The Most Anticipated Crime Books of Summer 2024

The Most Anticipated Crime Books of Summer 2024

It's hot outside. Time to pick up some summer reading!

By Molly Odintz | May 23, 2024

Dead Characters with Something to Say

Dead Characters with Something to Say

Deceased characters from eight great crime novels, films or TV shows who insert themselves into the story from the Other Side. 

By Michael Bennett | May 21, 2024

Six Mysteries Set in Luxurious Destinations

Six Mysteries Set in Luxurious Destinations

Jaclyn Goldis on destination thrillers and murder mysteries on holiday.

By Jaclyn Goldis | May 21, 2024

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 | May 20, 2024

Crime and the City: Adelaide and South Australia 

Crime and the City: Adelaide and South Australia 

There's trouble in paradise, and Adelaide has its fair share of books that will tell you all about it.

By Paul French | May 20, 2024

Love to Hate Her: Novels About Destructive Women

Love to Hate Her: Novels About Destructive Women

Is the act of writing messy female characters a transgressive response to women's coerced compliance?

By Alana B. Lytle | May 17, 2024

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13 Weird, Fascinating Things I’ve Learned Researching Crime Novels

By Kate White | May 17, 2024

Time to Read Some Gothic Fiction!

By Molly Odintz | May 16, 2024

Three Great Time Travel Books for People Who Don't Like Science Fiction

By Esme Addison | May 16, 2024

6 of the Best Queer Mysteries

6 of the Best Queer Mysteries

Tess Sharpe on the twists and turns and 'oh my god moments' of these modern favorites.

By Tess Sharpe | May 15, 2024

8 Ghost Stories That Will Haunt You

8 Ghost Stories That Will Haunt You

"A ghost—like a good tale—will only linger on for a reason."

By Carmella Lowkis | May 14, 2024

A Reading List of Mother’s Worst Nightmares

A Reading List of Mother’s Worst Nightmares

From Abducted Toddlers to Absent Teens, These Thrillers Expose Our Unspoken Anxieties

By Andromeda Romano-Lax | May 13, 2024

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 | May 13, 2024

5 Mysteries and Thrillers That Will Make You Laugh

5 Mysteries and Thrillers That Will Make You Laugh

Kate Weston on the distinct pleasures of a funny murder mystery.

By Kate Weston | May 13, 2024

Six Books Featuring Killer Women

Six Books Featuring Killer Women

Celebrating the rise of the "one-woman crusade to take down the patriarchy"

By Julie Mae Cohen | May 9, 2024

The Best International Crime Fiction of May 2024

The Best International Crime Fiction of May 2024

Haunted houses in Spain, rebellious women in Italy, and sharp social criticism from France

By Molly Odintz | May 9, 2024

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