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Sherlock Holmes and the Womanly Art of Self-Defense

Sherlock Holmes and the Womanly Art of Self-Defense

Or, how to incorporate late 19th century suffragette self-defense movements into a Sherlock Holmes pastiche series.

By Charles Veley and Anna Elliott | May 28, 2020

The Talking Drum

The Talking Drum

Lisa Braxton

By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 27, 2020

Shooting Down Heaven

Shooting Down Heaven

Jorge Franco

By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 20, 2020

Westside Saints

Westside Saints

W.M. Akers

By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 18, 2020

How Do You Balance the Needs of Modern Readers with the Details of the Past?

How Do You Balance the Needs of Modern Readers with the Details of the Past?

Mariah Fredericks & Jess Montgomery on research, character, and the craft of historical fiction.

By Jess Montgomery & Mariah Fredericks | May 11, 2020

Her Sister’s Tattoo

Her Sister’s Tattoo

Ellen Meeropol

By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 27, 2020

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Five True Crime Books You Should Read This Month

By CrimeReads | April 23, 2020

The Courtesan:
A Fascinating Woman

By M.J. Tjia | April 10, 2020

Women of Intrigue: Unconventional Female Protagonists in Long-Running Crime Fiction Series

By Brenda Chapman | April 9, 2020

Sin Eater

Sin Eater

Megan Campisi

By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 8, 2020

The Strange, Sordid World of Elizabethan-Era True Crime

The Strange, Sordid World of Elizabethan-Era True Crime

Elizabethan England had a true crime phenomenon of its own, full of con artists, cannibals, wizards, and tales from prison.

By Megan Campisi | April 7, 2020

Historical Novels and the Morally Gray Character

Historical Novels and the Morally Gray Character

The best historical fiction explores compelling characters stuck in the murky moral in-betweens.

By Anika Scott | April 7, 2020

Who Speaks for the Damned

Who Speaks for the Damned

C.S. Harris

By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 7, 2020

Ishmael Reed’s Hoodoo Detective

Ishmael Reed’s Hoodoo Detective

The 1972 cult crime novel that explores Black identity, African religion, civilizations at war, and all of recorded history.

By Scott Adlerberg | April 6, 2020

The Man Who Can’t Be Beat: <em>Peaky Blinders</em> and the Rise of Fascism

The Man Who Can’t Be Beat: Peaky Blinders and the Rise of Fascism

The Shelby crime family finds a new politics in 1920's Birmingham.

By Torrey Crim | March 31, 2020

After a Husband's Betrayal, Turning to Mystery Novels

After a Husband's Betrayal, Turning to Mystery Novels

In the wake of a divorce, a writer seeks order, puzzles, and answers.

By Laura Hilgers | March 30, 2020

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