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5 Thrilling Books That Will Make You Want to Listen to a True Crime Podcast

5 Thrilling Books That Will Make You Want to Listen to a True Crime Podcast

Katherine Greene on fictional podcasts and real-life obsessions.

By Katherine Greene | January 2, 2025

How Misunderstanding Can Drive a Plot in Crime Fiction

How Misunderstanding Can Drive a Plot in Crime Fiction

Alex Kenna on fiction where terrible mistakes are made for morally complex reasons.

By Alex Kenna | December 20, 2024

Rhythm in Storytelling

Rhythm in Storytelling

D. M. Rowell (Koyh Mi O Boy Dah) on the oral storytelling tradition and the cultivation of suspense.

By D.M. Rowell (Koyh Mi O Boy Dah) | December 17, 2024

The Best Traditional Mysteries of 2024

The Best Traditional Mysteries of 2024

Precocious young sleuths, stage magicians-turned-detectives, and collaborative in-laws:

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 16, 2024

Crime Fiction from the Real Hawaiʻi

Crime Fiction from the Real Hawaiʻi

Local authors are putting out first-rate crime novels that explore the islands' many mysteries.

By Jennifer K. Morita | December 13, 2024

Beloved Mystery Series, and Why They Are Successful

Beloved Mystery Series, and Why They Are Successful

Lyn Squire breaks down the elements that draw readers back to these mystery series, time and again.

By Lyn Squire | December 11, 2024

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The Best Crime Novels of 2024

By CrimeReads | December 10, 2024

Christmas Capers and Hanukkah Hijinks: A Holiday Mystery Round-Up

By John B. Valeri | December 10, 2024

Why Are There So Many Characters Named Hannah in Mystery Novels?

By Ginger Bolton | December 9, 2024

Martin Edwards Revisits E.C.R. Lorac's 1946 Opus, <em>The Theft of the Iron Dogs</em>

Martin Edwards Revisits E.C.R. Lorac's 1946 Opus, The Theft of the Iron Dogs

Lorac's newly reissued work features a strong sense of place and evocative atmospherics

By Martin Edwards | December 6, 2024

Is Suspense the Enemy of Realism?

Is Suspense the Enemy of Realism?

"[T]he more success a writer enjoys in conjuring suspense...the less likely the story will exist in the realm of the real."

By John Brandon | December 5, 2024

Enough with Manhattan: Crime Fiction Set in The Other Four Boroughs

Enough with Manhattan: Crime Fiction Set in The Other Four Boroughs

Michael Sears highlights some of New York City's many outer-borough-set crime books

By Michael Sears | December 4, 2024

My 5 Favorite Christmas Cozy Mysteries

My 5 Favorite Christmas Cozy Mysteries

Jacqueline Frost's guide to curling up by the fire with a good cozy mystery.

By Jacqueline Frost | December 2, 2024

A Heady Blend of Murder and the Supernatural: Rediscovering John Dickson Carr's <em>He Who Whispers</em>

A Heady Blend of Murder and the Supernatural: Rediscovering John Dickson Carr's He Who Whispers

Martin Edwards on a 1946 novel that demands new readership

By Martin Edwards | November 27, 2024

The Most Dangerous Locked Room of All? Space!

The Most Dangerous Locked Room of All? Space!

Five reasons to take the traditional locked-room mystery to the stars

By Lauren A. Forry | November 27, 2024

The Beat Goes On: Michael Connelly on Words, Writers & 'The Waiting'

The Beat Goes On: Michael Connelly on Words, Writers & 'The Waiting'

A new Ballard and Bosch novel examines L.A.'s most notorious unsolved murder: the Black Dahlia case.

By John B. Valeri | November 26, 2024

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