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    Five International Crime Novels To Read In July

    Five International Crime Novels To Read In July

    Swedish dilemmas, French musketeers, and Spanish serial killers

    By Molly Odintz | July 29, 2021

    Crime Novels Set on the Greek Islands: Sun, Souvlaki and Sinister Types

    Crime Novels Set on the Greek Islands: Sun, Souvlaki and Sinister Types

    Crime and the City goes island-hopping in search of mystery.

    By Paul French | July 26, 2021

    Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend? July 4th Edition

    Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend? July 4th Edition

    Families on the run, gangsters in Berlin, and spies in Warsaw.

    By Dwyer Murphy | July 2, 2021

    June's Best International Crime Fiction

    June's Best International Crime Fiction

    Treasure hunts in Cuba, intrigue in Mexico City, and strange seductions in Japan

    By Molly Odintz | June 25, 2021

    The Best Books of the Year (So Far): Crime Fiction in 2021

    The Best Books of the Year (So Far): Crime Fiction in 2021

    CrimeReads editors select their favorite thrillers, mysteries, and crime novels of the year.

    By CrimeReads | June 17, 2021

    Tangier: Spies, Smugglers, and Writers in the International City

    Tangier: Spies, Smugglers, and Writers in the International City

    Crime and the City visits Morocco's northern port, where there's a long legacy of art and intrigue.

    By Paul French | June 7, 2021

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    • Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes
    • Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David
    • I Can't Stop Thinking about Horses and Sex
    • Queen of Lombard Street
    • Paradise Burns
    • Doppelgänger
    • Hanging and Burning: A King Oliver Novel
    • Our Arab: On Longing, Belonging, and Hope
    • The Turning of Sally-Mae

    City on the Edge

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 4, 2021

    A Translator Considers the Joys of Crime Fiction

    By Michael Meigs | June 3, 2021

    Auntie Poldi and the Lost Madonna

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 27, 2021

    May's Best International Crime Fiction

    May's Best International Crime Fiction

    Illusionists in Paris, Snipers in Taiwan, and Safecrackers in Cairo

    By Molly Odintz | May 25, 2021

    Above the Rain

    Above the Rain

    Víctor del Árbol, translated by Lisa Dillman

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 25, 2021

    The Lady of Zamalek

    The Lady of Zamalek

    Ashraf El-Ashmawi, translated by Peter Daniel

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 24, 2021

    A Reading List For Understanding The Past, Present, and Future of Belfast

    A Reading List For Understanding The Past, Present, and Future of Belfast

    Northern Irish writers are making sense of a complicated history through crime fiction. Here are some of the best novels to come out of the post-conflict era.

    By Sharon Dempsey | May 7, 2021

    The Secret Talker

    The Secret Talker

    Geling Yan, translated by Jeremy Tiang

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 6, 2021

    Five Series With A Great Sense of Place to Tide You Over Until We Can All Travel Again

    Five Series With A Great Sense of Place to Tide You Over Until We Can All Travel Again

    Travel Vicariously with Rhys Bowen's Favorite International Series

    By Rhys Bowen | May 3, 2021

    Sunday in the Ville D’Avray

    Sunday in the Ville D’Avray

    Dominique Barbéris, translated by John Cullen

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 30, 2021

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