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Should Your Crime Novel Be Set in a Real Place or a Fictional One?

Should Your Crime Novel Be Set in a Real Place or a Fictional One?

Over the course of crime fiction history, authors have always wrestled with questions of setting.

By Angela Marsons | June 10, 2020

Into the Deep: Six Novels That Prove Lakes Are the Perfect Setting for a Murder Mystery

Into the Deep: Six Novels That Prove Lakes Are the Perfect Setting for a Murder Mystery

"I’ve spent enough time puttering across their waters or sunning on their docks to know what lurks underneath."

By Kimberly Belle | June 9, 2020

Is Sydney Australia's Capital of Noir?

Is Sydney Australia's Capital of Noir?

Crime and the City explores the crime literature of Australia's biggest metropolis.

By Paul French | June 8, 2020

11 Crime Novels That Explore Tensions Between Police and Communities

11 Crime Novels That Explore Tensions Between Police and Communities

It's time to go beyond the idea of bad apples and acknowledge the structural issues that pervade our system. Crime fiction can help.

By Molly Odintz | June 5, 2020

My First Thriller: <br>Tess Gerritsen

My First Thriller:
Tess Gerritsen

How the creator of Rizzoli & Isles went from working late-night hospital shifts in Honolulu to writing bestselling thrillers.

By Rick Pullen | June 4, 2020

The Best Crime, Thriller, and Horror Books for Your Quarantine Situation

The Best Crime, Thriller, and Horror Books for Your Quarantine Situation

These books will help you feel much better about that bad roommate (or at least, less alone).

By Lauren A. Forry | June 4, 2020

Best Reviewed
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A Writer's Walk Through New York City During the Pandemic

By A.F. Carter | June 3, 2020

9 Thrillers Featuring Writers As Characters

By Emily Liebert | June 2, 2020

7 Novels that Show the Range and Depth of Gentrification Fiction

By Lisa Braxton | May 29, 2020

A Round Table Discussion on Diversity in Crime Fiction

A Round Table Discussion on Diversity in Crime Fiction

Rachel Howzell Hall, Lori Rader-Day, and Alex Segura on The Future of Publishing and the Eleanor Taylor Bland Award

By CrimeReads | May 29, 2020

Sherlock Holmes and the Womanly Art of Self-Defense

Sherlock Holmes and the Womanly Art of Self-Defense

Or, how to incorporate late 19th century suffragette self-defense movements into a Sherlock Holmes pastiche series.

By Charles Veley and Anna Elliott | May 28, 2020

5 Debut Novels You Should Read This May

5 Debut Novels You Should Read This May

The best new crime novels, mysteries, and thrillers from first-time authors.

By CrimeReads | May 27, 2020

Martin Edwards on the Enduring Popularity of Traditional Mysteries

Martin Edwards on the Enduring Popularity of Traditional Mysteries

With new re-issues and rediscovered authors, the world can't seem to get enough classic mystery fiction.

By Michael Barson | May 27, 2020

What Jessica Fletcher Is Reading During the Quarantine

What Jessica Fletcher Is Reading During the Quarantine

The Queen of Cabot Cove Recommends Eight Books For Fans of Murder, She Wrote

By Jessica Fletcher | May 26, 2020

8 Fictional Divas in Desperate Need of a Reality Check

8 Fictional Divas in Desperate Need of a Reality Check

Everybody loves a good diva (well, maybe not everybody)

By Tracy Clark | May 26, 2020

Seascapes and Murder: The Perfect Combination for a Cozy Mystery

Seascapes and Murder: The Perfect Combination for a Cozy Mystery

A look at the handknit world of seaside cozy mysteries

By Kathleen Bridge | May 22, 2020

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