Law & Order SVU Has Been Going Strong for 20 Years—But the Original Was Better

Law & Order SVU Has Been Going Strong for 20 Years—But the Original Was Better

Celebrating procedure over personal lives.

By Lilly Dancyger | September 20, 2019

A Crime Author Grapples With the Old Question: Where Do You Get Your Ideas From?

A Crime Author Grapples With the Old Question: Where Do You Get Your Ideas From?

Reed Farrel Coleman on "borrowing from the headlines" and continuing a beloved Robert B. Parker series.

By Reed Farrel Coleman | September 19, 2019

Craig Johnson on the Enduring Popularity of <em>Longmire</em> and Its Deeply Human Characters

Craig Johnson on the Enduring Popularity of Longmire and Its Deeply Human Characters

Three years after the series wrap, Johnson is still crafting complex worlds for Walt Longmire—and readers are still connecting.

By Scott Montgomery | September 18, 2019

Thrillers Revisit the <br>First Gulf War

Thrillers Revisit the
First Gulf War

30 Years Later, Looking at the War's Legacy in Fiction

By Siri Mitchell | September 9, 2019

Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of September 2019

Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of September 2019

The best thrillers, noir, and true crime docs arriving this month.

By Camille LeBlanc | September 6, 2019

7 Essential Contagion Novels

7 Essential Contagion Novels

Lethal microbes, zombie plagues, incompetent bureaucracies and other widespread pestilences

By David Koepp | September 5, 2019

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  • The Newer World
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10 New Books You Should Read This September

By CrimeReads | September 3, 2019

Now Streaming in Crime: August

By Camille LeBlanc | August 23, 2019

The 7 Most Suspenseful Jury Verdicts In Literature and Film

By Hank Phillippi Ryan | August 21, 2019

The Evolution of Criminal Profiling in Fiction

The Evolution of Criminal Profiling in Fiction

When serial killers worked their way into novels, we needed a new kind of detective to explore their twisted minds.

By CrimeReads | August 20, 2019

Lawyers in Fiction: It's Time to Question the Archetype

Lawyers in Fiction: It's Time to Question the Archetype

From Perry Mason to Atticus Finch to Saul Goodman, what do our fictional lawyers tell us about ourselves?

By Christopher Brown | August 14, 2019

Steve Cavanagh on Writing Legal Thrillers for the Little Guy—and Serial Con Artists

Steve Cavanagh on Writing Legal Thrillers for the Little Guy—and Serial Con Artists

A world of lawyers, mobsters, and con men who always punch up.

By Daneet Steffens | August 12, 2019

The Turn of the Key

The Turn of the Key

Ruth Ware

By CrimeReads Excerpts | August 6, 2019

Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of August 2019

Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of August 2019

The best thrillers, noir, and true crime docs arriving this month.

By Camille LeBlanc | August 2, 2019

6 Rules for Writing Realistic, Meaningful Gunfights

6 Rules for Writing Realistic, Meaningful Gunfights

"Gunfights are chaos events...Nothing is clear, no one is heroic, self-urination is quite common."

By Stephen Hunter | August 1, 2019

The Two Lila Bennetts

The Two Lila Bennetts

Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke

By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 23, 2019

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