What to Stream This December: Movies Where a Party at an Estate Goes Horribly Wrong

What to Stream This December: Movies Where a Party at an Estate Goes Horribly Wrong

What good is a manor house without a murder?

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 17, 2021

Amina Akhtar on Ravens, Gurus, and Writing a Mystery Set in the Wellness Industry

Amina Akhtar on Ravens, Gurus, and Writing a Mystery Set in the Wellness Industry

A first look and cover reveal for Kismet, Akhtar's new thriller

By Alex Segura | December 15, 2021

What Cozy Mystery Authors Can Learn From Ted Lasso

What Cozy Mystery Authors Can Learn From Ted Lasso

A little kindness goes a long way

By Tara Lush | December 15, 2021

On Dime Novels, Sensation Stories, and the First Appearance of Old Sleuth

On Dime Novels, Sensation Stories, and the First Appearance of Old Sleuth

"He’s not, by the way, a sleuth—his name is Sleuth."

By Henry Stewart | December 14, 2021

Writing Sex Scenes in the Realm of Mystery

Writing Sex Scenes in the Realm of Mystery

A Different Kind of Thrill

By Eliza Nellums | December 13, 2021

Winter Water

Winter Water

Susanne Jansson

By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 10, 2021

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On the Murder Mystery Movie Written by Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins

By Julia Sirmons | December 10, 2021

Mannix Was Vintage TV’s Perfect Savvy PI

By Keith Roysdon | December 10, 2021

The Two Questions Every Author Is Asked

By Victoria Thompson | December 10, 2021

7 Authors Who Write Wrongful Convictions

7 Authors Who Write Wrongful Convictions

Robert Justice on fiction that takes a hard look at the epidemic of wrongful convictions in America.

By Robert Justice | December 9, 2021

Rules for the New Generation of Cozy Mysteries

Rules for the New Generation of Cozy Mysteries

Above all else, don't forget to write in some cute pets!

By Kate Lansing | December 9, 2021

The New Generation of African Crime Writers

The New Generation of African Crime Writers

Femi Kayode, Ameera Patel, Chanette Paul, Kwei Quartey, Bryony Rheam, and Michael Stanley on all things crime fiction in Africa.

By Joanne Hichens | December 8, 2021

The Lure of a Real-World Setting for a Mystery Novelist

The Lure of a Real-World Setting for a Mystery Novelist

Sometimes, a place cries out to you, asking you to make it the setting of a story. RV Raman writes about how a remote resort in Central India supplied the setting for his second mystery.

By RV Raman | December 8, 2021

It's Cold Outside. Let These Tartan Cozies Warm Your Heart.

It's Cold Outside. Let These Tartan Cozies Warm Your Heart.

Conjure "the cozy, settle-in-by-the-fire feeling" with three new novels by Scottish authors.

By M. B. Shaw | December 8, 2021

The 1980s: A Forgotten Golden Age of Crime Television

The 1980s: A Forgotten Golden Age of Crime Television

Author and showrunner Howard Michael Gould looks back on six underappreciated gems of 80s crime television.

By Howard Michael Gould | December 7, 2021

New York, Plus Ça Change: Chinatown Under Threat

New York, Plus Ça Change: Chinatown Under Threat

S.J. Rozan on gentrification in New York and the gathering forces that threaten a community and a way of life.

By S.J. Rozan | December 7, 2021

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