• Historical

    How Beautiful They Were

    Boston Teran

    "Who am I? It is a question Nathaniel the actor asked himself with every new character he was to play."

    October 28, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The Devil’s Due

    Bonnie MacBird

    "The long thin wedge. I had heard Mycroft speak of it before. It was a metaphor, I suppose, for whatever he did at Whitehall."

    October 24, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Berlin: A City of Crime Fiction

    From historical novels to modern noirs, Berlin is a city of mystery.

    October 21, 2019  By Paul French
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    How Arson Became A
    Capital Crime

    A Brief History of Early Fire Regulations in New York City

    October 18, 2019  By Paddy Hirsch
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    Detecting During Disasters

    Fires, hurricanes, plague—crime fiction persists in moments of crisis.

    October 17, 2019  By J. Kingston Pierce
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    The Measure of a Man

    Marco Malvaldi

    "The sun had not yet risen beyond the castle walls when the body was discovered."

    October 17, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Discovering the Misogyny
    Behind the Famous Plot of
    Lord of the Flies

    William Golding elaborates on the exclusion of little girls from his deserted island

    October 15, 2019  By Kim Liggett
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    Blues in the Dark

    Raymond Benson

    "Karissa arrived at the house on Harvard Boulevard at dusk and pulled into the garage."

    October 11, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The Murder of Harriet Monckton

    Elizabeth Haynes

    "The weather remains warm and dry, but overcast."

    October 4, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Empire of Lies

    Raymond Khoury

    "The sultan wasn’t sure what woke him up."

    October 2, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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