• Mystery

    The Body in Question

    Jill Ciment

    "The jury box is now full, five women including C-2, and two men, F-17 and the twitchy alternate with the hectic buzz cut who doesn’t pay attention when the judge explains what a voir dire is."

    June 12, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The Oracle

    Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell

    "'What curse?' Remi asked as Renee led her toward the villa."

    June 11, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The Disappearance of Alistair Ainsworth

    Leonard Goldberg

    "We did not make good time, for traffic was heavy and sections of the streets remained flooded with last evening’s torrential downpour."

    June 10, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Tony Hillerman: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

    On the Richly Sensory Mystery Novels of the Navajo Tribal Police

    June 7, 2019  By Neil Nyren
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    Learning to Love the Unreliable Narrator

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

    June 7, 2019  By Jean Kwok
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    Strong Women Have Taken Their Rightful Place in Crime Fiction

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

    June 7, 2019  By Shalini Boland
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    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    Jacques Futrelle, edited by Graeme Davis

    "She drew off her left glove, a delicate, crinkled suede affair, and offered her bare hand to the surgeon."

    June 7, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    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.

    June 6, 2019  By Radha Vatsal
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    Like This Afternoon Forever

    Jaime Manrique

    "The journey by bus from Facatativá to Palos de la Quebrada took over twenty-four hours, traveling on dusty roads. Ignacio had to change buses twice and noticed that the passengers on each bus eyed one another suspiciously."

    June 5, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    June's Best New Crime Novels and Thrillers

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

    June 4, 2019  By CrimeReads 
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