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The Unjustly Forgotten Crime Novels of John Sanford, Midcentury America's Radical Jewish Conscience

The Unjustly Forgotten Crime Novels of John Sanford, Midcentury America's Radical Jewish Conscience

He was a lawyer, a novelist, a committed Communist, a progenitor of rural noir, and a blacklisted screenwriter. Through it all, John Sanford kept on reinventing himself.

By Jack Mearns | June 5, 2021

The Most Daring POW Escape in History Began with the Construction of a Ouija Board

The Most Daring POW Escape in History Began with the Construction of a Ouija Board

In Margalit Fox's new book, she tells the story of Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, who used spiritualism to cast a spell over their captors.

By Margalit Fox | June 4, 2021

The Art of Balancing Multiple Mystery Series

The Art of Balancing Multiple Mystery Series

J.A. Jance moves from one long-running series to another, and it turns out the characters sometimes have minds of their own.

By J.A. Jance | June 4, 2021

What Do Mystery Writers and Therapists Have in Common?

What Do Mystery Writers and Therapists Have in Common?

Therapists, like detectives, piece together clues and information in order to solve the mystery: that of a client's own dilemmas.

By Philippa East | June 4, 2021

Why Yarn Lovers Are Good Mystery Solvers

Why Yarn Lovers Are Good Mystery Solvers

"Knitting and reading simply go together."

By Allie Pleiter | June 4, 2021

City on the Edge

City on the Edge

David Swinson

By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 4, 2021

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Whatever Happened to Elise De Viane? On The Mystery Woman in Dashiell Hammett’s 1931 Sexual Assault Case

By Curtis Evans | June 3, 2021

The Literature of the Con: Great Books About Grifters and Swindlers

By Rahul Raina | June 3, 2021

A Translator Considers the Joys of Crime Fiction

By Michael Meigs | June 3, 2021

Finding Inspiration for Speculative Fiction in the History of Reproduction

Finding Inspiration for Speculative Fiction in the History of Reproduction

On self-conception, virgin birth, and deep male anxieties.

By Sara Flannery Murphy | June 3, 2021

What Makes The Dark Side of Self-Help So Fascinating?

What Makes The Dark Side of Self-Help So Fascinating?

"I’m fairly certain that, if I was a sociopath and driven enough, I could build a little cult of my own."

By C. L. Taylor | June 3, 2021

Six Great Literary Thrillers About Espionage, Spies, and Double Agents

Six Great Literary Thrillers About Espionage, Spies, and Double Agents

Finding great fiction in the moral ambiguity of the spy.

By Rebecca Starford | June 2, 2021

10 New Novels You Should Read This Month

10 New Novels You Should Read This Month

June's Best New Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers

By CrimeReads | June 2, 2021

An Ode to Characters Who Just Keep Fighting

An Ode to Characters Who Just Keep Fighting

A new wave of psychological thrillers features women who never, ever give up.

By R.H. Herron | June 2, 2021

The New Wave of Destination Thrillers

The New Wave of Destination Thrillers

Swanky spas and private islands are the new manor houses when it comes to locked room mysteries.

By Harriet Walker | June 1, 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 | May 31, 2021

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