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Willy Vlautin Is Chronicling the Demolition of the American Dream Live From Portland

Willy Vlautin Is Chronicling the Demolition of the American Dream Live From Portland

Class division and an escalating housing crisis take center stage in the author and musician's latest work.

By David Masciotra | May 17, 2021

A Tale of Witchcraft and Murder in Jazz Age America

A Tale of Witchcraft and Murder in Jazz Age America

In 1928, two powerful local witches faced off in Pennsylvania Dutch country. The sensational crime and spectacular trial would captivate the world.

By Crawford Smith | May 17, 2021

What Can Fiction Do For True Stories That True Crime Can't? In An Answer: Empathy

What Can Fiction Do For True Stories That True Crime Can't? In An Answer: Empathy

"While the "True" with a capital "T" aspect of true crime certainly has its appeal, fiction remains valuable in its ability to magnify reality and delve into the emotional truth."

By Sadie Hoagland | May 17, 2021

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This May

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This May

Poisoned marriages, social clubs, and kidnapped scions.

By Lisa Levy | May 14, 2021

Highway of Darkness: A Mystery Reader’s Road Trip Up California’s Highway 99

Highway of Darkness: A Mystery Reader’s Road Trip Up California’s Highway 99

The Postman Always Rings Twice, the desolate, farm regions of California have made compelling settings for mystery writers."">"Ever since Frank Chambers got thrown off the hay wagon at noon in The Postman Always Rings Twice, the desolate, farm regions of California have made compelling settings for mystery writers."

By Jane Rosenthal | May 14, 2021

Six Medical Nonfiction Books That Read Like Thrillers

Six Medical Nonfiction Books That Read Like Thrillers

These books prove once again that "history is as hair raising as the wildest fiction"

By Audrey Blake | May 14, 2021

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How 'Mare of Easttown' Is Breaking New Ground for HBO and the Prestige Crime Series

By Zack Budryk | May 14, 2021

Finding Inspiration for Fiction In the Kindness of Untruths

By Anne Hillerman | May 13, 2021

The Most Anticipated Crime Books Of 2021: Summer Reading Edition

By CrimeReads | May 13, 2021

I Owe You My Childishness: An Author's Defense of Escapism, Fun, and Generally Licentious Behavior in Thrillers

I Owe You My Childishness: An Author's Defense of Escapism, Fun, and Generally Licentious Behavior in Thrillers

For Aidan Truhen, now is the time for morally disimproving books.

By Aidan Truhen | May 13, 2021

The Persistent Mystery of Arthur Conan Doyle's Name

The Persistent Mystery of Arthur Conan Doyle's Name

A primer to the titles and surnames of a crime fiction giant

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 13, 2021

Nameless: Season Two

Nameless: Season Two

Dean Koontz

By CrimeReads | May 13, 2021

Lee Child’s Little Gold Book

Lee Child’s Little Gold Book

A new book of collected writings reveals unexpected insights into Child's journey from Birmingham to a golden retirement.

By Heather Martin | May 12, 2021

The Enduring Mystery of Mary Roberts Rinehart, America's Answer to Agatha Christie

The Enduring Mystery of Mary Roberts Rinehart, America's Answer to Agatha Christie

She was the bestselling author of the Golden Age of mystery fiction in the US. Is a new generation poised to discover her work?

By Otto Penzler | May 12, 2021

9 Great Thrillers Featuring Alter Egos

9 Great Thrillers Featuring Alter Egos

Regular Joe by day, murderer by night...

By S.A. Lelchuk | May 12, 2021

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The "Three-Dimensional Game-Board" of Agatha Christie's Country Houses

From family estates to Christie's wartime residences, a look at the homes that inspired her settings.

By Phyllis Richardson | May 11, 2021

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