Intersectional Feminist Spy Fiction: A Conversation with Aya de Leon, Lauren Wilkinson, and Rosalie Knecht

Intersectional Feminist Spy Fiction: A Conversation with Aya de Leon, Lauren Wilkinson, and Rosalie Knecht

Three authors driving the evolution of espionage fiction.

By Aya de Leon | August 18, 2021

Five Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This Month

Five Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This Month

New novels from Lexie Elliott, Louise Penny, and more.

By Lisa Levy | August 18, 2021

On Childhood, Innocence, and Learning About Death

On Childhood, Innocence, and Learning About Death

Does it take a tragic event to truly grow up?

By Lexie Elliott | August 18, 2021

The Burning

The Burning

Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman

By CrimeReads Excerpts | August 17, 2021

Sascha Rothchild on Diabetes Noir, Killers in Yoga Pants, and Therapy for Sociopaths

Sascha Rothchild on Diabetes Noir, Killers in Yoga Pants, and Therapy for Sociopaths

See an exclusive cover reveal and read an interview with TV writer and debut novelist Sascha Rothchild.

By Molly Odintz | August 17, 2021

Seven of the Best Noir Novels of the 1960s and 1970s

Seven of the Best Noir Novels of the 1960s and 1970s

Silvia Moreno-Garcia on the international noir that inspired her vision of Mexico City in 1971.

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia | August 17, 2021

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By Catherine Ryan Howard | August 17, 2021

8 Thrillers Featuring Dysfunctional Families

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"Novels keep us from actually having to creep across people’s lawns and press our faces to the glass."

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Call Me a Cab

Call Me a Cab

Donald E. Westlake

By CrimeReads | August 16, 2021

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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By CrimeReads | August 16, 2021

James Lee Burke on Organized Labor, Corporate Evils, and the Plot to Dumb Down America

James Lee Burke on Organized Labor, Corporate Evils, and the Plot to Dumb Down America

The author's newest novel is a searing portrait of the 1960s American West and corporate exploitation.

By David Masciotra | August 16, 2021

I Wrote A Thriller to Channel My Post-Partum Anger. Then The Pandemic Hit.

I Wrote A Thriller to Channel My Post-Partum Anger. Then The Pandemic Hit.

"It no longer felt like I was just writing about the 1950s and the domestic cage—it felt like I was living it."

By Karin Tanabe | August 16, 2021

Reading Flawed Protagonists: Relatability Versus Likeability

Reading Flawed Protagonists: Relatability Versus Likeability

In order to depict people who are human, I think it is an absolute prerequisite that they be flawed in some way.

By Bracken MacLeod | August 16, 2021

The Double Mother

The Double Mother

Michael Bussi, translated by Sam Taylor

By CrimeReads Excerpts | August 16, 2021

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