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When Reality Is Too Strange To Make It Into Your Novel

When Reality Is Too Strange To Make It Into Your Novel

"You can't make this up": Anne Emery on the bizarre coincidences behind her latest historical mystery.

By Anne Emery | November 4, 2021

October's Best International Crime Fiction

October's Best International Crime Fiction

Nordic noir, French gothic, and a South Korean thriller

By CrimeReads | October 26, 2021

Of Carousels and Animal Cages: Taking Inspiration from the Nashville Zoo

Of Carousels and Animal Cages: Taking Inspiration from the Nashville Zoo

Margaret Verble on growing up in a neighborhood built atop the remnants of the historic Glendale Zoo

By Margaret Verble | October 21, 2021

Mysterious and Haunted New York City

Mysterious and Haunted New York City

Kate Belli on the city's haunted locations and the authors inspired by them.

By Kate Belli | October 14, 2021

High-Tech Skullduggery in the Regency Era

High-Tech Skullduggery in the Regency Era

A historical mystery writer considers intrigue, patent wars, and corporate espionage at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.

By Andrea Penrose | October 14, 2021

Five Great Mystery Novels Set at Carnivals and Fairs

Five Great Mystery Novels Set at Carnivals and Fairs

Sinister opportunities abound where innocence—and its loss—collide

By M.E. Browning | October 13, 2021

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Books of the Week

A Place and Time for Murder: The Lure of 14th Century Kent for One Crime Writer

By S.D. Sykes | September 20, 2021

Eight Books Based on Real Female Spies

By Stephanie Marie Thornton | September 17, 2021

Colson Whitehead on Why He Wrote a Heist Novel to Tell the Story of New York

By Dwyer Murphy | September 14, 2021

Newport, RI Is the Perfect Place for a Murder Mystery

Newport, RI Is the Perfect Place for a Murder Mystery

New England's dreamiest coastal town deserves some fictional danger of its own

By Alyssa Maxwell | September 10, 2021

No One Has Ever Lived In The Past. So How Can Writers Accurately Represent History?

No One Has Ever Lived In The Past. So How Can Writers Accurately Represent History?

On The Challenges of Writing Historical Crime Fiction

By James R. Benn | September 9, 2021

The 19th Century Women Who Wrote

The 19th Century Women Who Wrote "Weird" Stories and Refused to Pigeonholed by Genre

A new anthology collects horror and supernatural stories from some of the era's best storytellers.

By Leslie S. Klinger and Lisa Morton | September 8, 2021

Rizzio

Rizzio

Denise Mina

By CrimeReads Excerpts | September 7, 2021

The Puzzling Life and Uncertain Death of Heinrich Feldmann, A Spy in the First World War

The Puzzling Life and Uncertain Death of Heinrich Feldmann, A Spy in the First World War

The Neutral Netherlands spent WWI riddled with spies, secret agents, and deserters. Their stories are incomplete, and all the more fascinating for it.

By Anna Lee Huber | September 3, 2021

Why Artifacts Should Be Returned To Their Countries of Origin: A Look Inside The Debate

Why Artifacts Should Be Returned To Their Countries of Origin: A Look Inside The Debate

Many nations have acknowledged that their treasures come from a history of plunder, but they're rather divided on what to give back.

By Gill Paul | September 2, 2021

Portland: Noir in the City of Roses

Portland: Noir in the City of Roses

Portland has inspired its fair share of crime novels. From its hardscrabble past to today's hot button issues, it's a city living on a knife's edge.

By Paul French | August 30, 2021

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