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Anna Lee Huber's Top 10 Female Sleuths in Long-Running Historical Mystery Series

Anna Lee Huber's Top 10 Female Sleuths in Long-Running Historical Mystery Series

"[T]hese heroines each exhibit their own captivating blend of moxie, panache, and ingenuity."

By Anna Lee Huber | April 21, 2022

The Charming Mid-Century Murder Mysteries and Rich Interior Life of Edith Howie

The Charming Mid-Century Murder Mysteries and Rich Interior Life of Edith Howie

Howie's sleuths in her well-received proto-cozy crime novels always ended up together, but she herself stayed proudly single.

By Curtis Evans | April 21, 2022

What Does Home Mean During A Pandemic?

What Does Home Mean During A Pandemic?

Contributors to the new Mystery Writers of America anthology "Crime Hits Home" reflect on its theme

By CrimeReads | April 20, 2022

A Veterinarian’s Perspective on Writing Animals

A Veterinarian’s Perspective on Writing Animals

Pets pick up on plenty that their humans fail to notice, and they're always aware of one's true emotional state...

By Philipp Schott | April 19, 2022

5 Atmospheric Novels Where the Setting Is a Character

5 Atmospheric Novels Where the Setting Is a Character

Veronica G. Henry on fiction where atmosphere reigns supreme

By Veronica G. Henry | April 18, 2022

Very Oregonized Crimes

Very Oregonized Crimes

An atlas of Oregon crime fiction.

By Emmeline Duncan | April 18, 2022

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Six Novels with an Overwhelming Sense of Unease, Slow-Burning Menace, and Coercive Control

By Stacey Halls | April 14, 2022

The Enduring Appeal of the Country House Murder

By M.E. Hilliard | April 13, 2022

There's More Art and Antique Theft in Rural New England Than You Might Think

By Trish Esden | April 13, 2022

Faroe Islands: The Most Remote Outpost of Scandi Noir

Faroe Islands: The Most Remote Outpost of Scandi Noir

A few good mystery novels help to pass the long winter nights on this North Atlantic archipelago.

By Paul French | April 11, 2022

The Literary Greats of Scotland

The Literary Greats of Scotland

Paige Shelton, author of the Scottish Bookshop mysteries, celebrates Scotland's Big Three.

By Paige Shelton | April 11, 2022

For This Historical Novelist Writing About Gilded Age New York, There's Always More Research to Be Done

For This Historical Novelist Writing About Gilded Age New York, There's Always More Research to Be Done

For historical mystery novelists like Stacie Murphy, research is an endless source of inspiration.

By Stacie Murphy | April 8, 2022

Celebrating a New Era of Mothers Being Total Badasses in Thrillers

Celebrating a New Era of Mothers Being Total Badasses in Thrillers

Superheroes are celebrated for their heroism. Supermums are celebrated for their drudgery. These books flip the script.

By Anna Downes | April 7, 2022

Guillermo Martínez: When Crime Fiction Lives in Crime Fiction

Guillermo Martínez: When Crime Fiction Lives in Crime Fiction

On the long tradition and curious effects of introducing real-life literature into a mystery novel.

By Guilllermo Martínez | April 5, 2022

EXCLUSIVE COVER REVEAL: Blackmail and Bibingka

EXCLUSIVE COVER REVEAL: Blackmail and Bibingka

Mia P. Manansala

By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 1, 2022

Three Little-Known Maine Dishes That Will Have You Saying

Three Little-Known Maine Dishes That Will Have You Saying "Forget the Lobster"

On mackerel, sardines, and that strange Mainer soda known as "Moxie"

By Sarah Graves | March 29, 2022

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