Our Death Rooms: The Act of Mourning In Horror

Our Death Rooms: The Act of Mourning In Horror

"Horror doesn’t want you to heal. It wants you to scream."

By Clay McLeod Chapman | September 19, 2022

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | September 19, 2022

S. A. Cosby: Interview and Cover Reveal

S. A. Cosby: Interview and Cover Reveal

"[Southern noir] is the gospel of the dispossessed."

By CrimeReads | September 19, 2022

Florence Fiction: A Criminal Renaissance

Florence Fiction: A Criminal Renaissance

Crime and the City visits the birthplace of the Renaissance, a city known for art, style, food...and mystery.

By Paul French | September 19, 2022

8 Thrillers Exploring Female Friendship

8 Thrillers Exploring Female Friendship

From best friends to toxic friends...

By Nicole Mabry and Steph Mullin | September 19, 2022

What Women Mystery Writers and Female Sleuths Owe to Nancy Drew

What Women Mystery Writers and Female Sleuths Owe to Nancy Drew

Nancy Drew was an ordinary girl with an exceptional sense of adventure.

By Virginia Hartman | September 19, 2022

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Goodbye Brooklyn: Streets of No Return

By Michael Gonzales | September 16, 2022

Five Ways to Break Up, According to Michael Mann’s Films

By Nick Kolakowski | September 16, 2022

The Dark History of Willowbrook State School

By Ellen Marie Wiseman | September 16, 2022

Pre-Revolution Chinese Detective Fiction

Pre-Revolution Chinese Detective Fiction

On China's Golden Age of crime writing.

By Jess Nevins | September 16, 2022

Five Mystery Novels That Prioritize Character, Style, and Insight

Five Mystery Novels That Prioritize Character, Style, and Insight

"Genre fiction can be every bit as inventive and arty and revelatory as something dubbed literature."

By Mark Stevens | September 15, 2022

Kate Atkinson: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Kate Atkinson: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

A study of the life and work of one of contemporary crime fiction's greatest authors.

By Neil Nyren | September 15, 2022

Where to Start with Dark Academia Fiction

Where to Start with Dark Academia Fiction

"[I]t is a truth universally acknowledged that throwing privileged, hypereducated intellectuals together into small, isolated, pressure-cooker environments can sometimes lead to murder."

By Joanna Margaret | September 15, 2022

Considering the Metaphysics of Reincarnation and Motherhood

Considering the Metaphysics of Reincarnation and Motherhood

Barbara Graham on writing a past life murder mystery.

By Barbara Graham | September 15, 2022

Why Southern Gothic Fiction Is The Perfect Medium for Telling Queer Stories

Why Southern Gothic Fiction Is The Perfect Medium for Telling Queer Stories

"It's within that cloudy veil that separates the natural from the supernatural that many of the best Gothic tales live."

By Tyler Christensen | September 15, 2022

The Importance of Setting in Crime Fiction

The Importance of Setting in Crime Fiction

Kayte Nunn on setting, and how it connects characters to stories.

By Kayte Nunn | September 14, 2022

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