Crime and the City: Falkland Islands

Crime and the City: Falkland Islands

A look at the surprisingly rich history of thrillers set on and around the South Atlantic's disputed islands.

By Paul French | November 3, 2025

Lost Literature: On

Lost Literature: On "Picket Line," Elmore Leonard's Remarkable, Long-Unpublished Novella

C.M. Kushins Explores a Style-defining Political Project from a Western Crime Legend

By C.M. Kushins | October 20, 2025

Mysteries Abroad: Sixteen Cozy Novels that Feature Travel and International Intrigue

Mysteries Abroad: Sixteen Cozy Novels that Feature Travel and International Intrigue

Lucy Connelly Offers Readers a Literary Travel Itinerary

By Lucy Connelly | October 17, 2025

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | October 14, 2025

Nice Guys with Lethal Weapons: The Influential Style of Shane Black, Our Last Noir Director

Nice Guys with Lethal Weapons: The Influential Style of Shane Black, Our Last Noir Director

Nick Kolakowski on the Settings, Shane-Black-isms, and Signature Leitmotifs of a Long Cinematic Career

By Nick Kolakowski | October 1, 2025

Crime and the City: Capri

Crime and the City: Capri

Welcome to a Tyrrhenian paradise... via books!

By Paul French | September 29, 2025

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Sand, Martinis, Remote Isles, Murder: Eight Thrillers with Beach and Jungle Settings

Sand, Martinis, Remote Isles, Murder: Eight Thrillers with Beach and Jungle Settings

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The Little Known Noir of Timor-Leste

The Little Known Noir of Timor-Leste

Crime and the City makes the case for reading more crime fiction set in Timor-Leste.

By Paul French | August 4, 2025

In Borderlands of Truth and Silence: Jennifer Givhan on Writing Mexicali Magical Realism

In Borderlands of Truth and Silence: Jennifer Givhan on Writing Mexicali Magical Realism

The Author of "Salt Bones" Takes on Motherhood, Inherited Trauma, and Erasure

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July's Best International Crime Fiction

July's Best International Crime Fiction

5 newly translated tales of globe-trotting crime to read instead of blowing money on a vacation

By Molly Odintz | July 24, 2025

One Morning in Auckland

One Morning in Auckland

A glimpse of the city, through the eyes of Hana Westerman, the main character in Michael Bennett's New Zealand-set crime series.

By Michael Bennett | July 15, 2025

Rainy Noir: The Crime Fiction of Seattle

Rainy Noir: The Crime Fiction of Seattle

Crime and the City goes on a reading tour through a rainy, beautiful metropolis.

By Paul French | June 30, 2025

Crime and the City: Puerto Rico

Crime and the City: Puerto Rico

Read your way through the crime fiction of San Juan and Puerto Rico.

By Paul French | June 16, 2025

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