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Scary Times Call for Scary Reads

Scary Times Call for Scary Reads

When life gets tough, some readers look for books about ghosts, monsters, survival, and the terrifying unknown.

By Jennifer McMahon | April 7, 2021

The Importance of Food in Fiction

The Importance of Food in Fiction

"Food denotes place. Food, from production to preparation to consumption involves all the senses."

By Michael Sears | April 6, 2021

A Brief Moral History of Online Poker

A Brief Moral History of Online Poker

In the midst of the late aughts Financial Crisis, online poker reached its zenith. By 2013, the Golden Age of gaming was over. What happened?

By Dario Diofebi | April 6, 2021

Why Murder Mysteries Are a Lot Like Science, According to a Neuroscientist and Novelist

Why Murder Mysteries Are a Lot Like Science, According to a Neuroscientist and Novelist

Modern science and the murder mystery have shared origins in the Enlightenment, and they both tell us something pivotal about consciousness.

By Erik Hoel | April 6, 2021

A Former IRA Bank Robber On Writing A Heist Novel Based on a Long-Unsolved Crime

A Former IRA Bank Robber On Writing A Heist Novel Based on a Long-Unsolved Crime

In 1976, Richard O'Rawe was robbing banks for the IRA. A year later, he was in prison. And now, he's put a unique twist on the infamous Northern Bank robbery.

By Richard O'Rawe | April 6, 2021

Northern Spy

Northern Spy

Flynn Berry

By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 6, 2021

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The Night She Disappeared

By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 5, 2021

Brisbane: Crime, Mystery, and Literature in Australia's Golden City

By Paul French | April 5, 2021

Ghosts and Narrators

By Jessica Hamilton | April 5, 2021

Ian Pearce, Location Manager for <em>Lewis</em>, Talks Filming in Oxford with Frederick Weisel

Ian Pearce, Location Manager for Lewis, Talks Filming in Oxford with Frederick Weisel

"Few mystery series owed as much as Lewis did to its locations, where crimes were committed and investigated among the staid, historic Oxford colleges"

By Frederick Weisel | April 5, 2021

The Relationships Were What Made 'Justified' Truly Special—They're Why We're Still Watching Today

The Relationships Were What Made 'Justified' Truly Special—They're Why We're Still Watching Today

Over six seasons, 'Justified' explored the complex, twisted roots of Elmore Leonard's distinct vision of Harlan County.

By Keith Roysdon | April 2, 2021

Five Fearless Female WWII Spies and Resistors

Five Fearless Female WWII Spies and Resistors

Operating behind enemy lines, women took on some of the war effort's most dangerous clandestine work.

By Erika Robuck | April 2, 2021

Eight Novels Featuring Twisted Medicine

Eight Novels Featuring Twisted Medicine

Medical Instruments, Institutions, and Professionals that Do Harm to Make Great Fiction

By Shelley Nolden | April 2, 2021

10 Novels You Should Read This April

10 Novels You Should Read This April

The month's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | April 1, 2021

Few Films Understand the History of Blackmail and Queer Criminalization Better than Basil Dearden’s <em>Victim</em>

Few Films Understand the History of Blackmail and Queer Criminalization Better than Basil Dearden’s Victim

This classic noir, starring icon Dirk Bogarde, uses the conventions of melodrama and detective cinema to explore a persisting crime: the extortion of queer men

By Victoria Wiet | April 1, 2021

How to Read Mysteries While Recovering from the Patriarchy

How to Read Mysteries While Recovering from the Patriarchy

Melissa Febos was struggling to write a book about surviving American girlhood. Mystery fiction presented a solution.

By Melissa Febos | April 1, 2021

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