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    The House on Vesper Sands

    The House on Vesper Sands

    Paraic O’Donnell

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 15, 2020

    How I Stopped Worrying About the Rules and Learned to Write a Mystery Novel

    How I Stopped Worrying About the Rules and Learned to Write a Mystery Novel

    Workshops, an MFA, and a pair of literary novels couldn't prepare him for the intricate workings of noir, so he turned to the masters.

    By Sung J. Woo | July 14, 2020

    Safe as Houses: The

    Safe as Houses: The "Property-Porn Thriller" Is Here to Stay

    In this property-obsessed age, why are houses such a source of fictional terror?

    By Anna Downes | July 14, 2020

    Rethinking the Meaning of

    Rethinking the Meaning of "Border Noir"

    "Borders, like crime novels, let people be in many places at once: the familiar, the unfamiliar and the space between the two."

    By Alex Gilly | July 14, 2020

    10 New Books Coming Out <br>This Week

    10 New Books Coming Out
    This Week

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

    By CrimeReads | July 13, 2020

    Finally, A New Children's Book About Agatha Christie

    Finally, A New Children's Book About Agatha Christie

    An exciting find in a children's book landscape that rarely celebrates the heroines of genre fiction.

    By Radha Vatsal | July 10, 2020

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    The Missing Link Between Golden Age Detectives, Hardboiled Noir, and Hallucinogenic Adventure

    By Joe R. Lansdale | July 10, 2020

    Don't Stay In These Famous Literary Haunted Houses!

    By Riley Sager | July 9, 2020

    Of Mutts and Men

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 9, 2020

    A Brief History of Queer Women Detectives in Crime Fiction

    A Brief History of Queer Women Detectives in Crime Fiction

    "The first well-drawn, fully-developed queer women characters I ever encountered were in the pages of crime fiction."

    By Kristen Lepionka | July 8, 2020

    Murder in Chianti

    Murder in Chianti

    Camilla Trenchieri

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 8, 2020

    Growing up Queer in Texas—and Discovering a Different World Through the Mysteries of Barbara Vine

    Growing up Queer in Texas—and Discovering a Different World Through the Mysteries of Barbara Vine

    "How could anyone possibly be accepted as two people at once?"

    By John Fram | July 7, 2020

    Breathing Through the Wound

    Breathing Through the Wound

    Víctor del Árbol

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 7, 2020

    The Magic of Reading Arthur Conan Doyle's Letters

    The Magic of Reading Arthur Conan Doyle's Letters

    A look inside the private correspondence of an illustrious figure.

    By Mick Finlay | July 3, 2020

    The Rise of the True Crime Podcast Novel

    The Rise of the True Crime Podcast Novel

    Crime fiction has long had a fascination with reporters. Now, authors are turning their attention to true crime podcasters.

    By Kit Frick | July 3, 2020

    P. D. James: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

    P. D. James: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

    She refined the crime novel to its dark, poetic core and created a roster of iconic detectives along the way.

    By Neil Nyren | July 2, 2020

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