

    A little comedy makes the horror go down easier.

    By Max Booth III | October 17, 2019

    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

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