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Tiny Mysteries From the Files of the New York Times

Tiny Mysteries From the Files of the New York Times

Because history is full of the small, the inexplicable, and the downright confounding....

By W.M. Akers | June 25, 2020

John Logan, Creator of Penny Dreadful, on His New Spinoff Series, City of Angels

John Logan, Creator of Penny Dreadful, on His New Spinoff Series, City of Angels

"You can't imagine how happy I am to be writing a proper crime story!"

By Michael Barson | June 5, 2020

The Eerie Similarities Between the Start of the 20th Century and Today

The Eerie Similarities Between the Start of the 20th Century and Today

It was the so-called "Belle Epoque." It was also a violent, anxious period that gave birth to fascism.

By Matthew Carr | June 2, 2020

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

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Westside Saints

By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 18, 2020

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

By Jess Montgomery & Mariah Fredericks | May 11, 2020

Her Sister’s Tattoo

By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 27, 2020

Five True Crime Books You Should Read This Month

Five True Crime Books You Should Read This Month

Hollywood spies, assassins, and a forgotten kidnapping epidemic.

By CrimeReads | April 23, 2020

The Courtesan: <br>A Fascinating Woman

The Courtesan:
A Fascinating Woman

The women who shattered taboos and crossed social barriers in 19th century Europe.

By M.J. Tjia | April 10, 2020

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

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

Complex women, evolving over the course of many books.

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

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