The Joy of the Bad Decision in Crime Fiction

The Joy of the Bad Decision in Crime Fiction

Where would our favorite crime novels be without characters who were willing to make terrible yet totally believable decisions?

By Lina Chern | March 28, 2023

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 | March 27, 2023

Crime and the City: Cyprus

Crime and the City: Cyprus

An island paradise, but also a fraught geopolitical frontline.

By Paul French | March 27, 2023

Everybody Panic: 5 Strange and Sinister Cases of Crime and Mass Hysteria

Everybody Panic: 5 Strange and Sinister Cases of Crime and Mass Hysteria

When crimes and criminals set off waves of frenzy...

By Bill Schweigart | March 27, 2023

This Month's Best Debut Novels

This Month's Best Debut Novels

The best new debut novels in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | March 24, 2023

Toxic Teachers and Pesky Protégés in Fiction, Film, and Theatre

Toxic Teachers and Pesky Protégés in Fiction, Film, and Theatre

Strange power dynamics, tense settings, and more.

By Jody Gehrman | March 24, 2023

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  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
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  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

Is Altman’s 'The Long Goodbye' the Most Overrated Crime Film of 1973?

By Andrew Nette | March 23, 2023

Which 1973 Heist / Grifter Movie Should You Watch This Weekend?

By Dwyer Murphy | March 23, 2023

The Best International Fiction of March

By Molly Odintz | March 22, 2023

Bad Seed Novels: A Deeply Unsettling Literary Tradition

Bad Seed Novels: A Deeply Unsettling Literary Tradition

"How would you deal with evil if you found it nested in the heart of your family?"

By Nathan Oates | March 22, 2023

Crime Novels Set Against the Backdrop of Reality TV Shows

Crime Novels Set Against the Backdrop of Reality TV Shows

These books use reality television to parse the difference between appearance and truth.

By Molly Odintz | March 21, 2023

Espionage Book Recommendations From a Former CIA Spy

Espionage Book Recommendations From a Former CIA Spy

Brittany Butler on spy reads and how they hold up to actual intelligence work.

By Brittany Butler | March 21, 2023

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 | March 20, 2023

Aviation Thrillers: Novels That Get the Pressures of Flying Right

Aviation Thrillers: Novels That Get the Pressures of Flying Right

Author and pilot Ward Larsen on stories that fly right 

By Ward Larsen | March 17, 2023

Lisa Levy Signs Off with a Final Column: 5 Psychological Thrillers to Read This Month

Lisa Levy Signs Off with a Final Column: 5 Psychological Thrillers to Read This Month

Read recklessly, read reverently, read riotously.

By Lisa Levy | March 17, 2023

Jesse Q. Sutanto's Favorite Feel-Good Crime Novels of the Year

Jesse Q. Sutanto's Favorite Feel-Good Crime Novels of the Year

It was a very good year for fun suspense and mysteries that can also make you laugh.

By Jesse Q. Sutanto | March 15, 2023

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