Learning to Love the Unreliable Narrator

Learning to Love the Unreliable Narrator

Reliable narrators are a myth—it's time we do away with them.

By Jean Kwok | June 7, 2019

Strong Women Have Taken Their Rightful Place in Crime Fiction

Strong Women Have Taken Their Rightful Place in Crime Fiction

A Small Sample of Some of Today's Savviest, Toughest Protagonists

By Shalini Boland | June 7, 2019

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Jacques Futrelle, edited by Graeme Davis

By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 7, 2019

Agatha Christie and the Case of the Unwieldy Adaptation

Agatha Christie and the Case of the Unwieldy Adaptation

Christie knew when to stop writing a detective novel. Today's flashy adaptations over-embellish the source material.

By Radha Vatsal | June 6, 2019

Like This Afternoon Forever

Like This Afternoon Forever

Jaime Manrique

By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 5, 2019

June's Best New Crime Novels and Thrillers

June's Best New Crime Novels and Thrillers

11 Essential Books from the World of Crime, Mystery, and Thrillers

By CrimeReads | June 4, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Annie Proulx Stories: New and Selected
  • The Intangibles: Friendship, Fatherhood, and the Love of the Game
  • The Telephone: A New History
  • No Such Thing as Monday
  • O Now!
  • Don't Stop Snowing
  • The Key Biscayne Affair
  • Vocal Break: On Women, Music, and Power
  • Aristocracy, American Style: Class Privilege and the Persistence of Elite Power
  • Ten Lives: How What We Have Shapes Who We Are

The Many Mysteries of Oxford

By Paul French | June 3, 2019

CrimeReads Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of May

By CrimeReads | May 31, 2019

The Best Book Covers of May

By CrimeReads | May 30, 2019

Last Tango in Cyberspace

Last Tango in Cyberspace

Steven Kotler

By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 30, 2019

Sara Paretsky Writes What's On Her Mind

Sara Paretsky Writes What's On Her Mind

The Legendary Crime Writer on White Collar Crime, Her Lifelong Activism, and the Importance of a Good Editor

By Lori Rader-Day | May 28, 2019

The Last Time I Saw You

The Last Time I Saw You

Liv Constantine

By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 24, 2019

7 Creepy (Fictional) Couples Who Will Send Shivers Down Your Spine

7 Creepy (Fictional) Couples Who Will Send Shivers Down Your Spine

Murder, Manipulation, and Deeply Destructive Passions

By Kaira Rouda | May 23, 2019

The Laws of the Skies

The Laws of the Skies

Grégoire Courtois, translated by Rhonda Mullins

By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 23, 2019

There's No Wrong Way to Set a Mystery Novel In Ireland

There's No Wrong Way to Set a Mystery Novel In Ireland

Small Towns, Small Cities, and Many, Many Crimes to Solve

By Carlene O'Connor | May 22, 2019

Barbara Neely, The Activist-Turned-Crime Writer Who Inspired A Generation

Barbara Neely, The Activist-Turned-Crime Writer Who Inspired A Generation

On Barbara Neely and Her Iconic Sleuth, Blanche White

By Kellye Garrett | May 21, 2019

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