• Historical

    Poppy Redfern and the Midnight Murders

    Tessa Arlen

    "Police Inspector Hargreaves of Wickham’s Criminal Investigation Department loomed over me as I sat on the edge of my chair."

    November 5, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Havana: A World Capital of Crime Fiction

    Crime and the City Visits Cuba

    November 4, 2019  By Paul French
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    Why Penny Dreadfuls Scandalized Victorian Society—But Flew off the Shelves

    On the Sensational, Sensationalistic Victorian Literary Phenomenon

    November 4, 2019  By Wendy Trimboli and Alicia Zaloga 
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    A Step so Grave

    Catriona McPherson

    "Hugh, cloaked in righteous indignation as well as a measure of true sorrow for Lady Love’s demise and his usual desire to see fair play, was happy to go along with the plan."

    November 4, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The Real Dracula Is a Detective Story—and an Incredibly Complex, Fascinating Mystery

    Forget what you think you know about the ur-vampire story. Bram Stoker's masterpiece was a sprawling, radical detective novel.

    October 31, 2019  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    Curious Toys

    Elizabeth Hand

    "There he was again, smoking a cigar in front of the Infant Incubators."

    October 30, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    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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