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    The Butterfly House

    The Butterfly House

    Katrine Engberg

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | January 6, 2021

    10 Novels You Should Read This January

    10 Novels You Should Read This January

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

    By CrimeReads | January 5, 2021

    Hemingway's Politics Were No Secret—Just Read His Only Crime Novel

    Hemingway's Politics Were No Secret—Just Read His Only Crime Novel

    To Have and Have Not, Hemingway's patchwork Depression-era crime novel, was the story of one man's radicalization.

    By David Masciotra | January 5, 2021

    Passing Noir: Nine Novels That Explore Secrecy and Deception in Racial Identity

    Passing Noir: Nine Novels That Explore Secrecy and Deception in Racial Identity

    Race, identity, and secrecy intersect in these powerful novels.

    By Zach Vasquez | January 5, 2021

    Revisiting <em>The Lost World</em>, Arthur Conan Doyle's Rollicking Adventure Novel

    Revisiting The Lost World, Arthur Conan Doyle's Rollicking Adventure Novel

    Inspired by H. Rider Haggard and Jules Verne, Sherlock Holmes' creator was also a pioneering science fiction writer.

    By John Lellenberg | January 5, 2021

    Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's Great City of Crime Literature

    Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's Great City of Crime Literature

    A city of contrasts, beauty, and mystery. Crime and the City hits the streets of Rio.

    By Paul French | January 4, 2021

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    This 1970s Film About Ross Macdonald Is Fascinating and Unexpectedly Beautiful

    By Dwyer Murphy | January 4, 2021

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    By CrimeReads Excerpts | January 4, 2021

    The Best Crime Shows of the Decade

    By Dwyer Murphy | December 31, 2020

    The Best Reviewed Crime and Mystery Fiction of 2020

    The Best Reviewed Crime and Mystery Fiction of 2020

    Featuring Tana French, Don Winslow, Ivy Pochoda, Liz Moore, and more

    By Book Marks | December 30, 2020

    The Russian Pink

    The Russian Pink

    Matthew Hart

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 30, 2020

    Why Classic Crime Fiction Was Obsessed With Fashion

    Why Classic Crime Fiction Was Obsessed With Fashion

    Every suit, every dress tells a story.

    By Tara Moss | December 29, 2020

    The Best Loved Detective Agencies in Fiction

    The Best Loved Detective Agencies in Fiction

    An author revisits her all-time favorite (fictional) private detective agencies.

    By T.A. Willberg | December 29, 2020

    How John Le Carré Reinvented the Spy Novel

    How John Le Carré Reinvented the Spy Novel

    Novelist Paul Vidich reflects on the life and legacy of a literary giant.

    By Paul Vidich | December 24, 2020

    The Best Traditional Mysteries of 2020

    The Best Traditional Mysteries of 2020

    Golden Age settings, intricate puzzlers, and metafiction galore!

    By CrimeReads | December 23, 2020

    The Night Jacqueline Winspear Helped Her Father Steal a Christmas Tree

    The Night Jacqueline Winspear Helped Her Father Steal a Christmas Tree

    A most wholesome crime

    By Jacqueline Winspear | December 23, 2020

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