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Moonflower Murders

Moonflower Murders

Anthony Horowitz

By CrimeReads Excerpts | November 10, 2020

Women and Crime Writing: We’ve Always Been Detectives

Women and Crime Writing: We’ve Always Been Detectives

Psychological thrillers and true crime stories may be booming with women now, but it's part of a centuries-old trend.

By Emily Schultz | November 9, 2020

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | November 9, 2020

How Romance Heightens Gothic Thrillers

How Romance Heightens Gothic Thrillers

Romantic suspense writer Lisa Harris has plenty of tips for seamlessly blending romance into your thrillers.

By Lisa Harris | November 9, 2020

Why Narrative Structure Is One of the Crime Writer's Most Valuable Tools

Why Narrative Structure Is One of the Crime Writer's Most Valuable Tools

When it comes to suspense, it's all about perspective and structure.

By Sara Foster | November 7, 2020

No Badges: Running for the Border in American Noir

No Badges: Running for the Border in American Noir

Crossing the border is deeply woven into the DNA of noir fiction. But what that border represents is ever-shifting.

By Christopher Brown | November 6, 2020

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London's First Police Force Was Established by Novelist Henry Fielding and His Brother

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 6, 2020

A Collection of Rare Ian Fleming Books & Manuscripts Heads to Auction

By Rebecca Rego Barry | November 6, 2020

10 Novels You Should Read This November

By CrimeReads | November 5, 2020

Tana French Talks Westerns, Folklore, and The Comfort of Crime Fiction

Tana French Talks Westerns, Folklore, and The Comfort of Crime Fiction

"I think one of the reasons we read (and write) crime novels is to understand and process dark places, and this year definitely counts."

By Molly Odintz | November 5, 2020

How to Gracefully Subject Your Detectives to the Vicissitudes of Time

How to Gracefully Subject Your Detectives to the Vicissitudes of Time

"A series in which the protagonist ages with the years becomes in effect a long novel, the record of a life..."

By Dominic Martell | November 5, 2020

Erskine Childers: Gentleman, Spy Novelist, and Gunrunner for the IRA

Erskine Childers: Gentleman, Spy Novelist, and Gunrunner for the IRA

How did the aristocratic author of English’s first great spy novel end up dead in the Irish Civil War?

By H.B. Lyle | November 4, 2020

6 Books Featuring Dark Anti-Heroines Who Test the Limits of Morality

6 Books Featuring Dark Anti-Heroines Who Test the Limits of Morality

Who needs a traditional hero when you can have all that tortured, selfish, maybe fundamentally immoral striving?

By Susie Yang | November 4, 2020

A Guide to Deciding Whether Your Fictional Character Is a Vigilante or a Straight-Up Killer

A Guide to Deciding Whether Your Fictional Character Is a Vigilante or a Straight-Up Killer

Sometimes the line between serial killer and avenging crusader is perilously thin.

By Layne Fargo | November 4, 2020

The War of the Poor

The War of the Poor

Éric Vuillard

By CrimeReads Excerpts | November 4, 2020

How the Discovery of a Rare Pink Diamond Led One Reporter into the World of Thrillers

How the Discovery of a Rare Pink Diamond Led One Reporter into the World of Thrillers

Matthew Hart wrote about diamonds and gold. One day, he got the call from Brazil—an 81-carater came out of the river.

By Matthew Hart | November 3, 2020

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