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Travel Around the World in the Roaring Twenties with These Historical Mysteries

Travel Around the World in the Roaring Twenties with These Historical Mysteries

From Bombay to Harlem to Melbourne and more, let these historical novels transport you to the 1920s.

By Erica Ruth Neubauer | March 30, 2021

Jacqueline Winspear: How I Became A Mystery Writer While Breaking Every Rule

Jacqueline Winspear: How I Became A Mystery Writer While Breaking Every Rule

The author of the iconic Maisie Dobbs series remembers her early days as an author and questions the nature of genre.

By Jacqueline Winspear | March 23, 2021

Forever Trespassing Into History: An Author's Reflections on Retelling Historical Episodes as Fiction

Forever Trespassing Into History: An Author's Reflections on Retelling Historical Episodes as Fiction

In 1900, three lighthouse keepers disappeared from a post in the Outer Hebrides. It was a story Emma Stonex needed to tell.

By Emma Stonex | March 16, 2021

Napoleon Has Always Fascinated Novelists, But His Life Really Was Fit for a Thriller

Napoleon Has Always Fascinated Novelists, But His Life Really Was Fit for a Thriller

On the art of using real historical figures—and wild events—to craft thrilling narratives for readers.

By Loren D. Estleman | March 5, 2021

Six Historical Scandals and the Novels That Bring Them To Life

Six Historical Scandals and the Novels That Bring Them To Life

From Ancient Spartan Queens, to Jazz-Age Showgirls, History and Literature are Full of Scandalous Tales

By Deanna Raybourn | March 4, 2021

Who Are You Going to Call: Rethinking the Role of Police in Mysteries

Who Are You Going to Call: Rethinking the Role of Police in Mysteries

Nicole Glover wanted to write a mystery where nobody felt comfortable calling police, and tidy resolutions were hard to find.

By Nicole Glover | March 2, 2021

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Orson Welles, Lucille Ball, and The Greatest Thriller That Never Was

Orson Welles, Lucille Ball, and The Greatest Thriller That Never Was

It was supposed to be one of the great confluences of talent in Hollywood history. So what happened to The Smiler with the Knife?

By Vince Keenan | February 3, 2021

So, who is Arsène Lupin, anyway?

So, who is Arsène Lupin, anyway?

Everything you need to know about turn-of-the-century-France's beloved, detection-prone gentleman thief

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 22, 2021

Ten Historical Crime Novels That Trace the History of New York City

Ten Historical Crime Novels That Trace the History of New York City

For a richer, darker vision of New York in centuries past, try a historical novel.

By Stacie Murphy | January 7, 2021

The Best Historical Fiction of 2020

The Best Historical Fiction of 2020

Early Modern Murders, Victorian Gothics, and Interwar Intrigue

By Molly Odintz | December 22, 2020

Why Every Crime Writer Should Know How to Spot a Fake Diamond

Why Every Crime Writer Should Know How to Spot a Fake Diamond

A historical fiction writer researches the history of jewels, and the women who wore these baubles best.

By Rosemary Simpson | November 25, 2020

5 Debut Novels You Should Read This November

5 Debut Novels You Should Read This November

The month's best debuts in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | November 20, 2020

Censorettes: The Women Wartime Censors Who Kept The Allies Safe And Uncovered A Nest of Spies in Brooklyn

Censorettes: The Women Wartime Censors Who Kept The Allies Safe And Uncovered A Nest of Spies in Brooklyn

Markers in hand, these World War II volunteers used their language skills and expertise to hunt down German spies.

By Elizabeth Bales Frank | November 13, 2020

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