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    The Best Crime Non-Fiction Books of May 2019

    The Best Crime Non-Fiction Books of May 2019

    Spies, Mindhunters, and the Plot to Blow up the Moon

    By CrimeReads | May 10, 2019

    How the US Military Decided It Needed Its Very Own Professor Moriarty

    How the US Military Decided It Needed Its Very Own Professor Moriarty

    Stanley Lovell was a chemist, an inventor, and the man behind some of the war's craziest deadly schemes.

    By Vince Houghton | May 7, 2019

    Crime Fiction and the French Riviera

    Crime Fiction and the French Riviera

    Exploring 'A Sunny Place for Shady People'

    By Paul French | May 6, 2019

    The Best Political Thrillers You're Probably Not Watching

    The Best Political Thrillers You're Probably Not Watching

    We're in a golden age of geopolitical thrillers. Time to catch up.

    By Camille LeBlanc | May 3, 2019

    Crime Fiction, Thrillers, and the Importance of Setting

    Crime Fiction, Thrillers, and the Importance of Setting

    Better to Create a Fictional City, or Explore Crime in a Real One?

    By August Norman | May 2, 2019

    The Power and the Pain of Post-Apocalyptic Detective Fiction

    The Power and the Pain of Post-Apocalyptic Detective Fiction

    Grief, Survival, and the Search for Answers at the End of the World

    By Lorraine Berry | May 2, 2019

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    • I Can't Stop Thinking about Horses and Sex
    • Queen of Lombard Street
    • Paradise Burns
    • Doppelgänger
    • Hanging and Burning: A King Oliver Novel
    • Our Arab: On Longing, Belonging, and Hope
    • The Turning of Sally-Mae

    Stasi Wolf

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 2, 2019

    The Paris Diversion

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 29, 2019

    The Last Second

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 26, 2019

    The State of the Mystery: Part 2 of a Roundtable Discussion

    The State of the Mystery: Part 2 of a Roundtable Discussion

    The 2019 Edgar Award Nominees Address the Genre's Most Pressing Questions

    By CrimeReads | April 25, 2019

    The State of the Mystery: Part 1 of a Roundtable Discussion

    The State of the Mystery: Part 1 of a Roundtable Discussion

    The 2019 Edgar Award Nominees Address the Genre's Most Pressing Questions

    By CrimeReads | April 24, 2019

    The Art of Comedic Crime Fiction

    The Art of Comedic Crime Fiction

    10 Crime Novels that Strike a Balance Between Humor and Noir

    By Adi Tantimedh | April 23, 2019

    A Medical Thriller That Asks: What Happens When Hospitals and Parents Clash?

    A Medical Thriller That Asks: What Happens When Hospitals and Parents Clash?

    Controversial Diagnoses, Distrust, and Heartbreaking Sagas

    By D.J. Palmer | April 22, 2019

    Why We've Decided That The Machines Want to Kill Us

    Why We've Decided That The Machines Want to Kill Us

    On the Murderous Potential of A.I., in Fiction and Reality

    By M. G. Wheaton | April 19, 2019

    April's Best Debut Thrillers and Crime Novels

    April's Best Debut Thrillers and Crime Novels

    7 New Authors Breaking into the World of Suspense

    By CrimeReads | April 17, 2019

    Women Spies During WWII Were Way Better At Keeping Secrets Than Their Male Counterparts

    Women Spies During WWII Were Way Better At Keeping Secrets Than Their Male Counterparts

    On Spymaster Vera Atkins And Her Extremely Capable Network

    By Alisa Smith | April 16, 2019

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