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

A Crime Novelist's Mea Culpa

A Crime Novelist's Mea Culpa

"I confess that in my novel there is a beautiful corpse, and that she is female. I may have chosen not to creepily linger on the details of her body as she lays on the slab at the morgue, but she is still there."

By Eloísa Díaz | November 2, 2021

Harare, Zimbabwe: Writing Crime in a Tough Town

Harare, Zimbabwe: Writing Crime in a Tough Town

An African capital with turbulent politics and an impressive literary output.

By Paul French | November 1, 2021

October's Best International Crime Fiction

October's Best International Crime Fiction

Nordic noir, French gothic, and a South Korean thriller

By CrimeReads | October 26, 2021

Switzerland: A Crime Writing Tradition Full of Holes?

Switzerland: A Crime Writing Tradition Full of Holes?

When it comes to crime fiction set in Switzerland, it's all about secrecy.

By Paul French | October 4, 2021

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We Know You Remember

By CrimeReads Excerpts | September 28, 2021

September's Best New International Crime Fiction

By Molly Odintz | September 23, 2021

Andrea Camilleri: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

By Neil Nyren | September 17, 2021

In Praise of the Slow-Burn Suspense of South and East Asian Thrillers

In Praise of the Slow-Burn Suspense of South and East Asian Thrillers

There's a new wave of thrillers coming out of South and East Asia, and they're radically different from their Western counterparts.

By Amanda Jayatissa | September 14, 2021

The Mad Women's Ball

The Mad Women's Ball

Victoria Mas, translated by Frank Wynne

By CrimeReads | September 8, 2021

Rizzio

Rizzio

Denise Mina

By CrimeReads Excerpts | September 7, 2021

The Darkness Knows 

The Darkness Knows 

Arnaldur Indridason

By CrimeReads Excerpts | August 27, 2021

Colombo – Writing Crime in a Nation Once Torn Apart by Violence

Colombo – Writing Crime in a Nation Once Torn Apart by Violence

A look at the crime and mystery literature of Sri Lanka's largest city

By Paul French | August 23, 2021

August's Best International Crime Fiction

August's Best International Crime Fiction

Japanese bullet trains, French social thrillers, and the ghost of Frederic Chopin

By Molly Odintz | August 19, 2021

The Double Mother

The Double Mother

Michael Bussi, translated by Sam Taylor

By CrimeReads Excerpts | August 16, 2021

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