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Crime Fiction in Moscow: Spies Aside, Just Crimes and Very Cold Cases

Crime Fiction in Moscow: Spies Aside, Just Crimes and Very Cold Cases

"Crime and the City" visits a world of smugglers, defectors, and Thieves in Law.

By Paul French | February 21, 2022

The Bleak, Propulsive Noir of Simenon's Romans Durs

The Bleak, Propulsive Noir of Simenon's Romans Durs

Maigret was his most famous creation. But his intense, psychological noirs left a legacy all their own.

By Andrew Nette | February 17, 2022

Literature of Unease: The Dark Heart of New Zealand Novels

Literature of Unease: The Dark Heart of New Zealand Novels

These antipodean novels examine the legacies of colonialism and the traumas of war.

By Carl Nixon | February 10, 2022

Crime and the City: Tehran

Crime and the City: Tehran

Reading thrillers set in Tehran, you'd be forgiven for thinking the city is half-populated by spies with "one job" to do.

By Paul French | February 7, 2022

The Existential Noirs of Fuminori Nakamura

The Existential Noirs of Fuminori Nakamura

The Japanese author is winning international acclaim for his stripped-down, psychologically complex fiction.

By David Masciotra | January 24, 2022

Research Station Noir: Crime Fiction in Antarctica

Research Station Noir: Crime Fiction in Antarctica

"Crime and the City" visits a vast, frozen land full of competitive researchers cut off from civilization.

By Paul French | January 10, 2022

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Big Trouble in the “93”: Olivier Norek’s Banlieue Trilogy

By Paul French | December 22, 2021

How to Travel the World With Great Books: "Crime and the City" Turns 100

By Dwyer Murphy | December 17, 2021

The Best International Crime Novels of 2021

By Molly Odintz | December 16, 2021

The Best Espionage Novels of 2021

The Best Espionage Novels of 2021

Perfume thieves, Silicon Valley spies, and Cold War slow-burns. We're looking back at the year in spy fiction.

By CrimeReads | December 15, 2021

An Interview With the Translators of Keigo Higashino's Crime Novels

An Interview With the Translators of Keigo Higashino's Crime Novels

Giles Murray and Alexander O. Smith talk Tokyo side streets and traditional mysteries, interviewed by Hector DeJean.

By Hector DeJean | December 13, 2021

Winter Water

Winter Water

Susanne Jansson

By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 10, 2021

The New Generation of African Crime Writers

The New Generation of African Crime Writers

Femi Kayode, Ameera Patel, Chanette Paul, Kwei Quartey, Bryony Rheam, and Michael Stanley on all things crime fiction in Africa.

By Joanne Hichens | December 8, 2021

The Lure of a Real-World Setting for a Mystery Novelist

The Lure of a Real-World Setting for a Mystery Novelist

Sometimes, a place cries out to you, asking you to make it the setting of a story. RV Raman writes about how a remote resort in Central India supplied the setting for his second mystery.

By RV Raman | December 8, 2021

November's Best New International Crime Fiction

November's Best New International Crime Fiction

A French speculative thriller, a gritty Colombian noir, and so many Scandinavian suspense novels...

By Molly Odintz | November 11, 2021

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend? November 2021

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend? November 2021

Brand new Korean thrillers and not so new but still very worthwhile Gabriel Byrne slow-burns.

By Dwyer Murphy | November 5, 2021

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