Shop Talk: Peter Swanson on Why He'll Never Outline a Mystery Novel Again

Shop Talk: Peter Swanson on Why He'll Never Outline a Mystery Novel Again

Crime writers talking writing routines, structure, coffee, and film scores playing in the background.

By Eli Cranor | January 6, 2022

Domestic Thrillers with Maximum Escapism

Domestic Thrillers with Maximum Escapism

The reality we live in is incredibly stressful and terrifying. Want a break? Try a thriller.

By Kimberly Belle | January 5, 2022

From Romance to Rage

From Romance to Rage

Darby Kane Started Out In Romantic Suspense. Then She Got Angry.

By Darby Kane | January 5, 2022

January's Best New Crime Fiction

January's Best New Crime Fiction

10 crime novels, mysteries, and thrillers to read this January.

By Molly Odintz | January 4, 2022

Getaway Thrillers

Getaway Thrillers

Girls' weekends, destination weddings, and family trips: these vacations start out well, but end in murder.

By Leah Konen | January 4, 2022

Why I Chose To Set My Series in the Gilded Age

Why I Chose To Set My Series in the Gilded Age

Rosemary Simpson on what Gilded Age social problems bring to detective fiction (and what we can learn from them today).

By Rosemary Simpson | January 4, 2022

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Crime Fiction in the Arctic: Murder at the Top of the World

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The House That Was Haunted By Benevolent Ghosts

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How A Senate Investigation Sparked a Midcentury Wave of Gangster Noir

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I Know What You're Thinking (And It Could Get Me Killed)

I Know What You're Thinking (And It Could Get Me Killed)

The powers and perils of psychic sleuths.

By Kay Hooper | January 3, 2022

The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of 2021

Featuring books by Colson Whitehead, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, S.A. Cosby, Zakiya Dalila Harris, and more.

By CrimeReads | December 23, 2021

9 Spine-Tingling True Crime Relics Sold in 2021

9 Spine-Tingling True Crime Relics Sold in 2021

The gun that killed Billy the Kid, Charles Manson's music, Lee Harvey Oswald's marine score card, and more.

By Rebecca Rego Barry | December 23, 2021

The Best Crime Movies of 2021

The Best Crime Movies of 2021

Dueling knights, mysterious heists, conflicted informants, and autophilic serial killers.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 22, 2021

The Motive and the Cue: Why Crime Fiction and the Theatrical World Have Always Gone Hand-in-Hand

The Motive and the Cue: Why Crime Fiction and the Theatrical World Have Always Gone Hand-in-Hand

Elly Griffiths on the long history of actors, plays, and mystery.

By Elly Griffiths | December 22, 2021

Big Trouble in the “93”: Olivier Norek’s Banlieue Trilogy

Big Trouble in the “93”: Olivier Norek’s Banlieue Trilogy

A former French cop—and a writer on the hit series "Spiral"—is taking French crime fiction in a new direction.

By Paul French | December 22, 2021

The Best Speculative Thrillers and Mysteries of 2021

The Best Speculative Thrillers and Mysteries of 2021

Scifi noir, dark fantasy, eco-thrillers, and near-future dystopias abound in this year's best fiction.

By Molly Odintz | December 21, 2021

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