The Shadow

The Shadow

Melanie Raabe

By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 12, 2021

Spoils of the Dead

Spoils of the Dead

Dana Stabenow

By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 11, 2021

My First Thriller: Walter Mosley

My First Thriller: Walter Mosley

How Mosley went from working as a computer programmer in 1980's New York City to writing the iconic Devil in a Blue Dress.

By Rick Pullen | February 11, 2021

Glamorous Immorality: A Brief History of Old Hollywood's Organized Criminals

Glamorous Immorality: A Brief History of Old Hollywood's Organized Criminals

Old Hollywood was full of mobsters, opportunists, bootleggers, and prostitutes. Somehow, they all (for the most part) got along.

By Donis Casey | February 11, 2021

How Bad Can The Good Guys Be?

How Bad Can The Good Guys Be?

There are very few genuinely 'good' characters anymore. But how far can you take their actions before they morph into villains?

By Sylvain Neuvel | February 11, 2021

For One Author, the 2011 Terror Attack on Norway Changed Everything. But Could He Write It Into Fiction?

For One Author, the 2011 Terror Attack on Norway Changed Everything. But Could He Write It Into Fiction?

Grief, violence, and the writer's responsibility in the aftermath

By Ben McPherson | February 10, 2021

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Across Sussex, People Were Burned at the Stake. The Landscape Is Still Haunted.

Across Sussex, People Were Burned at the Stake. The Landscape Is Still Haunted.

C.J. Tudor on folk horror and historical crimes

By C.J. Tudor | February 10, 2021

The Four Types of Time Travel (And What They Say About Ourselves and the World Around Us)

The Four Types of Time Travel (And What They Say About Ourselves and the World Around Us)

A science fiction author breaks down the building blocks of time travel, from seeing into the future to traveling into the past.

By Dan Frey | February 10, 2021

Author, Pirate, Poet, Spy: The Secret Criminals of Classic Literature

Author, Pirate, Poet, Spy: The Secret Criminals of Classic Literature

Those authors you were forced to read in high school? Some of them dabbled in counterfeiting and piracy, too.

By Allison Epstein | February 9, 2021

Writing About the Russian Mob: The Brutal and the Absurd

Writing About the Russian Mob: The Brutal and the Absurd

An author reflects on a sprawling international criminal outfit.

By Emilya Naymark | February 9, 2021

The Absolute Book

The Absolute Book

Elizabeth Knox

By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 9, 2021

A Thriller Author Asks: Why Are My Neighbors Scared of Me?

A Thriller Author Asks: Why Are My Neighbors Scared of Me?

The close-to-home challenge of writing about serial killers

By Bryan Reardon | February 8, 2021

The Crime Books of Malta

The Crime Books of Malta

At the center of the Mediterranean, a small island nation reckons with invasion, corruption, and organized crime.

By Paul French | February 8, 2021

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