Sally Hepworth: Why I'm Fascinated by Old Ladies and Murder

Sally Hepworth: Why I'm Fascinated by Old Ladies and Murder

"Once women reach a certain age, people start talking about them while they're standing right there. As though they’re invisible."

By Sally Hepworth | August 6, 2026

Ron Currie Talks Craft, <br>Crime, and Creating the <br>World of Babs Dionne

Ron Currie Talks Craft,
Crime, and Creating the
World of Babs Dionne

"[Y]ou have to root your characters in something bigger than themselves"

By Matthew Coleman Turbeville | August 6, 2026

Matt Baker on Screenwriting, Audience Expectations, and Writing His First Detective Novel

Matt Baker on Screenwriting, Audience Expectations, and Writing His First Detective Novel

The author of A Taste for Murder reflects on the differences between crafting TV and book sleuths

By Matt Baker | August 6, 2026

5 Must-Read Anthologies Out This Year

5 Must-Read Anthologies Out This Year

Speculative fiction, horror collections, and two new entries in the Akashic noir series

By CrimeReads | August 5, 2026

On the Unfinished Nature of Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Pulling at Loose Threads

On the Unfinished Nature of Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Pulling at Loose Threads

"As readers, we see enough of the ‘brides’ to be intrigued, but then we’re told so little!"

By Charlotte Cross | August 5, 2026

Mark Edwards on Why Setting Is Just as Important as Plot and Characterization

Mark Edwards on Why Setting Is Just as Important as Plot and Characterization

The author of One of the Family takes a thriller research trip through the Scottish Highlands

By Mark Edwards | August 5, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Annie Proulx Stories: New and Selected
  • The Intangibles: Friendship, Fatherhood, and the Love of the Game
  • The Telephone: A New History
  • No Such Thing as Monday
  • O Now!
  • Don't Stop Snowing
  • The Key Biscayne Affair
  • Vocal Break: On Women, Music, and Power
  • Aristocracy, American Style: Class Privilege and the Persistence of Elite Power
  • Ten Lives: How What We Have Shapes Who We Are

Rhys Bowen on the Allure of Setting Crime Fiction in Scotland

By Rhys Bowen | August 5, 2026

How Chris Bohjalian Spent His Summer Vacation...

By Chris Bohjalian | August 4, 2026

Margrét Ann Thors on How Writing Thrillers Helped Her Overcome Lifelong Fears

By Margrét Ann Thors | August 4, 2026

Archaeologists, Nuns, and More: 8 Mysteries and Thrillers with Unique Protagonists

Archaeologists, Nuns, and More: 8 Mysteries and Thrillers with Unique Protagonists

Brianna Labuskes recommends Rachel Howzell Hall, Alex Segura, Margot Douaihy, and more

By Brianna Labuskes | August 4, 2026

The Allure of Society Thrillers

The Allure of Society Thrillers

"Unlike more investigation-driven mysteries, high-society thrillers tend to operate on emotional rather than purely forensic logic."

By Debbie Baldwin | August 4, 2026

Erica Wright on Setting a Mystery in a Museum, Supernatural Crime, and Novel Research

Erica Wright on Setting a Mystery in a Museum, Supernatural Crime, and Novel Research

The author of The Museum of Unusual Occurrence in conversation with Radha Vatsal

By Radha Vatsal | August 3, 2026

Death, Delivered with a Wink and a Nod

Death, Delivered with a Wink and a Nod

"Why does the worst case scenario create the best entertainment? And why, as an audience, do we keep coming back for more?"

By Rachel Peterson | August 3, 2026

The Best Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers of August 2026

The Best Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers of August 2026

Featuring new releases from Robyn Gigl, Robert Jackson Bennett, Jennifer Hillier, Chris Bohjalian, Riley Sager, and more

By Molly Odintz | July 31, 2026

Sinners, Saints and Screenplays: On Jim Thompson and Stanley Kubrick

Sinners, Saints and Screenplays: On Jim Thompson and Stanley Kubrick

Kubrick and Thompson were close collaborators. Why did their time together yield so little?

By Michael Gonzales | July 31, 2026

What Should You Watch This Weekend?

What Should You Watch This Weekend?

Featuring an exceptionally good drama chronicling the investigation into the Lockerbie bombing.

By Dwyer Murphy | July 31, 2026

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