The Best Noir Fiction of 2021

The Best Noir Fiction of 2021

Celebrating new noirs from Walter Mosley, Laura McHugh, David Peace, and more.

By CrimeReads | December 17, 2021

Los Angeles Crime Fiction:

Los Angeles Crime Fiction: "Crime and the City" Turns 100

For the column's centenary, Paul French visits the mecca of noir.

By Paul French | December 17, 2021

How to Travel the World With Great Books:

How to Travel the World With Great Books: "Crime and the City" Turns 100

With the 100th edition of "Crime and the City," Paul French looks back at the great literary cultures, mystery islands, and mean streets visited along the way.

By Dwyer Murphy | December 17, 2021

What to Stream This December: Movies Where a Party at an Estate Goes Horribly Wrong

What to Stream This December: Movies Where a Party at an Estate Goes Horribly Wrong

What good is a manor house without a murder?

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 17, 2021

The Best International Crime Novels of 2021

The Best International Crime Novels of 2021

Korean thrillers, Cuban noir, and French mysteries. We're rounding up the year's best international fiction.

By Molly Odintz | December 16, 2021

A Classic in the Making: First Look at Cliff Chiang's <em>Catwoman: Lonely City</em>

A Classic in the Making: First Look at Cliff Chiang's Catwoman: Lonely City

Alex Segura and Cliff Chiang discuss the creation of a Catwoman heist story.

By Alex Segura | December 16, 2021

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  • 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

Amina Akhtar on Ravens, Gurus, and Writing a Mystery Set in the Wellness Industry

By Alex Segura | December 15, 2021

The Technicolor Noir of 'West Side Story'

By Zach Vasquez | December 15, 2021

The Best Espionage Novels of 2021

By CrimeReads | December 15, 2021

What Cozy Mystery Authors Can Learn From Ted Lasso

What Cozy Mystery Authors Can Learn From Ted Lasso

A little kindness goes a long way

By Tara Lush | December 15, 2021

The Best Historical Fiction of 2021

The Best Historical Fiction of 2021

These crime and mystery novels use research into the past to shed light on the present, and deliver warnings for the future.

By Molly Odintz | December 14, 2021

On Dime Novels, Sensation Stories, and the First Appearance of Old Sleuth

On Dime Novels, Sensation Stories, and the First Appearance of Old Sleuth

"He’s not, by the way, a sleuth—his name is Sleuth."

By Henry Stewart | December 14, 2021

Could Guillermo del Toro’s <em>Nightmare Alley</em> Use More Tricks Up Its Sleeve?

Could Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley Use More Tricks Up Its Sleeve?

The new adaptation plays the long game and insists that it has nothing to hide.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 14, 2021

How a Career in the Foreign Service Prepared Me to Write Thrillers

How a Career in the Foreign Service Prepared Me to Write Thrillers

With over twenty years of service in postings from Damascus to East Germany, Otho Eskin has plenty of stories fit for a thriller.

By Otho Eskin | December 14, 2021

The Best Debut Novels of 2021

The Best Debut Novels of 2021

Rounding up the year's best debut fiction, from Carolyn Ferrell, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Erik Hoel, Vera Kurian, and more.

By CrimeReads | December 13, 2021

Genre-Bending YA Novels Perfect For Crime Fans

Genre-Bending YA Novels Perfect For Crime Fans

Six novels in which "the known merges with the unknown"

By Tara Goedjen | December 13, 2021

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