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Sinners, Saints and Screenplays: On Jim Thompson and Stanley Kubrick

Sinners, Saints and Screenplays: On Jim Thompson and Stanley Kubrick

Kubrick and Thompson were close collaborators. Why did their time together yield so little?

By Michael Gonzales | July 31, 2026

Crime Classics, Back in Print: A Roundup of (Summer) Reissues

Crime Classics, Back in Print: A Roundup of (Summer) Reissues

Featuring works from Anthony Bourdain, Ellery Queen, Masako Togawa, Georges Simenon, and more

By CrimeReads | July 22, 2026

Queer Crime Writers Presents: LGBTQIA+ Crime Fiction To Check Out This Summer

Queer Crime Writers Presents: LGBTQIA+ Crime Fiction To Check Out This Summer

Featuring new and upcoming titles from Robyn Gigl, Joshua Moehling, Lev A.C. Rosen, Birdie Horne, and more

By Queer Crime Writers | July 20, 2026

Gary Phillips on Writing a Contemporary Los Angeles Heist Novel

Gary Phillips on Writing a Contemporary Los Angeles Heist Novel

The author of The Haul in conversation with Alex Dueben

By Alex Dueben | July 17, 2026

Jack Friday on 'The Big Sleep', Invented Cities, and Chronicling a Changing Austin, Texas

Jack Friday on 'The Big Sleep', Invented Cities, and Chronicling a Changing Austin, Texas

The author of Killer Vibes writes a queer sleuth and grapples with Raymond Chandler's shortcomings

By Jack Friday | July 16, 2026

Miranda Smith's 6 Favorite Novels to Pair with Alfred Hitchcock Films

Miranda Smith's 6 Favorite Novels to Pair with Alfred Hitchcock Films

What to read if you love Psycho, Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, and other iconic flicks

By Miranda Smith | July 15, 2026

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20 Speculative Thrillers to Get You Through the Rest of 2026

By Molly Odintz | July 15, 2026

Gary Phillips On Graphic Novels Featuring Robberies

By Gary Phillips | July 13, 2026

The Best Paperback Releases of the Month: July 2026

By CrimeReads | July 10, 2026

Crime and the City: Bari, Italy

Crime and the City: Bari, Italy

A tour through a Puglia port city with a storied history of smugglers and crime syndicates

By Paul French | July 6, 2026

The Best Crime Novels, Mysteries and Thrillers of July 2026

The Best Crime Novels, Mysteries and Thrillers of July 2026

Featuring new releases from Rene Denfield, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Colson Whitehead, Laura Sims, and more

By Molly Odintz | July 1, 2026

Margot Douaihy's New York City Mystery

Margot Douaihy's New York City Mystery

A formative friendship and a disappearance that still haunts.

By Margot Douaihy | June 30, 2026

What Should You Watch This Weekend?

What Should You Watch This Weekend?

A social climbing maid, or a bunch of zombie New Yorkers?

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 26, 2026

June's Best International Fiction

June's Best International Fiction

5 newly translated mysteries, thrillers, and crime novels to check out this month

By Molly Odintz | June 26, 2026

Keith Roysdon on the Genius of Rod Serling's Forgotten Suspense Radio Show

Keith Roysdon on the Genius of Rod Serling's Forgotten Suspense Radio Show

A retrospective on The Zero Hour and the 1970s rebirth of radio mystery dramas

By Keith Roysdon | June 25, 2026

Caroline Kepnes on Post-9/11 Fiction, Grief, and Returning to Joe Goldberg's Origin Story

Caroline Kepnes on Post-9/11 Fiction, Grief, and Returning to Joe Goldberg's Origin Story

The author of You First in conversation with John B. Valeri

By John B. Valeri | June 25, 2026

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