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Villains and Victims: The Role of Animals in Crime Fiction

Villains and Victims: The Role of Animals in Crime Fiction

Why it's time to do away with literary taboos and confront violence against animals.

By Greg Buchanan | July 22, 2021

Seven Mysteries Filled with Family Members

Seven Mysteries Filled with Family Members

In these novels, families go to extreme lengths to close ranks, keep secrets, and take their revenge.

By S. C. Perkins | July 22, 2021

Very Bad People: Exclusive Cover Reveal

Very Bad People: Exclusive Cover Reveal

Kit Frick

By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 21, 2021

Nine Books With Plots Pulled From Real Life

Nine Books With Plots Pulled From Real Life

Literature can fill in the emotional gaps of true crime and reportage.

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins | July 21, 2021

When Exactly Was 'The Golden Age' of Detective Fiction? It's a Mystery.

When Exactly Was 'The Golden Age' of Detective Fiction? It's a Mystery.

"Defining what is a mystery is just as elusive as pinpointing its invention."

By Otto Penzler | July 21, 2021

How To Turn Your Happy Place Into a Setting for A Psychological Thriller

How To Turn Your Happy Place Into a Setting for A Psychological Thriller

"Knowing a place inside and out means I can write a page-turner about it."

By Miranda Beverly-Whittemore | July 21, 2021

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In These Six Thrillers, The Natural World Is a Character, Not Just a Setting

By Elisabeth de Mariaffi | July 20, 2021

Alma Katsu and Owen Matthews on Ideal Spies, Historical Fiction, and the Russia-West Divide

By Alma Katsu | July 20, 2021

Defections and Detections: How a Sprawling Soviet Atomic Spy Network Was First Exposed

By Ann Hagedorn | July 20, 2021

Crime Fiction in San Francisco: From Barbary Coast to Tech Noir

Crime Fiction in San Francisco: From Barbary Coast to Tech Noir

The City by the Bay has a literary tradition like no other.

By Paul French | July 19, 2021

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 | July 19, 2021

We Need More Victim-Focused Narratives

We Need More Victim-Focused Narratives

Fiction is the perfect medium for exploring the long shadows of terrible crimes—so why aren't there more stories told by survivors?

By Amanda Kabak | July 19, 2021

The Internet Made Crime Public. That's When Things Got Complicated.

The Internet Made Crime Public. That's When Things Got Complicated.

Amateur sleuths are everywhere online, and sometimes they're altering the course of investigations.

By Rozlan Mohd Noor | July 19, 2021

Carolyn Ferrell on Church, Belonging, and Holding onto Humanity in the Face of Erasure

Carolyn Ferrell on Church, Belonging, and Holding onto Humanity in the Face of Erasure

In writing a novel about three kidnapped girls, Ferrell found new meaning in the power of community.

By Carolyn Ferrell | July 16, 2021

The Needle and the Damage Done: The Genius of Robert Stone’s <em>Dog Soldiers</em>

The Needle and the Damage Done: The Genius of Robert Stone’s Dog Soldiers

Stone's tale of heroin, smugglers, and moral striving remains one of the most relevant American crime novels ever written.

By Bruce Riordan | July 16, 2021

Which Psychological Thrillers Should You Read This Month?

Which Psychological Thrillers Should You Read This Month?

Rounding up the month's best in suspense.

By Lisa Levy | July 16, 2021

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