The Best Historical Fiction of 2020

The Best Historical Fiction of 2020

Early Modern Murders, Victorian Gothics, and Interwar Intrigue

By Molly Odintz | December 22, 2020

The Best International Crime Novels of 2020

The Best International Crime Novels of 2020

Thrillers, mysteries, and noirs from around the globe.

By CrimeReads | December 22, 2020

War Pigeons: The Humble Heroes Behind His Majesty's Secret Service

War Pigeons: The Humble Heroes Behind His Majesty's Secret Service

During both world wars, homing pigeons flew hundreds of miles through enemy fire to deliver messages and save lives.

By Stephanie Graves | December 22, 2020

Serpentine

Serpentine

Jonathan Kellerman

By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 22, 2020

Cape Town: South Africa’s New Hub of Urban Cool … and Crime Fiction

Cape Town: South Africa’s New Hub of Urban Cool … and Crime Fiction

Crime and the City visits Cape Town, a city of contrasts with a turbulent history.

By Paul French | December 21, 2020

<em>Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy</em> and The Greatest Office Christmas Party Ever Filmed

Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy and The Greatest Office Christmas Party Ever Filmed

It's just like your old office holiday parties except everyone's a spy, everyone's cheating, and a new world order is at stake.

By Dwyer Murphy | December 18, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Luna, Phoenix, Queen
  • Music Against the Night
  • Peck & Peck
  • The Best Kind of American: A True Story of Murder, War, and America's Undoing in the Middle East
  • The End of Everything
  • Morbid: Debunking Modern Longevity Science
  • American Socialist: The Life and Legacy of Eugene V. Debs
  • Solace House
  • On Another Planet They Can Save Me
  • Reds: A Global History of Communism

The John Jovino Gun Shop: The Closing of a Noir Landmark in Downtown New York

By Michael Cannell | December 18, 2020

The Best Espionage Novels of 2020

By CrimeReads | December 18, 2020

Walter Mosley on Devil in a Blue Dress, Thirty Years Later

By Walter Mosley | December 17, 2020

The Best Psychological Thrillers of 2020

The Best Psychological Thrillers of 2020

Revenge plots, family secrets, and mysterious neighbors—these are the year's best psychological thrillers.

By Lisa Levy | December 17, 2020

Godspeed

Godspeed

Nickolas Butler

By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 17, 2020

Reacher, Prospero, and Child

Reacher, Prospero, and Child

The links connecting two writers—William Shakespeare and Lee Child—run deeper than you might think.

By Heather Martin | December 16, 2020

Graphic Content: Into the Crime-Riddled 1980's Los Angeles of Ethan Reckless

Graphic Content: Into the Crime-Riddled 1980's Los Angeles of Ethan Reckless

Ed Brubaker on private eyes, pulp thrillers, and his latest collaboration with Sean Phillips, Reckless

By Alex Segura | December 16, 2020

The Best Gothic Fiction of 2020

The Best Gothic Fiction of 2020

As the Gothic Revival continues, it's time to take stock of the best, most anxious, and most atmospheric gothic fiction of 2020.

By Molly Odintz | December 16, 2020

The Lost Art of the

The Lost Art of the "Cast of Characters" Lists That Opened Midcentury Mystery Novels

Wordplay, witty insults, and the occasionally lurid remark rounded out a popular feature of paperback crime novels.

By J. Kingston Pierce | December 15, 2020

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

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