• Mystery

    Saturday Night Ghost Club

    Craig Davidson

    "We swung right on Concession Road 6, skirting the dump."

    July 12, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Grappling with PTSD
    in Crime Fiction

    Forget the PTSD-fueled psychotic killer of pop culture lore. Crime novels are capable of a far more complex treatment.

    July 11, 2019  By Hilary Davidson
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    Plastic

    Frank Strausser

    "After Barone’s call, Previn battled the typical nighttime congestion along the Sunset Strip and retraced his steps to the Chateau."

    July 11, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    7 'Unlikeable' Women (Characters) You Should Get to Know This Summer

    Pop culture is full of interesting women challenging stereotypes and ridiculous old questions about likeable characters.

    July 10, 2019  By Kristen Lepionka
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    Knife

    Jo Nesbo

    "Harry woke up."

    July 10, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The Reunion

    Guillaume Musso

    "Manon Agostini parked her patrol car at the end of the chemin de la Garoupe."

    July 9, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The Wicked Women of 19th Century Fiction

    On the archetypes of female villainy, from “Women on-the-Make” to “Spiteful Shrews and Harridans.”

    July 8, 2019  By Laura L. Sullivan
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    The Greatest Moral Compromises in Crime Fiction

    Celebrating the literature of slippery relationships, villainous allies, and morally dubious life decisions.

    July 8, 2019  By Carl Vonderau
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    The Dead Girl in 2A

    Carter Wilson

    "Jake Buchannan placed his palm on his eight-­year-­old daughter’s cheek, hooked a strand of chestnut hair behind her ear, and wished again that he could change the past."

    July 8, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The Most Terrifying Buildings in Literature

    Forget haunted houses—apartments and hotels can be creepy, too.

    July 3, 2019  By Riley Sager
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