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The Best Plot Twists in Mystery

The Best Plot Twists in Mystery

Rupert Holmes on the greatest, most startling plot twists in a long, proud tradition of fooling readers.

By Rupert Holmes | February 21, 2023

X Marks the Spot: Literary Treasure Hunts

X Marks the Spot: Literary Treasure Hunts

Solve clues and find buried treasure in these classic puzzlers...

By Erin Kelly | February 17, 2023

Cozy Mysteries Set in Big Cities

Cozy Mysteries Set in Big Cities

In the search for cozy corners of the city, it's all about finding community.

By Michelle Hillen Klump | February 17, 2023

5 Crime Novels That Deepen Our Understanding of Collective Trauma

5 Crime Novels That Deepen Our Understanding of Collective Trauma

Set in the aftermath of national tragedy, these books help readers contextualize societal wounds even as they explore compelling mysteries

By Frank Sennett | February 16, 2023

8 Podcasts You Need to Listen to this Late Winter/Early Spring

8 Podcasts You Need to Listen to this Late Winter/Early Spring

Con artists, storm chasers, fugitives, and more.

By Lizzy Steiner | February 16, 2023

Turnpike Noir

Turnpike Noir

"[I]t only makes sense that Garden State crime fiction will be a heterogenous mass of Soprano-style noir and thrillers as tense as the traffic heading into the Lincoln Tunnel"

By Kimberly Giarratano | February 16, 2023

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The Best, Creepiest Old Houses in Fiction

By M.E. Hilliard | February 15, 2023

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads | February 13, 2023

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This Month

By CrimeReads | February 10, 2023

Can Detective Novels Withstand the <em>Moonlighting</em> Curse?

Can Detective Novels Withstand the Moonlighting Curse?

When courtship turns to commitment in long-running mystery series, how does an author keep the magic alive?

By Deborah Crombie | February 9, 2023

Scrumptious Cozy Mysteries to Tempt Your Palate

Scrumptious Cozy Mysteries to Tempt Your Palate

Enjoy these "series focused on candies and desserts"

By Sarah Fox | February 9, 2023

The Great, Always Bizarre Florida Crime Fiction Tradition

The Great, Always Bizarre Florida Crime Fiction Tradition

What other state has produced so many good novels about crime and corruption?

By Mike Lawson | February 7, 2023

Thrillers Set in Stunning Locales

Thrillers Set in Stunning Locales

These books are all the more delicious for the juxtaposition of beautiful settings and dark deeds.

By Lyn Liao Butler | February 7, 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 | February 6, 2023

São Paulo: City of Extremes

São Paulo: City of Extremes

Crime and the City visits the Brazilian megalopolis in search of good books.

By Paul French | February 6, 2023

Marcia Muller: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Marcia Muller: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

A guide to the life and work of "the founding mother" of the hardboiled woman as private eye.

By Neil Nyren | February 3, 2023

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