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7 International Crime Novels to Read This Month

7 International Crime Novels to Read This Month

From Argentine Noir to Swedish Folk Horror. It's a big month for international crime.

By CrimeReads | October 24, 2019

The Strange Story of Richard Wright’s Lost Crime Novel, <em>Savage Holiday</em>

The Strange Story of Richard Wright’s Lost Crime Novel, Savage Holiday

In 1954, at the height of his fame, Wright published a thriller with a white psychotic hero. The literary world did not approve.

By Michael Gonzales | October 23, 2019

Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: Glamorous Women in Crime Fiction

Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: Glamorous Women in Crime Fiction

Searching contemporary noirs for that one ineffable quality.

By Erica Wright | October 22, 2019

Berlin: A City of Crime Fiction

Berlin: A City of Crime Fiction

From historical novels to modern noirs, Berlin is a city of mystery.

By Paul French | October 21, 2019

The Life and Times of Charles Willeford—Miami's Weird, Wonderful Master of Noir

The Life and Times of Charles Willeford—Miami's Weird, Wonderful Master of Noir

For years he searched for a subject worthy of his talents. Then he found Miami and the '80s. Crime fiction would never be the same.

By Craig Pittman | October 18, 2019

Detecting During Disasters

Detecting During Disasters

Fires, hurricanes, plague—crime fiction persists in moments of crisis.

By J. Kingston Pierce | October 17, 2019

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By Max Booth III | October 17, 2019

Can Everyone Stop Slagging Off Brighton, Already?

By Lynne Truss | October 16, 2019

Steph Cha Is Reimagining the Los Angeles Crime Novel

By Lisa Levy | October 15, 2019

Celebrating Elmore Leonard's

Celebrating Elmore Leonard's "Rules for Writing"

The master craftsman gave us more than just the 10 rules—and they're all good ones.

By Dwyer Murphy | October 11, 2019

Blues in the Dark

Blues in the Dark

Raymond Benson

By CrimeReads Excerpts | October 11, 2019

5 Classics of Cyberpunk Noir

5 Classics of Cyberpunk Noir

Cyberpunk and crime fiction evolved out of the pulps, and their shared outsider DNA still connects them.

By Nick Kolakowski | October 10, 2019

Lee Child Grapples With Mortality, Sales, Rivals, and Successors

Lee Child Grapples With Mortality, Sales, Rivals, and Successors

Who could take over the Jack Reacher series? Child wonders.

By Andy Martin | October 9, 2019

Forget Writing What You Know. Write Where You Know.

Forget Writing What You Know. Write Where You Know.

When I chose to set my book in the depressed coastal town where I spent my childhood, I knew it couldn't be anything other than a crime novel.

By A.S. Hatch | October 9, 2019

A Reading List for Mental Health

A Reading List for Mental Health

Or, 5 books that can help, when everything else hurts.

By Patricia Shanae Smith | October 8, 2019

The Crime Fiction of Rangoon / Yangon

The Crime Fiction of Rangoon / Yangon

A tradition of noir in a turbulent, evolving city.

By Paul French | October 7, 2019

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