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The Best One-Star Reviews of Dostoevsky's <em>Crime and Punishment</em>

The Best One-Star Reviews of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment

"In about one hour, I am going to walk down to the beach and throw this book into the Red Sea."

By Dwyer Murphy | August 8, 2019

Inverting—and Avoiding—the ‘Dead Girl’ Trope

Inverting—and Avoiding—the ‘Dead Girl’ Trope

Writers Carolyn Murnick and Alex Segura discuss the dangers and pitfalls of the crime genre’s most problematic trend.

By Alex Segura | August 5, 2019

6 Crime Books That Explore The Experience of Veterans

6 Crime Books That Explore The Experience of Veterans

Because crime novels can help us understand.

By Siobhan Adcock | August 5, 2019

Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of August 2019

Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of August 2019

The best thrillers, noir, and true crime docs arriving this month.

By Camille LeBlanc | August 2, 2019

12 New Books You Should Read This August

12 New Books You Should Read This August

The Month's Best Crime Fiction, Mysteries, and Thrillers

By CrimeReads | August 1, 2019

6 Rules for Writing Realistic, Meaningful Gunfights

6 Rules for Writing Realistic, Meaningful Gunfights

"Gunfights are chaos events...Nothing is clear, no one is heroic, self-urination is quite common."

By Stephen Hunter | August 1, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Noir and the Mystery of Evangelicalism

By Patrick Coleman | July 30, 2019

The Crime Novels of Buenos Aires

By Paul French | July 29, 2019

One Good Deed

By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 29, 2019

July's Best Debut Crime Novels and Thrillers

July's Best Debut Crime Novels and Thrillers

First-Time Novelists Making Notable Debuts

By CrimeReads | July 26, 2019

15 Books to Read if You're an <br>Adult Who Loves <em>Veronica Mars</em>

15 Books to Read if You're an
Adult Who Loves Veronica Mars

1984 reference. Did you read that in weightlifting?"">"Wow, a 1984 reference. Did you read that in weightlifting?"

By Emily Temple | July 26, 2019

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Noir

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Noir

10 classic noirs set in Hollywood studios, backlots, and writers' flops—directors and audiences can't resist the city's dreamers.

By Zach Vasquez | July 25, 2019

July's Best International Crime Fiction

July's Best International Crime Fiction

Nordic Noir, Corruption in Rome, and Locked Doors in Japan

By CrimeReads | July 24, 2019

Far-Flung Thrillers for World Travelers

Far-Flung Thrillers for World Travelers

A good book makes the best companion for international travel.

By Daniel Nieh | July 24, 2019

The Art of Setting Your Crime Novel in a Not-So-Distant Past

The Art of Setting Your Crime Novel in a Not-So-Distant Past

How crime authors capture the little details of life in the 1960s, 70s, and other evocative eras of recent history.

By Wendy Corsi Staub | July 24, 2019

The Possession

The Possession

Michael Rutger

By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 24, 2019

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