A Translator Considers the Joys of Crime Fiction

A Translator Considers the Joys of Crime Fiction

On the intense excitement of translating a mystery, line by line.

By Michael Meigs | June 3, 2021

Auntie Poldi and the Lost Madonna

Auntie Poldi and the Lost Madonna

Mario Giordano, translated by John Brownjohn

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

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On the Dognapping Gangs that Terrorized Victorian London, and the Poet who Fought Back

On the Dognapping Gangs that Terrorized Victorian London, and the Poet who Fought Back

The tale of the most dramatic dognappinng of the 19th century, which sealed a romance and changed literary history.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 27, 2021

April's Best International Crime Fiction

April's Best International Crime Fiction

Tales of vengeance, epic crime sagas, missing tenants, and rather awful vacations.

By Molly Odintz | April 22, 2021

Milan: Italy’s Capital of Style Goes Noir

Milan: Italy’s Capital of Style Goes Noir

Milan is Italy's capital of industry and fashion. It also has a long tradition of crime novels that explore the city's underbelly.

By Paul French | April 19, 2021

Young Blood

Young Blood

Sifiso Mzobe

By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 14, 2021

Alan Parks on Drugs, Noir, and Glasgow in the 1970s

Alan Parks on Drugs, Noir, and Glasgow in the 1970s

The author of the Harry McCoy novels talks about conjuring up a city and an era.

By Peter Handel | April 9, 2021

Why Traveling Through Fiction Is a Form of Ecotourism

Why Traveling Through Fiction Is a Form of Ecotourism

Nine International Novels to Offset Your Carbon Footprint

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Northern Spy

Northern Spy

Flynn Berry

By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 6, 2021

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