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The "Three-Dimensional Game-Board" of Agatha Christie's Country Houses

From family estates to Christie's wartime residences, a look at the homes that inspired her settings.

By Phyllis Richardson | May 11, 2021

Why Are So Many Crime Novels Set In The Pacific Northwest?

Why Are So Many Crime Novels Set In The Pacific Northwest?

Hint: It's all the rain, gloom, secrecy, and serial killers.

By Jason M. Hough | May 7, 2021

Irish Women Are Reinventing the Thriller

Irish Women Are Reinventing the Thriller

Celebrating the New Wave of Irish crime writing

By Michelle Dunne | May 5, 2021

A Cozy Mystery Writer’s Guide to The Pleasures of Domesticity

A Cozy Mystery Writer’s Guide to The Pleasures of Domesticity

Whether you're baking, reorganizing, or just ordering out for some food, there's a cozy mystery series for you!

By Elizabeth Penney | May 3, 2021

Honoring the Legacy of Eleanor Taylor Bland: A Roundtable Discussion

Honoring the Legacy of Eleanor Taylor Bland: A Roundtable Discussion

Judges and Winners of the Sisters in Crime's Eleanor Taylor Bland Award celebrate Black Women's History Month by discussing how best to honor Bland and her work.

By CrimeReads | April 30, 2021

The 10 Greatest Movies Adapted from Crime Novels—According to a Producer and Novelist

The 10 Greatest Movies Adapted from Crime Novels—According to a Producer and Novelist

Michael Brandman, producer and crime writer, on 10 movies that perfectly honored their source material.

By Michael Brandman | April 29, 2021

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Meet the Sutantos: How My Wacky Indonesian Family Inspired A Murder Mystery

By Jesse Q. Sutanto | April 29, 2021

Seven Great Thrillers That Play With Form

By Amy Suiter Clarke | April 28, 2021

The LAPD's Secret History of Citizen Spying

By Michael Nava | April 27, 2021

The Amazing Tale of Fergus Hume and William Freeman; or, the Critic’s Comeuppance

The Amazing Tale of Fergus Hume and William Freeman; or, the Critic’s Comeuppance

Critic William Freeman despised the mediocre mysteries of Fergus Hume. But was bad writing all there was to his enduring hatred?

By Curtis Evans | April 26, 2021

She's Your Man: A Ode To The Trouser Roles and Tenement Kids of the Gilded Age

She's Your Man: A Ode To The Trouser Roles and Tenement Kids of the Gilded Age

A historical novelist turns to the cross-dressing actresses of the turn of the century in crafting a fierce, independent sleuth.

By Kathleen Marple Kalb | April 26, 2021

The Creative Sherlock Holmes: Appreciating the Rational Thinker's Hidden Artistry

The Creative Sherlock Holmes: Appreciating the Rational Thinker's Hidden Artistry

"Art requires the challenge of intense focus yet the ability to simultaneously remain open."

By Bonnie MacBird | April 23, 2021

How An Eccentric Old House Allowed Me To Blur the Lines Between Fact and Fiction

How An Eccentric Old House Allowed Me To Blur the Lines Between Fact and Fiction

"That big, creepy, old house might have been a little crazy and a lot rundown, but it meant something to all of us. It was our past. Our history."

By Carole Johnstone | April 21, 2021

Hercule Poirot’s First Appearances on Television and Radio

Hercule Poirot’s First Appearances on Television and Radio

While stage and screen appearances brought Poirot to international prominence, his arrival on television and radio by the late 1930s signified a new level of public adoration.

By Mark Aldridge | April 21, 2021

How Crime Writers Can Reimagine Public Safety Without Police

How Crime Writers Can Reimagine Public Safety Without Police

"The next wave of crime fiction could help shape the public imagination of what a world where police weren’t in charge of public safety could look like."

By Amy Suiter Clarke | April 20, 2021

The Anatomy of Desire

The Anatomy of Desire

L.R. Dorn

By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 20, 2021

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