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Some Misconceptions About Sexism in Thrillers

Some Misconceptions About Sexism in Thrillers

An author and her reader debate the history and shifting interpretations of feminism as seen in thrillers.

By Courtney Evan Tate | December 15, 2020

How Many of the Greatest Crime Books of All-Time Have You Read? (Wait, Which Books?)

How Many of the Greatest Crime Books of All-Time Have You Read? (Wait, Which Books?)

Spelunking the must-read lists for crime, and checking them twice

By Gray Basnight | December 15, 2020

The Best Noir Fiction of 2020

The Best Noir Fiction of 2020

Love, theft, and rural noir dominate this year's best noir fiction.

By CrimeReads | December 14, 2020

The Girl Detective Disappears: On Searching for Nancy Drew, and Finding Myself

The Girl Detective Disappears: On Searching for Nancy Drew, and Finding Myself

Nancy Drew has always been a liminal figure, caught between girl and woman, masculine and feminine, traditional and modern...

By Bethany Kaylor | December 14, 2020

The Best Crime Novels of 2020

The Best Crime Novels of 2020

Celebrating the year's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | December 11, 2020

Thirty Years Later, Is <em>Goodfellas</em> The Greatest Mob Movie Ever Made?

Thirty Years Later, Is Goodfellas The Greatest Mob Movie Ever Made?

A demented, predatory nihilism runs through Martin Scorsese's 1990 mob classic, and audiences are still cheering for it. Why?

By Andy McCarthy | December 11, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Politically Engaged, Wildly Entertaining Novels of Paco Ignacio Taibo II

By Gabino Iglesias | December 11, 2020

John le Carré and the Most Interesting Author Interview You Will Ever See

By Dwyer Murphy | December 10, 2020

The Good Thief: The Best Heist Movie You’ve (Probably) Never Seen

By Nick Kolakowski | December 10, 2020

The Long, Dark Legacy of William Hjortsberg's Supernatural Neo-Noirs

The Long, Dark Legacy of William Hjortsberg's Supernatural Neo-Noirs

Revisiting the 'Angel' novels and their occult obsessions

By Andrew Nette | December 9, 2020

The Vigilantes of the Oppressed

The Vigilantes of the Oppressed

Move over, Batman: there's a new wave of justice-seekers in town.

By Molly Odintz | December 9, 2020

We Need More Dark Stories with Hopeful Endings

We Need More Dark Stories with Hopeful Endings

"To endure page after page of never-ending pain and sorrow and to culminate in the same morass of tragedy would only be nihilism."

By Les Edgerton | December 9, 2020

Snowdrift

Snowdrift

Helene Tursten

By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 9, 2020

Crime by Committee: 8 Novels Featuring Group Misdeeds

Crime by Committee: 8 Novels Featuring Group Misdeeds

Why we’re forever entranced by co-conspirators

By Kia Abdullah | December 8, 2020

10 Cold Thrillers To Get You Through the Long Winter Nights

10 Cold Thrillers To Get You Through the Long Winter Nights

More Chills, More Thrills...

By Paige Shelton | December 8, 2020

In Praise of Second Chances

In Praise of Second Chances

On learning, late in life, to give things a second look (and take people as they are).

By Jane Cleland | December 8, 2020

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