When Time Is the Enemy: The Ticking-Clock Thriller

When Time Is the Enemy: The Ticking-Clock Thriller

When there's a deadline, everything is a just little more interesting.

By Andrew Bourelle | December 20, 2021

The Best Noir Fiction of 2021

The Best Noir Fiction of 2021

Celebrating new noirs from Walter Mosley, Laura McHugh, David Peace, and more.

By CrimeReads | December 17, 2021

Los Angeles Crime Fiction:

Los Angeles Crime Fiction: "Crime and the City" Turns 100

For the column's centenary, Paul French visits the mecca of noir.

By Paul French | December 17, 2021

What to Stream This December: Movies Where a Party at an Estate Goes Horribly Wrong

What to Stream This December: Movies Where a Party at an Estate Goes Horribly Wrong

What good is a manor house without a murder?

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 17, 2021

And Yet Another 10 Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place at Christmas

And Yet Another 10 Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place at Christmas

Merry Christmas from Donnie Brasco, Henry Hill, and a couple deranged hitmen.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 16, 2021

The Best International Crime Novels of 2021

The Best International Crime Novels of 2021

Korean thrillers, Cuban noir, and French mysteries. We're rounding up the year's best international fiction.

By Molly Odintz | December 16, 2021

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  • The Newer World
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The Best Espionage Novels of 2021

By CrimeReads | December 15, 2021

The Best Historical Fiction of 2021

By Molly Odintz | December 14, 2021

The Best Debut Novels of 2021

By CrimeReads | December 13, 2021

Genre-Bending YA Novels Perfect For Crime Fans

Genre-Bending YA Novels Perfect For Crime Fans

Six novels in which "the known merges with the unknown"

By Tara Goedjen | December 13, 2021

The Best True Crime Books of 2021

The Best True Crime Books of 2021

Celebrating books from Elon Green, Audrey Clare Farley, Samira Shackle, and more.

By CrimeReads | December 10, 2021

Nothing Like a Mad Woman: 11 Unexpected Thrillers About Female Rage

Nothing Like a Mad Woman: 11 Unexpected Thrillers About Female Rage

"All stories featuring women’s rage are thrillers."

By Rachel Kapelke-Dale | December 10, 2021

The Best Crime Novels of 2021

The Best Crime Novels of 2021

A look at the year's best books in crime fiction, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | December 9, 2021

7 Authors Who Write Wrongful Convictions

7 Authors Who Write Wrongful Convictions

Robert Justice on fiction that takes a hard look at the epidemic of wrongful convictions in America.

By Robert Justice | December 9, 2021

The New Generation of African Crime Writers

The New Generation of African Crime Writers

Femi Kayode, Ameera Patel, Chanette Paul, Kwei Quartey, Bryony Rheam, and Michael Stanley on all things crime fiction in Africa.

By Joanne Hichens | December 8, 2021

It's Cold Outside. Let These Tartan Cozies Warm Your Heart.

It's Cold Outside. Let These Tartan Cozies Warm Your Heart.

Conjure "the cozy, settle-in-by-the-fire feeling" with three new novels by Scottish authors.

By M. B. Shaw | December 8, 2021

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