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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

A Lover's Quarrel, A Dilapidated Mansion, and A Body in the Basement

A Lover's Quarrel, A Dilapidated Mansion, and A Body in the Basement

David Dominé nearly purchased a run-down Victorian home in Louisville, Kentucky. Years later, a body was discovered in the basement.

By David Dominé | October 5, 2021

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By CrimeReads | October 1, 2021

The Books, Tragedies, and Unsolved Mysteries That Inspired a New Novel Connecting Italy and New York

By Vito Racanelli | October 1, 2021

Fancy Anders Goes To War: Exclusive Excerpt and Illustrations Preview!

By CrimeReads Excerpts | September 28, 2021

They've Seen the Future And They Don't Like It: The Year's Best Scifi Noir (So Far)

They've Seen the Future And They Don't Like It: The Year's Best Scifi Noir (So Far)

8 New SciFi Noirs And Near-Future Dystopias That Portray a Bleak Future Modeled on a Harsh Present

By Molly Odintz | September 28, 2021

Murder Ballads Are A Window Into The History of Violence Against Women

Murder Ballads Are A Window Into The History of Violence Against Women

In the podcast "Songs in The Key of Death," murder ballads tell a complex story about depictions of murdered and murderous women

By Ashawnta Jackson | September 23, 2021

Edwin Torres’ Way

Edwin Torres’ Way

A look back on the life and work of the Nuyorican author of Carlito’s Way, Q&A, and After Hours

By Richie Narvaez | September 23, 2021

Why Noir and Science Fiction Are Still a Perfect Pairing

Why Noir and Science Fiction Are Still a Perfect Pairing

"What science fiction can add to noir is a vision of another way of life. Noir provides the critique, and science fiction the possibility of change."

By Lincoln Michel | September 22, 2021

Ten Criminal Characters Motivated by Good Intentions

Ten Criminal Characters Motivated by Good Intentions

These literary characters do the wrong things for the right (or at least understandable) reasons.

By Kerry Anne King | September 22, 2021

Detroit Crime Fiction: A Literary Tradition Like No Other

Detroit Crime Fiction: A Literary Tradition Like No Other

Murder and Mayhem in the Motor City

By Paul French | September 20, 2021

Rock Of Ages: What Graham Greene Can Teach The Modern Novelist

Rock Of Ages: What Graham Greene Can Teach The Modern Novelist

In Brighton Rock, all the novelist's formidable tools are on display.

By Craig Nova | September 17, 2021

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