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The Best New Books Out in Paperback This Month

The Best New Books Out in Paperback This Month

Featuring new paperback releases from Marie Benedict, Aimee Molloy, Harlan Coben, Val McDermid, Stuart Neville, and many more.

By CrimeReads | October 28, 2021

October's Best International Crime Fiction

October's Best International Crime Fiction

Nordic noir, French gothic, and a South Korean thriller

By CrimeReads | October 26, 2021

How to Have Sex in Crime Fiction

How to Have Sex in Crime Fiction

Amita Murray on pleasure, power, and the women having sex in Agatha Christie novels.

By Amita Murray | October 26, 2021

The Crime Novels of Frankfurt

The Crime Novels of Frankfurt

Germany's fifth largest city has a bad rap for being boring. Behind all those book fairs and convention centers, there's a mystery.

By Paul French | October 25, 2021

The Detection Club and the Mid-Century Fight over “Fair Play” in Crime Fiction

The Detection Club and the Mid-Century Fight over “Fair Play” in Crime Fiction

While the club clung to pure detection as a prerequisite for admission, members' own tastes were far more divided.

By Curtis Evans | October 22, 2021

Scary, Spooky, and Sleuth-y: A List of Crime Books Set On or Around Halloween

Scary, Spooky, and Sleuth-y: A List of Crime Books Set On or Around Halloween

Tara Laskowski recommends plenty of Halloween-themed crime stories to read this October

By Tara Laskowski | October 21, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Murder in the Stacks: Mysteries That Take Place In Bookstores

By Elizabeth Penney | October 20, 2021

How the "Victorian Mystery" Was Born

By Otto Penzler | October 19, 2021

Have Yourself A Cozy Halloween With These Spooktacular Mysteries

By Barbara Ross | October 18, 2021

Six Thrillers That Use Unusual Structures to Build Suspense

Six Thrillers That Use Unusual Structures to Build Suspense

These authors build suspense through their unique story structures.

By Nicole Mabry and Steph Mullin | October 15, 2021

The Five Most Realistic PIs in Fiction

The Five Most Realistic PIs in Fiction

Elizabeth Breck, author and licensed private investigator, on the fictional sleuths who do the job right.

By Elizabeth Breck | October 15, 2021

The Charm of the Paranormal Cozy: An Appreciation

The Charm of the Paranormal Cozy: An Appreciation

Featuring magical culinary treats, faithful animal companions, spellbinding bookstores, and even the occasional ghostly visitor!

By Auralee Wallace | October 15, 2021

Mysterious and Haunted New York City

Mysterious and Haunted New York City

Kate Belli on the city's haunted locations and the authors inspired by them.

By Kate Belli | October 14, 2021

Steph Cha On Editing The Best American Mystery Series During An Unprecedented Year

Steph Cha On Editing The Best American Mystery Series During An Unprecedented Year

"2020 was full of desperation and injustice and crime, and if mystery writers are paying attention (and I know we are) it should have a transformative effect on the genre."

By Steph Cha | October 14, 2021

Tony Hillerman and the Invention of Jim Chee

Tony Hillerman and the Invention of Jim Chee

Joe Leaphorn, older and sophisticated, needed a new foil—one younger, more interested in tradition, and more inquisitive.

By James McGrath Morris | October 14, 2021

High-Tech Skullduggery in the Regency Era

High-Tech Skullduggery in the Regency Era

A historical mystery writer considers intrigue, patent wars, and corporate espionage at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.

By Andrea Penrose | October 14, 2021

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