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17 Crime Fiction Series That Use Real Historical Figures As Sleuths

17 Crime Fiction Series That Use Real Historical Figures As Sleuths

Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde, Charlotte Brontë, and many more appear as detectives in these historical crime novels.

By Heather Redmond | October 9, 2020

Memories of an Accidental Mystery Writer

Memories of an Accidental Mystery Writer

When Sherry Thomas added a little murder to her historical romances, she struck genre-mixing gold.

By Sherry Thomas | October 8, 2020

The Searcher

The Searcher

Tana French

By CrimeReads Excerpts | October 6, 2020

Eight Dazzling Historical Thrillers Featuring Real Life Jewels and Paintings

Eight Dazzling Historical Thrillers Featuring Real Life Jewels and Paintings

From jewel heists, to forgers, to treasure hunts, these historical novels are full of beauty—and thrills.

By Kirsty Manning | October 6, 2020

The Sicilian Method

The Sicilian Method

Andrea Camilleri

By CrimeReads Excerpts | October 5, 2020

On the Rearranged Sherlockian World of <em>Enola Holmes</em>

On the Rearranged Sherlockian World of Enola Holmes

What the new Netflix film accomplishes in stressing diversity and political equality, it also flubs in erasing the real people who fought for these things.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 30, 2020

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Five International Crime Novels You Should Read This September

By Molly Odintz | September 29, 2020

Crime and the City: Palermo, Sicily

By Paul French | September 28, 2020

Why Writers Are Always in Pursuit of the Maltese Falcon

By Gordon McAlpine | September 25, 2020

A Brief Introduction to Honkaku and Shin Honkaku Mysteries

A Brief Introduction to Honkaku and Shin Honkaku Mysteries

It's time to appreciate the long tradition of Japanese puzzle mysteries inspired by the Golden Age of detective fiction.

By Tara Cheesman | September 25, 2020

A Brief History of the Juvenile Mysteries You Checked Out of the Library Eight at a Time

A Brief History of the Juvenile Mysteries You Checked Out of the Library Eight at a Time

How young sleuths like Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys became literary icons for generations.

By Keith Roysdon | September 24, 2020

Ten Golden Age Detective Novelists Who Deserve to Be Better Known

Ten Golden Age Detective Novelists Who Deserve to Be Better Known

Celebrating the Unsung Maestros of British Mystery Fiction

By Martin Edwards | September 23, 2020

<em>White Collar</em>: The Fun, Nonsense Con Artist Show You Need in Your Life Right Now

White Collar: The Fun, Nonsense Con Artist Show You Need in Your Life Right Now

It might be time to escape into a world of cons, heists, scams, and a very attractive dream of New York.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 23, 2020

The Art of Disappearing

The Art of Disappearing

It’s not illegal to disappear.
But it's hard to vanish in the modern world.

By Rachel Howzell Hall | September 22, 2020

All British People Are Potential Murderers—That's Why We Love Our Mysteries

All British People Are Potential Murderers—That's Why We Love Our Mysteries

"The vicar? Murderer. The elementary school teacher? Murderer. The old lady collecting for charity in the park? Serial killer."

By Richard Osman | September 22, 2020

Craig Johnson on Uniting the Western and the Art Heist Novel

Craig Johnson on Uniting the Western and the Art Heist Novel

How the mystery around a famous saloon painting entered the world of Walt Longmire.

By CrimeReads | September 22, 2020

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