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    How Elizabeth Bowen's Big Houses Laid the Groundwork for Irish Domestic Noir

    How Elizabeth Bowen's Big Houses Laid the Groundwork for Irish Domestic Noir

    Anglo-Irish aristocrat and author Elizabeth Bowen chronicled the death of her class through her sinister depictions of the "big house."

    By Sarah Stewart Taylor | June 22, 2021

    Queer Crime Fiction: A Roundtable Discussion

    Queer Crime Fiction: A Roundtable Discussion

    Authors join together to discuss the state of queer identity and representation in today's crime fiction.

    By Lisa Levy | June 21, 2021

    The Best Books of the Year (So Far): Crime Fiction in 2021

    The Best Books of the Year (So Far): Crime Fiction in 2021

    CrimeReads editors select their favorite thrillers, mysteries, and crime novels of the year.

    By CrimeReads | June 17, 2021

    Bad Gays in Good Books

    Bad Gays in Good Books

    "Shelves are only getting deeper. Books are only getting queerer. Characters are only getting realer."—P.J. Vernon

    By P. J. Vernon | June 16, 2021

    Jonathan Lee on the Man Who Built New York City ... Only to Disappear Into It

    Jonathan Lee on the Man Who Built New York City ... Only to Disappear Into It

    A new novel explores the mysterious legacy of Andrew Haswell Green, the Father of Greater New York, who built Central Park and the New York Public Library, then all but disappeared into history.

    By Dwyer Murphy | June 15, 2021

    On Black Lives Matter, <br>1990s Los Angeles, <br>and the Weight of History

    On Black Lives Matter,
    1990s Los Angeles,
    and the Weight of History

    In writing a book about police brutality in 1990s LA, I found a place to express my emotions about the death of George Floyd.

    By Noel Obiora | June 15, 2021

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    By Taylor Adams | June 14, 2021

    Kellye Garrett on Writing a New Mystery That Takes on Social Media, Fame, and the 'Strong Black Woman'

    By Alex Segura | June 11, 2021

    Kerry Greenwood's Life In Crime

    By Kerry Greenwood | June 11, 2021

    24 Queer Crime Novels to Read All Year Long

    24 Queer Crime Novels to Read All Year Long

    Celebrate Pride Month with gay thrillers, lesbian mysteries, and queer crime fiction galore!

    By Molly Odintz | June 10, 2021

    The Shadow Was Pulp Fiction's Original Pop Culture Phenomenon. Now, He's Mostly Forgotten. What Happened?

    The Shadow Was Pulp Fiction's Original Pop Culture Phenomenon. Now, He's Mostly Forgotten. What Happened?

    Before Perry Mason, Nero Wolfe, and Philip Marlowe, there was the crime-fighter who knew what evil lurked in the hearts of men.

    By Hector DeJean | June 9, 2021

    The Shark-Infested Waters of Hawaiian Detective Fiction

    The Shark-Infested Waters of Hawaiian Detective Fiction

    The history of detective novels set in Hawai`i is long and exceedingly complex. Where is it all headed?

    By Eric Redman | June 9, 2021

    Escaping Into British Humor Is the Perfect Balm

    Escaping Into British Humor Is the Perfect Balm

    In the crisp sentences of Wodehouse and the wry scenarios of Jerome, one author finds the escape she needs.

    By Connie Berry | June 9, 2021

    The Eccentric, Unusual, and Layered Plotting of Dolores Hitchens' <em>The Cat Saw Murder</em>

    The Eccentric, Unusual, and Layered Plotting of Dolores Hitchens' The Cat Saw Murder

    "Beneath the surface narrative, fast-moving as a stream, is a deeper sort of tragic wisdom..."

    By Joyce Carol Oates | June 9, 2021

    Why the Life of a Radio DJ Is Perfectly Suited to Crime Fiction

    Why the Life of a Radio DJ Is Perfectly Suited to Crime Fiction

    Long nights, mysterious callers, and a fear of the dreaded 'dead air'

    By Michael Bradley | June 8, 2021

    There's Never Enough Time To Read All The Books

    There's Never Enough Time To Read All The Books

    "And therein lies the despair. Too many books unread, too many movies unseen."

    By Allison Montclair | June 8, 2021

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