The Enduring Appeal of the Country House Murder

The Enduring Appeal of the Country House Murder

M.E. Hilliard on the many possibilities for malice on offer at your typical country manor, and why we love them all.

By M.E. Hilliard | April 13, 2022

There's More Art and Antique Theft in Rural New England Than You Might Think

There's More Art and Antique Theft in Rural New England Than You Might Think

Weathervanes, cemetery gates, really big marble balls...all targets.

By Trish Esden | April 13, 2022

Seven Great Rural Crime Films

Seven Great Rural Crime Films

These crime stories take advantage of the “wide-open intimacy” of a small, tight-knit community.

By Jeremy Scott | April 12, 2022

The Business of Blackmail in Gilded Age New York

The Business of Blackmail in Gilded Age New York

On William d'Alton Mann, prolific gossip columnist and profligate blackmailer.

By W. H. Flint | April 12, 2022

C. S. Harris on Historical Fiction and Her Iconic Regency-Era Series

C. S. Harris on Historical Fiction and Her Iconic Regency-Era Series

"Every era has free-thinkers, people who don’t subscribe to the prejudices and superstitions of their day."

By Molly Odintz | April 11, 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 | April 11, 2022

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

Faroe Islands: The Most Remote Outpost of Scandi Noir

By Paul French | April 11, 2022

The Literary Greats of Scotland

By Paige Shelton | April 11, 2022

Tokyo Vice Revisits the Last Days of a Striking Genre

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 8, 2022

On Junk Science and Poverty

On Junk Science and Poverty

How did civil litigation, where money is at stake, end up with more accurate scientific evidence than the criminal justice system, where life and liberty are at stake?

By M. Chris Fabricant | April 8, 2022

<em>Slow Horses</em> is <br>Worth the Slow Burn

Slow Horses is
Worth the Slow Burn

Come for the spy drama’s creative pedigree, stay for the deeply bleak comedy of spycraft gone 'goblin mode'

By Alexis Gunderson | April 8, 2022

For This Historical Novelist Writing About Gilded Age New York, There's Always More Research to Be Done

For This Historical Novelist Writing About Gilded Age New York, There's Always More Research to Be Done

For historical mystery novelists like Stacie Murphy, research is an endless source of inspiration.

By Stacie Murphy | April 8, 2022

April's Best Psychological Thrillers

April's Best Psychological Thrillers

Island retreats, exclusive clubs, family drama, high-class scammers, and more.

By Lisa Levy | April 8, 2022

EXCERPT AND COVER REVEAL: The House in the Orchard

EXCERPT AND COVER REVEAL: The House in the Orchard

Elizabeth Brooks

By CrimeReads | April 7, 2022

Historical Novels Featuring Real People of the Past as Main Characters

Historical Novels Featuring Real People of the Past as Main Characters

9 books "that will take you back in time to another place."

By Jody Hadlock | April 7, 2022

Shop Talk: Kellye Garrett Finds a Character, Finds a Murder, and Starts Filling up the Notebooks

Shop Talk: Kellye Garrett Finds a Character, Finds a Murder, and Starts Filling up the Notebooks

Crime writers talking craft, routine, and finding the perfect twist.

By Eli Cranor | April 7, 2022

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