• Historical

    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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    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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