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5 International Crime Novels to Read This March

5 International Crime Novels to Read This March

Travel the world with these far-flung mysteries....

By CrimeReads | March 19, 2020

The Best Historical Fiction of 2020 (So Far)

The Best Historical Fiction of 2020 (So Far)

From murder at Plymouth Rock to intrigue in mid-century Florida, 10 standout historical crime novels to devour this spring

By Molly Odintz | March 12, 2020

Dr. Lise Meitner: The Mystery of the Disappearing Physicist

Dr. Lise Meitner: The Mystery of the Disappearing Physicist

She split the atom and fled the Nazis. History tried to erase her.

By Jan Eliasberg | March 11, 2020

Adventures in Historical Fiction: History is Everywhere (And Full of Surprises)

Adventures in Historical Fiction: History is Everywhere (And Full of Surprises)

You could just look up the details you need to know, but historical fiction is much more fun when you let history take you by surprise.

By John Lawton | March 11, 2020

The Animals at Lockwood Manor

The Animals at Lockwood Manor

Jane Healey

By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 10, 2020

Paul Vidich on Cold War Espionage, a CIA Cover-Up, and a Family Tragedy

Paul Vidich on Cold War Espionage, a CIA Cover-Up, and a Family Tragedy

The author's uncle was dosed with LSD and died outside a New York City hotel. Now, he's exploring that crime in a new thriller.

By Kevin Larimer | March 6, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Rock Blaster

By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 5, 2020

Maude Collins: Ohio's First Female Sheriff

By Jess Montgomery | February 28, 2020

Gothic Themes Bring Us Together

By Catherine Cavendish | February 26, 2020

How to Turn A Man into a Legend

How to Turn A Man into a Legend

Why I chose to take real-life Arctic explorer Matthew Henson, drop him in the middle of the Harlem Renaissance, and have him solve a murder.

By Gary Phillips | February 25, 2020

People v. Gillette: How an Obscure Execution in the Finger Lakes Inspired Generations of Storytellers

People v. Gillette: How an Obscure Execution in the Finger Lakes Inspired Generations of Storytellers

The Long Cultural Afterlife of a Horrifying Crime

By S.L. McInnis | February 24, 2020

The King’s Justice

The King’s Justice

Susan Elia MacNeal

By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 24, 2020

Turns Out, Elizabethan Playwright and Poet Laureate Ben Jonson was a Murderer

Turns Out, Elizabethan Playwright and Poet Laureate Ben Jonson was a Murderer

But he found a clever way to avoid punishment.

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 21, 2020

The Last Passenger

The Last Passenger

Charles Finch

By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 20, 2020

The Aosawa Murders

The Aosawa Murders

Riku Onda

By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 19, 2020

Why Are We Still So Fascinated by Diana Mitford?

Why Are We Still So Fascinated by Diana Mitford?

On our cultural obsession with Diana Mitford, the English aristocrat who went from well-dressed socialite to loathsome fascist.

By Jessica Fellowes | February 17, 2020

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