Sara Gran Considers The Art of Suspense

Sara Gran Considers The Art of Suspense

Or, Five Pointers to Keep Your Readers Riveted

By Sara Gran | February 8, 2022

Must-Read Crime Fiction by Filipino Authors

Must-Read Crime Fiction by Filipino Authors

Mia P. Manansala wants to expand your book world with these mysteries and thrillers from Filipino writers.

By Mia P. Manansala | February 8, 2022

Women and Impossible Decisions in Crime Fiction

Women and Impossible Decisions in Crime Fiction

 7 novels about women bending morality for the sake of family.

By Emilya Naymark | February 8, 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 | February 7, 2022

Crime and the City: Tehran

Crime and the City: Tehran

Reading thrillers set in Tehran, you'd be forgiven for thinking the city is half-populated by spies with "one job" to do.

By Paul French | February 7, 2022

Gone, But Not Forgotten: 12 Great Mystery Authors Readers Still Love

Gone, But Not Forgotten: 12 Great Mystery Authors Readers Still Love

Rick Bleiweiss on the dearly departed crime novelists he returns to again and again.

By Rick Bleiweiss | February 7, 2022

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Saved By Quilting: A Crime Writer's Ode To Crafting

By Bruce Leonard | February 7, 2022

The Deadpan Insanity of "The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window"

By Hector DeJean | February 4, 2022

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This February

By Lisa Levy | February 4, 2022

Sleuth Youths

Sleuth Youths

Enduring lessons from three great junior detectives of literature

By Stuart Gibbs | February 4, 2022

Shop Talk: Laura Lippman Is a Morning Writer (But the Walk Comes First)

Shop Talk: Laura Lippman Is a Morning Writer (But the Walk Comes First)

Crime writers talking routine, exercise, posture, and making sure you can punch the keys hard enough.

By Eli Cranor | February 3, 2022

How Lee Child's <em>Killing Floor</em> Was Transformed Into

How Lee Child's Killing Floor Was Transformed Into "Reacher"

After years of waiting, Reacher fans have a new hero—and a story that goes back to the beginning. Lee Child's biographer, Heather Martin, looks at the brand new series.

By Heather Martin | February 3, 2022

Finding Inspiration At A Former Military Base on the Big Island

Finding Inspiration At A Former Military Base on the Big Island

There is much fodder for crime fiction in Hawaiʻi's long and complicated relationship with the US military.

By Robert McCaw | February 3, 2022

Beyond Helpmates and Victims: The Rise of the Proto-Feminist Detective Novel

Beyond Helpmates and Victims: The Rise of the Proto-Feminist Detective Novel

"The star detective writers of the post-war period were all women—and working women too."

By Michelle Birkby | February 3, 2022

22 New Releases By Black Authors To Keep You Reading All Year Long

22 New Releases By Black Authors To Keep You Reading All Year Long

Featuring works by Rachel Howzell Hall, Bethany C. Morrow, Kellye Garrett, Percival Everett, and many more!

By CrimeReads | February 2, 2022

The Mirror Man

The Mirror Man

Lars Kepler, translated by Alice Menzies

By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 2, 2022

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