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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

8 Thrillers and Mysteries with Underlying Supernatural Elements

8 Thrillers and Mysteries with Underlying Supernatural Elements

Combining the supernatural with the "real world" can be a challenge, but the results are infinitely rewarding.

By C.J. Cooke | October 22, 2021

How Being a Firefighter Prepares You to Write Crime Fiction

How Being a Firefighter Prepares You to Write Crime Fiction

For starters, you better know how to pick a lock.

By Tony Knighton | October 22, 2021

How to Flirt Effectively, According to Michael Mann Movies

How to Flirt Effectively, According to Michael Mann Movies

21 easy tips for finding love, gleaned from Mann's neo-noirs.

By Dwyer Murphy | October 21, 2021

8 Noir Novels Featuring Saps and Suckers

8 Noir Novels Featuring Saps and Suckers

These characters are in the wrong place, at the wrong time, with the wrong idea, thinking everything will be alright.

By Gregory Galloway | October 21, 2021

The Real Through Line from <em>The Godfather</em> to <em>The Sopranos</em> Is the American Family

The Real Through Line from The Godfather to The Sopranos Is the American Family

Mark Seal, author of a new book on the making of The Godfather, looks at the story's influence on David Chase's masterpiece.

By Mark Seal | October 20, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

John Banville Returns to Crime Fiction—This Time Under His Own Name

By Peter Handel | October 19, 2021

The Weird Intersection of Noir and Plastic Surgery

By Nick Kolakowski | October 18, 2021

Blood in the Desert: Six Books About Crime and Colonialism at the U.S.-Mexico Border

By Bruce McCandless III | October 15, 2021

What to Stream This October: Crime Movies So Scary They're Almost Horror

What to Stream This October: Crime Movies So Scary They're Almost Horror

Nothing says "October" like some thrilling, genre-blending films.

By Olivia Rutigliano | 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

Shop Talk: S.A. Cosby Is Late to This Interview and It's Because of Some Dead Bodies

Shop Talk: S.A. Cosby Is Late to This Interview and It's Because of Some Dead Bodies

Crime writers talking writing routines, putting in the work, and what to do when you get a call in the middle of the night about some bodies.

By Eli Cranor | October 14, 2021

An American Outrage: Journalism, Race, and the Clinton Avenue Five

An American Outrage: Journalism, Race, and the Clinton Avenue Five

"During the half decade I spent as a reporter in Newark, the Clinton Avenue Five rarely left my mind."

By James Queally | October 12, 2021

The Obscure French Thriller That May Hold the Secrets to Jack Reacher's World

The Obscure French Thriller That May Hold the Secrets to Jack Reacher's World

In the late '80s, Lee Child—he was still Jim Grant then—picked up a copy of a French novel by Loup Durand. Its influence was profound.

By Heather Martin | October 8, 2021

Latinx Crime Fiction Anthologies

Latinx Crime Fiction Anthologies

Latinx writers are producing some of the world's most exciting short fiction. Time to get your hands on a few story collections.

By Richie Narvaez | October 6, 2021

Bad Romance: Five Books About Loving Someone Dangerous

Bad Romance: Five Books About Loving Someone Dangerous

Lisa Unger considers the many faces of desire.

By Lisa Unger | October 5, 2021

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