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True Crime as Myth’s Copycat

True Crime as Myth’s Copycat

Or, Passing Judgment on Ancient Greek Legends of Passion and Rage as Crime Stories

By Julie Berry | September 16, 2025

10 New Books Out This Week

10 New Books Out This Week

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

By CrimeReads | September 15, 2025

5 Books that Tackle the Realities of Domestic Violence

5 Books that Tackle the Realities of Domestic Violence

Stephanie DeCarolis looks at novels that "take on this difficult subject matter in a realistic and respectful way"

By Stephanie DeCarolis | September 15, 2025

6 Historical Novels (And One Contemporary Work) That Perfectly Capture the 18th Century

6 Historical Novels (And One Contemporary Work) That Perfectly Capture the 18th Century

These works of fiction explore the vast contradictions and extreme hypocrisies of our so-called Age of Enlightenment

By Laura Shepherd-Robinson | September 10, 2025

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 | September 8, 2025

The Uncanny Power of the Subtly Supernatural

The Uncanny Power of the Subtly Supernatural

In these novels, "little more is asked of the skeptical reader except a certain suspension of disbelief."

By Amanda Chapman | September 5, 2025

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By CrimeReads | September 2, 2025

Crime and the City: Santa Fe

By Paul French | September 2, 2025

Cutthroat Corporate Culture, Literally: Five Mysteries and Thrillers Set in the Workplace

By L. S. Stratton | September 2, 2025

7 Novels Set During Times of Great Political Upheaval

7 Novels Set During Times of Great Political Upheaval

These books "capture the terror and resilience of those caught in history’s undertow, where survival is an act of defiance."

By Daphne Fama | August 29, 2025

Possessed by Possession: Five Novels on the Dark Allure of Our Inner (and Outer) Demons

Possessed by Possession: Five Novels on the Dark Allure of Our Inner (and Outer) Demons

Peter Rosch Recommends Terrifying Tales from Sara Gran, Paul Tremblay, Justin Evans, and More

By Peter Rosch | August 26, 2025

Salad Days and Sleuthing: Five Cozy Stories Shaped by Youth, Innocence, and Vulnerability

Salad Days and Sleuthing: Five Cozy Stories Shaped by Youth, Innocence, and Vulnerability

Ginger Bolton Recommends Mysteries by Amanda Flower, Lynn Cahoon, Uzma Jalaluddin, and Others

By Ginger Bolton | August 26, 2025

10 New Books Out This Week

10 New Books Out This Week

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

By CrimeReads | August 25, 2025

Small Town America: Five Books that Serve Up a Perfect Setting for Murder

Small Town America: Five Books that Serve Up a Perfect Setting for Murder

"[A] closed community is a perfect microcosm of everything that’s good and bad about human beings."

By Vaseem Khan | August 22, 2025

Clones, Dragons, Time Travel Terror: Five Speculative Fiction Novels with Feminist Themes

Clones, Dragons, Time Travel Terror: Five Speculative Fiction Novels with Feminist Themes

Melissa Pace Recommends Margaret Atwood, Naomi Alderman, Kelly Barnhill, and More

By Melissa Pace | August 20, 2025

Scalpel and Shadow: Eight Historical Thrillers with Macabre Medical Themes

Scalpel and Shadow: Eight Historical Thrillers with Macabre Medical Themes

Tonya Mitchell Recommends Books with Dreadful Diagnoses by A. Rae Dunlap, Noel O’Reilly, and Others

By Tonya Mitchell | August 19, 2025

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