• Reading Lists

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

    October 13, 2020  By CrimeReads 
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    7 Great Heist Novels, Recommended By An Art Dealer

    Art theft is a big business—and a big inspiration to crime writers.

    October 13, 2020  By Carol Orange
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    James Crumley's Unofficial Rules for Writing

    Craft lessons distilled from one of crime fiction's all-time greats.

    October 12, 2020  By Dwyer Murphy
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    17 Crime Fiction Series That Use Real Historical Figures As Sleuths

    Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde, Charlotte Brontë, and many more appear as detectives in these historical crime novels.

    October 9, 2020  By Heather Redmond
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    How Elmore Leonard Really Wrote His Novels—According to His Characters

    "So he names us and he says okay start talking."

    October 9, 2020  By Dwyer Murphy
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    Eight Thrillers That Bring an Uncanny Slant to the Natural World

    "The setting of a horror tale needs to create a sense of unheimlich, with the reader every bit as nervous...as the characters."

    October 9, 2020  By C.J. Cooke
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    The Con: Portraits of Grifters and Scam Artists in Book, Film, and Real Life

    "The con artist has a special gift for knowing what we want and giving it to us, then taking what they were after all along."

    October 8, 2020  By Lisa Unger
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    5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This October

    Missing husbands, murdered trainers, and feminist revenge killers.

    October 7, 2020  By Lisa Levy
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    Romy Hausmann's Top Five German Thrillers

    Central European authors are reinventing the crime genre.

    October 7, 2020  By Romy Hausmann
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    Eight Dazzling Historical Thrillers Featuring Real Life Jewels and Paintings

    From jewel heists, to forgers, to treasure hunts, these historical novels are full of beauty—and thrills.

    October 6, 2020  By Kirsty Manning
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