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On Writing Unlikeable Characters

On Writing Unlikeable Characters

(And Falling in Love with Them)

By Kate Williams | June 23, 2022

The Month's Best Debut Crime Novels: June 2022

The Month's Best Debut Crime Novels: June 2022

Featuring first novels from Katie Gutierrez, Samantha Allen, Adam White, and more.

By CrimeReads | June 22, 2022

In Defense of Unsympathetic Protagonists

In Defense of Unsympathetic Protagonists

Jon Bassoff on Camus, Thompson, Highsmith, and a long line of authors writing protagonists who win bring us to the dark side.

By Jon Bassoff | June 22, 2022

What to Read, Watch, and Stream if You're Obsessed with Female Con Artists

What to Read, Watch, and Stream if You're Obsessed with Female Con Artists

Julie Clark on the women who grift, con, and bamboozle their way into our collective consciousness.

By Julie Clark | June 22, 2022

Mysterious Lighthouses: The Perfect Setting for Fiction

Mysterious Lighthouses: The Perfect Setting for Fiction

A reminder of the past, a marker of civilization...and sometimes a playground for our worst fears and anxieties.

By Vicki Delany writing as Eva Gates | June 22, 2022

All Agents Defect: Espionage in the Films of David Cronenberg

All Agents Defect: Espionage in the Films of David Cronenberg

While the director is often tied up with body horror, the great themes of espionage fiction are present in nearly all his work.

By Zach Vasquez | June 21, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Aya de León and Cleyvis Natera On Gentrification, Justice, and Latinx Fiction

By Aya de Leon | June 21, 2022

The Case for Catharsis in Crime Fiction

By Julie Mayhew | June 21, 2022

Richard O'Rawe Talks Craft, Crime, and Irish History

By Molly Odintz | June 21, 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 | June 20, 2022

Gillian Flynn Is the Real Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn Is the Real Gone Girl

10 years later, the seminal thriller still has a few twists and reveals left for unsuspecting readers.

By Lisa Levy | June 20, 2022

7 Great Crime Novels with First Person Narrators

7 Great Crime Novels with First Person Narrators

Scott Blackburn on the intimacy, the excitement, and the potential for deceit that only a good first person narrator can conjure up.

By Scott Blackburn | June 20, 2022

The Enduring Appeal of the Female Amateur Sleuth

The Enduring Appeal of the Female Amateur Sleuth

"[T]he most singular characteristic that female amateur sleuths share is sheer persistence..."

By Amy Pershing | June 20, 2022

Javier Cercas and The Art of the Back Story

Javier Cercas and The Art of the Back Story

With the launch of a new detective series, the enigmatic Spanish author begins a new chapter.

By Paul French | June 17, 2022

Unusual and Iconic Tales of Intentional Poisonings

Unusual and Iconic Tales of Intentional Poisonings

Kate Khavari on the long and sordid history of murder by poison

By Kate Khavari | June 17, 2022

In Praise of Nancy Drew – And the Women in Mystery Who Save Themselves

In Praise of Nancy Drew – And the Women in Mystery Who Save Themselves

Tracy Gardner on a lifelong passion for strong women and mystery fiction

By Tracy Gardner | June 17, 2022

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