The Best New Crime Fiction of the Month: May 2019

The Best New Crime Fiction of the Month: May 2019

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

By CrimeReads | May 2, 2019

The Power and the Pain of Post-Apocalyptic Detective Fiction

The Power and the Pain of Post-Apocalyptic Detective Fiction

Grief, Survival, and the Search for Answers at the End of the World

By Lorraine Berry | May 2, 2019

Stasi Wolf

Stasi Wolf

David Young

By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 2, 2019

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #57

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #57

Spellbound (1945)

By Otto Penzler | May 1, 2019

The Traditional Mystery: A Roundtable Discussion

The Traditional Mystery: A Roundtable Discussion

Nominees for the Agatha Award Weigh In on the State of the Cozy

By CrimeReads | May 1, 2019

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Author

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Author

Donald J. Sobol created a mystery icon and sold millions of books. But who was he?

By Craig Pittman | May 1, 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

April's Best International Crime Fiction

By CrimeReads | April 30, 2019

Pomp, Excess, and Murder with The Tudor Dynasty

By Mary Lawrence | April 30, 2019

Flowers Over the Inferno

By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 30, 2019

T. S. Eliot, Crime Fiction Critic

T. S. Eliot, Crime Fiction Critic

Thoughts on Crime Writing From The Man Who Rescued Willkie Collins from Obscurity

By Curtis Evans | April 29, 2019

CrimeReads Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of April

CrimeReads Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of April

The Month's Best CrimeReads Features

By CrimeReads | April 29, 2019

The Paris Diversion

The Paris Diversion

Chris Pavone

By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 29, 2019

Locked-Room Mysteries: A Beginner's Guide

Locked-Room Mysteries: A Beginner's Guide

Impossible Crimes, Closed Circles, and Fiendish Whodunnits

By Gigi Pandian | April 26, 2019

The Best Book Covers of April

The Best Book Covers of April

The Best Book Designs in Crime, Mystery, and Thrillers

By CrimeReads | April 26, 2019

Announcing the 2019 Edgar Award Winners

Announcing the 2019 Edgar Award Winners

Celebrating the Year's Best from the Mystery Writers of America

By CrimeReads | April 25, 2019

The State of the Mystery: Part 2 of a Roundtable Discussion

The State of the Mystery: Part 2 of a Roundtable Discussion

The 2019 Edgar Award Nominees Address the Genre's Most Pressing Questions

By CrimeReads | April 25, 2019

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