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    The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month

    The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month

    Featuring new books from Deanna Raybourn, Kate Atkinson, Richard Osman, and more.

    By CrimeReads | September 29, 2022

    The Complicated Life of Leo Marks

    The Complicated Life of Leo Marks

    An early fascination with Edgar Allan Poe coursed through his work as a wartime cartographer and later, a provocative screenwriter.

    By Scott Adlerberg | September 29, 2022

    Why Horror is Good for Your Mental Health

    Why Horror is Good for Your Mental Health

    Horror reminds us that no matter what we've been through, we're not alone.

    By Ainslie Hogarth | September 29, 2022

    The Myth and the Reality of Violence in the Old West

    The Myth and the Reality of Violence in the Old West

    "If our hope is for a more robust understanding of history, we must seek out the true villains in every story and update our myths accordingly."

    By Chase Pletts | September 29, 2022

    Alice in Murderland: On Crime Writer Alice Campbell

    Alice in Murderland: On Crime Writer Alice Campbell

    Meet Alice Dorothy Ormond Campbell, mistress of the atmospheric mystery.

    By Curtis Evans | September 28, 2022

    O Brother, Where Art Thou Contemporary Southern Women Writers?

    O Brother, Where Art Thou Contemporary Southern Women Writers?

    How the "And Flannery" affliction erases Southern women writers.

    By Kelly J. Ford | September 28, 2022

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    • Luna, Phoenix, Queen
    • Music Against the Night
    • Peck & Peck
    • The Best Kind of American: A True Story of Murder, War, and America's Undoing in the Middle East
    • The End of Everything
    • Morbid: Debunking Modern Longevity Science
    • American Socialist: The Life and Legacy of Eugene V. Debs
    • Solace House
    • On Another Planet They Can Save Me
    • Reds: A Global History of Communism

    Not Just Regency Romances: On The Napoleonic Wars and the Advent of High Tech Weapons

    By Andrea Penrose | September 28, 2022

    Wait, What? A List of Psychological Thrillers with Gobsmacking Twists

    By Sarah Bonner | September 28, 2022

    On Theda Bara and the Origins of the Vamp

    By Michael Mayo | September 27, 2022

    Ed Gein, inspiration for ‘Psycho’ and ‘Chainsaw,’ was a real-life horror show

    Ed Gein, inspiration for ‘Psycho’ and ‘Chainsaw,’ was a real-life horror show

    Keith Roysdon on the life and legacy of one of America's most notorious killers.

    By Keith Roysdon | September 27, 2022

    How Rudy Ruiz and His Neo-Western Aim to Change the Conversation About the U.S.-Mexico Border

    How Rudy Ruiz and His Neo-Western Aim to Change the Conversation About the U.S.-Mexico Border

    A Tortured History in the Valley of Shadows

    By Rudy Ruiz | September 27, 2022

    5 Mysteries that Don’t Sacrifice the Whodunit for the Whydunit

    5 Mysteries that Don’t Sacrifice the Whodunit for the Whydunit

    "[H]ere are five mysteries that include all the twists we expect of a good whodunit, while also diving deep into what it means to be human."

    By Joy Jordan-Lake | September 27, 2022

    The Unstoppable, Fearsome, Delicious Allure of the Witch

    The Unstoppable, Fearsome, Delicious Allure of the Witch

    Whether dead or alive, witches always spell trouble. We can’t get enough.

    By Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes | September 27, 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 26, 2022

    Six YA Thrillers where Teens Fight the System

    Six YA Thrillers where Teens Fight the System

    In these books, adolescents question everything...

    By Stephanie Kuehn | September 26, 2022

    Happy Holidays (That Aren’t Christmas)!

    Happy Holidays (That Aren’t Christmas)!

    These cozies are serving family chaos with the turkey.

    By Krista Davis | September 26, 2022

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