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Why Are Writers Drawn to Texas as a Setting?

Why Are Writers Drawn to Texas as a Setting?

Some thriller authors are born to write about Texas, while others find themselves drawn in from far away.

By Laura Griffin | March 31, 2021

Stranger Than Fiction: Bigamy, Jealousy, and Foul Play from the Annals of True Crime

Stranger Than Fiction: Bigamy, Jealousy, and Foul Play from the Annals of True Crime

The real-life bigamists whose wild stories inspired a new thriller.

By Shelly Ellis | March 31, 2021

The Night Gate

The Night Gate

Peter May

By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 30, 2021

Travel Around the World in the Roaring Twenties with These Historical Mysteries

Travel Around the World in the Roaring Twenties with These Historical Mysteries

From Bombay to Harlem to Melbourne and more, let these historical novels transport you to the 1920s.

By Erica Ruth Neubauer | March 30, 2021

Welcome to Extinction City: Inside The Lawless Zones That Provide Safe Harbor for International Animal Traffickers

Welcome to Extinction City: Inside The Lawless Zones That Provide Safe Harbor for International Animal Traffickers

"How animals are trafficked is only one of the best-kept secrets of the international criminal underworld."

By Will Staples | March 30, 2021

Bangalore: Crime and Mystery in India’s Wild South

Bangalore: Crime and Mystery in India’s Wild South

With a booming economy, new wealth, and millions of India's hopefuls and dreamers, Bangalore also has a dark underbelly.

By Paul French | March 29, 2021

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The Joys of Evaluating Books on Whether Their Plot Twists Are Surprising, Shocking, or Just Plain Bonkers

By Catie Disabato | March 29, 2021

Why Do So Many Novels Feature Golden Retrievers?

By Paula Munier | March 29, 2021

Revisiting The Anderson Tapes, Sidney Lumet's Wisely Paranoid Heist Film, 50 Years Later

By Jesse Pasternack | March 26, 2021

Comfort in the Uncomfortable: How Christopher Nolan Uses Noir to Get Weird

Comfort in the Uncomfortable: How Christopher Nolan Uses Noir to Get Weird

For decades, Nolan has been playing with the tropes of noir and daring viewers to go somewhere unexpected.

By Nick Kolakowski | March 26, 2021

The Best New Books Out in Paperback This March

The Best New Books Out in Paperback This March

Wondering what to pick for book club? Try one of these affordable, buzz-worthy titles.

By CrimeReads | March 26, 2021

March's Best International Crime Fiction

March's Best International Crime Fiction

Featuring Polish Socialites, Parisian Communards, and Nigerian Psychologists

By Molly Odintz | March 24, 2021

Hitchcock Presents: A Brief History of the Weird, Wild Hitchcock Shows That Once Dominated TV

Hitchcock Presents: A Brief History of the Weird, Wild Hitchcock Shows That Once Dominated TV

In the 1960s, Alfred Hitchcock was everywhere, and his anthology series became a hotbed for young talent and strange stories.

By Keith Roysdon | March 24, 2021

Infidelity Thrillers: Seven Great Books Built Around Cheating Spouses and Affairs

Infidelity Thrillers: Seven Great Books Built Around Cheating Spouses and Affairs

Nothing raises the stakes like a spot of adultery.

By Peter Swanson | March 24, 2021

The Joys of Populating Your Historical Novel with Real Life Art World Figures

The Joys of Populating Your Historical Novel with Real Life Art World Figures

I needed authenticity in my historical novel. So I filled it to the brim with the artists and iconoclasts of the 1960s New York art scene.

By Helen A. Harrison | March 24, 2021

The Best Spy Novels Written by Spies, According to a Spy

The Best Spy Novels Written by Spies, According to a Spy

Alma Katsu, author and retired intelligence professional, looks at the world of espionage fiction written by spies.

By Alma Katsu | March 23, 2021

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