What Makes The Suburbs So Terrifying?

What Makes The Suburbs So Terrifying?

On The New Golden Age of Suburban Noir

By Aggie Blum Thompson | July 1, 2021

Cadaver Dogs: A Nose for Murder

Cadaver Dogs: A Nose for Murder

Sure, they're not as glamorous as a search and rescue pup or a Covid-sniffing Labrador, but cadaver dogs get the job done.

By Jeffrey B. Burton | July 1, 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month: June 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month: June 2021

Featuring new books by Laura Lippman, Leonardo Padura, P.J. Vernon, and more.

By CrimeReads | June 30, 2021

Stop Using Public Housing For Your Misery Porn

Stop Using Public Housing For Your Misery Porn

Housing projects are places of struggle, but also optimism; they are full of human lives, and alive with human stories.

By Gabriel Krauze | June 30, 2021

Seven Mystery Novels Where the Crimes Are Motivated by Books

Seven Mystery Novels Where the Crimes Are Motivated by Books

"A first edition may, indeed, lead to first-degree murder."

By Kate Carlisle | June 30, 2021

The PI of Color: When It’s About More Than the Crime

The PI of Color: When It’s About More Than the Crime

"I had to acknowledge that diverse characters, in whatever genre, straddle a fence. One side of the fence represents who they are, the other represents how society sees and accepts them."

By Tracy Clark | June 29, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Annie Proulx Stories: New and Selected
  • 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

The Crime Books Top Authors Read Twice Because They’re Just That Good   

By Kate White | June 29, 2021

8 Books About Dark Desires That Will Crush You

By Heather Levy | June 29, 2021

The Seven Essential Elements of Fishing-Related Crime Fiction

By John Galligan | June 29, 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 | June 28, 2021

Immortalizing Jack Reacher

Immortalizing Jack Reacher

Authors of long-running series face a difficult question: how should their characters age?

By J.A. Crawford | June 28, 2021

Barry Gifford on the History of Noir and Black Lizard Books

Barry Gifford on the History of Noir and Black Lizard Books

In conversation with the author, screenwriter, and founding editor of Black Lizard.

By Zach Vasquez | June 28, 2021

Cozy Mysteries for Gardeners

Cozy Mysteries for Gardeners

Whether you're a gardener with a green thumb, or someone who simply enjoys reading about nature, these cozies are for you!

By Daryl Wood Gerber | June 28, 2021

Stealing Science-Fiction: <br>Why the Heist Works <br>So Well in Sci-Fi

Stealing Science-Fiction:
Why the Heist Works
So Well in Sci-Fi

Any genre story can be a heist story, and there's a little bit of science fiction in every heist.

By Justin Woolley | June 25, 2021

Donna Leon: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Donna Leon: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

For thirty years, Leon's Venetian mysteries have entranced readers. New readers are discovering her work all the time.

By Neil Nyren | June 25, 2021

June's Best International Crime Fiction

June's Best International Crime Fiction

Treasure hunts in Cuba, intrigue in Mexico City, and strange seductions in Japan

By Molly Odintz | June 25, 2021

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