Down the Bayou and Under the Oaks: Louisiana as a Character in Crime Fiction

Down the Bayou and Under the Oaks: Louisiana as a Character in Crime Fiction

N.L. Lavin and Hunter Burke on the mysteries of Louisiana.

By N.L. Lavin and Hunter Burke | June 16, 2025

Crime and the City: Puerto Rico

Crime and the City: Puerto Rico

Read your way through the crime fiction of San Juan and Puerto Rico.

By Paul French | June 16, 2025

How Authors Weave Real-Life Detail Into Their Mysteries

How Authors Weave Real-Life Detail Into Their Mysteries

Gerri Lewis on the craft of creating background that enriches a mystery.

By Gerri Lewis | June 16, 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 | June 16, 2025

Everything’s Coming Up Cozies

Everything’s Coming Up Cozies

Karen Dukess on why the crime fiction world is embracing the cozy mystery.

By Karen Dukess | June 13, 2025

Seven Books and One Play About Marital Murder

Seven Books and One Play About Marital Murder

Peter Swanson on a great tradition of 'planning to kill a spouse' thrillers.

By Peter Swanson | June 12, 2025

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Art, Forgery, and Obsession: On Cinema and the World of Art

By Katherine Reay | June 11, 2025

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The Best Psychological Thrillers of June 2025

The Best Psychological Thrillers of June 2025

Featuring new works from Lisa Jewell, Peter Swanson, Megan Abbott, and more

By CrimeReads | June 6, 2025

5 Essential YA Novels from Canadian Indigenous Authors

5 Essential YA Novels from Canadian Indigenous Authors

Richard Van Camp celebrates a banner moment in young adult literature

By Richard Van Camp | June 5, 2025

Small Town Gothic: <br>11 Story Collections Set in <br>Fictional Locales

Small Town Gothic:
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These fictitious small towns are "simmered in the cast iron Dutch oven of a parochial geography"

By Robert Busby | June 4, 2025

6 Books Exploring Romantic Obsession

6 Books Exploring Romantic Obsession

Olivia Worley looks at the literature of unrequited love

By Olivia Worley | June 4, 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 | June 2, 2025

The Best Crime Fiction Isn't About Redemption. It's About Endurance.

The Best Crime Fiction Isn't About Redemption. It's About Endurance.

"[O]ne of the reasons we read is to watch others struggle."

By Mark Stevens | June 2, 2025

Crime Never Sleeps in These NYC Mysteries and Thrillers

Crime Never Sleeps in These NYC Mysteries and Thrillers

Sara Driscoll recommends a smorgasbord of Big-Apple-based crime fiction

By Sara Driscoll | May 29, 2025

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