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The Best Books of the Year (So Far): Crime Fiction in 2021

The Best Books of the Year (So Far): Crime Fiction in 2021

CrimeReads editors select their favorite thrillers, mysteries, and crime novels of the year.

By CrimeReads | June 17, 2021

Bad Gays in Good Books

Bad Gays in Good Books

"Shelves are only getting deeper. Books are only getting queerer. Characters are only getting realer."—P.J. Vernon

By P. J. Vernon | June 16, 2021

Asian-American Spies Played Critical Roles in World War Two—They Were Also Under Constant Suspicion

Asian-American Spies Played Critical Roles in World War Two—They Were Also Under Constant Suspicion

A new study of three men and a tangled web of subversion, sabotage, and challenged loyalty.

By Brian Masaru Hayashi | June 16, 2021

What Makes a Killer Plot Twist?

What Makes a Killer Plot Twist?

One author's exploration of upended expectations, fair play, and stories that deliver what readers need.

By Taylor Adams | June 14, 2021

The Bullet

Iris Johansen

By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 9, 2021

The 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' Team Is Reuniting. This Is the News I've Been Waiting For.

The 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' Team Is Reuniting. This Is the News I've Been Waiting For.

There's a mole, right at the top of the Circus, and he's been there for years...

By Dwyer Murphy | June 8, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Most Daring POW Escape in History Began with the Construction of a Ouija Board

By Margalit Fox | June 4, 2021

City on the Edge

By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 4, 2021

Finding Inspiration for Speculative Fiction in the History of Reproduction

By Sara Flannery Murphy | June 3, 2021

Six Great Literary Thrillers About Espionage, Spies, and Double Agents

Six Great Literary Thrillers About Espionage, Spies, and Double Agents

Finding great fiction in the moral ambiguity of the spy.

By Rebecca Starford | June 2, 2021

On DNA and Crime Fiction

On DNA and Crime Fiction

Modern genetic testing can reunite families, uncover secrets, diagnose diseases, catch real-life criminals—and, of course, provide endless plot ideas for fiction.

By David Housewright | May 31, 2021

Which International Thriller Should You Binge Over Memorial Day Weekend?

Which International Thriller Should You Binge Over Memorial Day Weekend?

Money laundering, love triangles, and mysterious French towns...

By Dwyer Murphy | May 28, 2021

Arctic Storm Rising

Arctic Storm Rising

Dale Brown

By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 26, 2021

May's Best International Crime Fiction

May's Best International Crime Fiction

Illusionists in Paris, Snipers in Taiwan, and Safecrackers in Cairo

By Molly Odintz | May 25, 2021

The Life and Legacy of Philip Agee, the CIA's First Defector and Most Committed Dissident

The Life and Legacy of Philip Agee, the CIA's First Defector and Most Committed Dissident

Agee was the consummate Agency insider, then later its primary agitator. His legacy remains as fraught and complex as ever.

By Jonathan Stevenson | May 25, 2021

The Power of Process: Getting to Know Characters by Watching Them Work

The Power of Process: Getting to Know Characters by Watching Them Work

On the biggest difference between 'Breaking Bad' and 'Ozark', and why portraying work is such a powerful tool.

By Christian Cantrell | May 24, 2021

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