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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 | September 27, 2021

Speculative Thrillers That Blur the Line Between Physics and Philosophy

Speculative Thrillers That Blur the Line Between Physics and Philosophy

"A border is crossed when abstractions like these—predestination and omniscience—become achievable engineering goals. We feel a shiver."

By James Kennedy | September 27, 2021

Love in the Bookshop: A Mystery Writer's Ode to Bookstore Romances

Love in the Bookshop: A Mystery Writer's Ode to Bookstore Romances

Six novels in which romance blooms in the stacks.

By Mimi Granger | September 27, 2021

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

September brings disappearances in France, Jack London in Spain, and more.

By Dwyer Murphy | September 24, 2021

YA Mysteries: <br>The Prep School Edition

YA Mysteries:
The Prep School Edition

"In these books, authors paint a picture of a private and closed world to which only the select few are permitted access."

By Gabriella Lepore | September 24, 2021

Motive Is the Core of Mystery

Motive Is the Core of Mystery

7 mysteries in which motivation is the driving force of the narrative.

By Emilia Bernhard | September 24, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Murder Ballads Are A Window Into The History of Violence Against Women

By Ashawnta Jackson | September 23, 2021

Edwin Torres’ Way

By Richie Narvaez | September 23, 2021

September's Best New International Crime Fiction

By Molly Odintz | September 23, 2021

Finding the Mystery in Epic Fantasy

Finding the Mystery in Epic Fantasy

"Mysteries lie within (almost) every story and this is doubly true within the pages of fantasy novels."

By Ryan Van Loan | September 23, 2021

Why Noir and Science Fiction Are Still a Perfect Pairing

Why Noir and Science Fiction Are Still a Perfect Pairing

"What science fiction can add to noir is a vision of another way of life. Noir provides the critique, and science fiction the possibility of change."

By Lincoln Michel | September 22, 2021

Ten Criminal Characters Motivated by Good Intentions

Ten Criminal Characters Motivated by Good Intentions

These literary characters do the wrong things for the right (or at least understandable) reasons.

By Kerry Anne King | September 22, 2021

September's Best Debut Novels

September's Best Debut Novels

The best new debut novels in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | September 22, 2021

Craig Johnson on Spirituality, the West, and the Plight of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Craig Johnson on Spirituality, the West, and the Plight of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

A missing person poster at a library on the Crow Reservation was the inspiration for the newest Longmire novel.

By CrimeReads | September 21, 2021

The Discreet Charm of the Berkeley Crime Novel

The Discreet Charm of the Berkeley Crime Novel

Why Jesse and Jonathan Kellerman set their new novel in a California city rarely explored in crime fiction.

By Jesse Kellerman | September 21, 2021

Caril Ann Fugate and the Presumption of Guilt

Caril Ann Fugate and the Presumption of Guilt

In 1958, Caril Ann Fugate was blamed for the murders committed by her boyfriend, Charlie Starkweather. She was a terrified teenager in shock. She was cast as an emotionless villain.

By Kendare Blake | September 21, 2021

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