• Historical

    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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    Six Women Who Helped Define the Regency Era—And Our Conceptions of Modernity

    On Mary Shelley, Ada Lovelace, Jane Austen, and other strong-willed women from the early 19th century.

    September 30, 2019  By Andrea Penrose
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    Hudson’s Kill

    Paddy Hirsch

    "Justy Flanagan knelt beside the body. “Hold the lamp higher, please, Sergeant."

    September 25, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    General Douglas MacArthur: A Life of (Alleged) Conspiracies

    Coups, scheming businessmen, and a hidden treasure known as “Yamashita’s Gold"

    September 23, 2019  By Steve Anderson
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    Death in Focus

    Anne Perry

    "When dinner was served, Margot ate with pleasure, but part of her attention was on Elena, lost in the moment with Ian Newton."

    September 18, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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