• International

    The Aosawa Murders

    Riku Onda

    "I don’t have any great ambitions for myself. It’s enough for me if the three of us can lead safe, healthy lives."

    February 19, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Blues for Outlaw Hearts and Old Whores

    Massimo Carlotto

    "Max reappeared a half hour later wearing a sponge robe  and cradling a fruit-and-veggie smoothie."

    February 17, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    February's Best International Crime Fiction

    Nairobi noir, Korean thrillers, and more this month.

    February 12, 2020  By CrimeReads 
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    The Only Child

    Mi-ae Seo

    "I told you about the room, didn’t I? The room with dozens of locks on it."

    February 12, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line

    Deepa Anappara

    "Our school is locked up behind a six-foot wall with barbed wire on top, and an iron gate that has a door painted purple."

    February 7, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Concrete Jungle: Nairobi's Unique Brand of Noir

    In a city of the displaced, searching for crime fiction is an act of excavation.

    February 5, 2020  By Peter Kimani
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    Real Life

    Adeline Dieudonné

    "One summer evening, my mother had made peaches stuffed with tuna, which we ate on the blue stone terrace overlooking the garden."

    February 5, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Ten Books Where the Setting Is a Character

    From 1950s L.A. to Savannah's iconic squares, these books bring time and place alive in unforgettable ways.

    February 4, 2020  By Sarah Pinborough
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    The Crime Novels of Beirut

    In one of the world's oldest cities, cycles of hope and tragedy are captured in crime fiction.

    February 3, 2020  By Paul French
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    A Beautiful Crime

    Christopher Bollen

    "Nick thought he could see the hazy pink peaks of San Marco. How could he have ever considered taking the bus?"

    January 29, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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