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The 5 Best Books About Dysfunctional Rich Families

The 5 Best Books About Dysfunctional Rich Families

"They may have a lot more money than me, you think, but at least they’re unhappy."

By Joseph Finder | February 26, 2020

These Famous Noirs and Mysteries Were Inspired by Real-Life Crimes

These Famous Noirs and Mysteries Were Inspired by Real-Life Crimes

Agatha Christie, Alfred Hitchcock, and other greats who found inspiration in real crimes.

By Nick Kolakowski | February 21, 2020

The Punk Rock Private Eye and the End of an Era in Downtown New York

The Punk Rock Private Eye and the End of an Era in Downtown New York

In 1979, as the music scene was under threat, one man captured its corruption in true noir fashion.

By David Masciotra | February 21, 2020

Double Feature

Double Feature

Donald E. Westlake

By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 21, 2020

The Best Small Presses Publishing Crime Fiction Today

The Best Small Presses Publishing Crime Fiction Today

A celebration of the indie presses keeping crime fiction weird.

By Gabino Iglesias | February 20, 2020

7 Debut Novels You Should Read in February

7 Debut Novels You Should Read in February

Rounding up the best debut fiction in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | February 19, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Aberdeen: Granite Noir in the Granite City

By Paul French | February 19, 2020

Unreliable Narrators Who Break Every Rule We Thought We Knew

By Michael Seidlinger | February 17, 2020

True Romance: 7 Noir Love Stories

By Nick Kolakowski | February 14, 2020

Violent Delights, Violent Ends: 5 Savage Cinematic Visions of Romeo and Juliet

Violent Delights, Violent Ends: 5 Savage Cinematic Visions of Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare's great romance is also a wickedly violent story of tribalism, vengeance, and blood.

By Zach Vasquez | February 14, 2020

The Difficult Art of Ending a Crime Fiction Series

The Difficult Art of Ending a Crime Fiction Series

Two authors—working from opposite ends of Florida—bring epic noir series to a close, and live to tell the tale.

By Steph Post | February 12, 2020

Worldbuilding: Crime and Fantasy Books Have More in Common Than You Might Think

Worldbuilding: Crime and Fantasy Books Have More in Common Than You Might Think

In noir, as in fantasy, it's all about finding the right details.

By Kelly Braffet | February 11, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #33

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #33

Criss Cross (1949)

By Otto Penzler | February 10, 2020

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line

Deepa Anappara

By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 7, 2020

The Great Los Angeles Crime Novel—And the Women Who Are Revitalizing It

The Great Los Angeles Crime Novel—And the Women Who Are Revitalizing It

2020 Brings a Dazzling Array of Women-Authored LA Mysteries

By Wendy Heard | February 6, 2020

Concrete Jungle: Nairobi's Unique Brand of Noir

In a city of the displaced, searching for crime fiction is an act of excavation.

By Peter Kimani | February 5, 2020

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