Thomas Kenniff on Writing a Prosecutor After Twenty Years as a Defense Attorney

Thomas Kenniff on Writing a Prosecutor After Twenty Years as a Defense Attorney

The author of Tuxedo Park mulls the courtroom questions only legal fiction can ask.

By Thomas Kenniff | August 19, 2026

6 Humorous Mysteries That Are Actually Funny

6 Humorous Mysteries That Are Actually Funny

The author of A Numbers Game teaches the techniques of amusing noir

By R.J. Dark | August 19, 2026

Murder in Miniature: The Very Best Short Mystery Fiction

Murder in Miniature: The Very Best Short Mystery Fiction

Two modern masters of the locked room mystery choose their favorites of the genre's shorter form.

By Gigi Pandian and Tom Mead | August 18, 2026

Rachel Howzell Hall Is Having a Moment.

Rachel Howzell Hall Is Having a Moment.

The crime fiction favorite is breaking out with a new series just as an old one gets new life in reissue.

By John B. Valeri | August 18, 2026

Jennifer Givhan on Monstrous Mothers, Headless Women, and Writing Symbolic Horror

Jennifer Givhan on Monstrous Mothers, Headless Women, and Writing Symbolic Horror

The author of The Sleeping Sisters analyzes the tale of the girl with the green ribbon

By Jennifer Givhan | August 18, 2026

Max Doty on Concepting, Erasure, and Building a House in His New Novel

Max Doty on Concepting, Erasure, and Building a House in His New Novel

The author of The House That Eats the Dead imagines the narrative possibilities of a destructive setting

By Max Doty | August 18, 2026

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Brianna Labuskes on Reckoning and Using Memory as a Tool in Crime Fiction

By Brianna Labuskes | August 17, 2026

Vampires Are Parasites.
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By A.P. Thayer | August 17, 2026

The Best Paperback Releases of the Month: August 2026

By CrimeReads | August 14, 2026

The Rhyme & Reason of Suspense: Lisa Gardner on Her New Standalone, 'You’ll Be Sorry'

The Rhyme & Reason of Suspense: Lisa Gardner on Her New Standalone, 'You’ll Be Sorry'

Catching up with the best-selling author, gothic enthusiast, and self-professed research junkie.

By John B. Valeri | August 14, 2026

Filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa on His New Locked Room Mystery, 'The Samurai and The Prisoner'

Filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa on His New Locked Room Mystery, 'The Samurai and The Prisoner'

Radha Vatsal and Kurosawa discuss the heady new mystery set in 16th-century Japan.

By Radha Vatsal | August 14, 2026

The 5 Books the Characters in Jeff Abbott's New Thriller Would Read

The 5 Books the Characters in Jeff Abbott's New Thriller Would Read

The author of January and July explores his protagonists' literary inclinations

By Jeff Abbott | August 14, 2026

Rachel Antonoff's Fall Fashion Collection is Noir-Themed!!

Rachel Antonoff's Fall Fashion Collection is Noir-Themed!!

There's even a trench coat!!

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 13, 2026

Rory Cormac on the Mavericks of Britain's Cold War Era Forgery Empire

Rory Cormac on the Mavericks of Britain's Cold War Era Forgery Empire

Excerpted from Fakers: A Top-Secret Tale of Phantoms and Forgeries on the Disinformation Front Line

By Rory Cormac | August 13, 2026

The Power and Promise of Virgin Islands Noir and Mystery

The Power and Promise of Virgin Islands Noir and Mystery

From the introduction to Virgin Islands Noir by Tiphanie Yanique and Richard Georges

By Tiphanie Yanique and Richard Georges | August 13, 2026

5 Cli-Fi Novels and Eco-Thrillers Where Nature Has Main Character Energy

5 Cli-Fi Novels and Eco-Thrillers Where Nature Has Main Character Energy

Nicole Brooks recommends Mother-Nature-centric titles by Lisa Brideau, Cormac McCarthy, and others

By Nicole Brooks | August 13, 2026

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