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The Best Frenemies in Fiction

The Best Frenemies in Fiction

10 favorite works featuring complex relationships, shifting allegiances, and odd bedfellows galore.

By E. G. Scott | August 12, 2020

What Drives Obsession in Fiction?

What Drives Obsession in Fiction?

A Psychologist's Pointers for Exploring Obsession and Infatuation in Crime Fiction

By R. J. Jacobs | August 12, 2020

The World of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and the Birth of the 1970's Private Detective

The World of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and the Birth of the 1970's Private Detective

The hardboiled protagonist who navigated both crime fiction's progressive and reactionary strands.

By Susanna Lee | August 11, 2020

My Pandemic Master Class with <em>The Silence of the Lambs</em>

My Pandemic Master Class with The Silence of the Lambs

What I learned from re-reading Thomas Harris in lockdown.

By Julia Heaberlin | August 11, 2020

10 Novels Based on Folk Horror

10 Novels Based on Folk Horror

"The civilized world is only a heartbeat away from primal and uncanny threats."

By Jo Furniss | August 11, 2020

The Finisher

The Finisher

Peter Lovesay

By CrimeReads Excerpts | August 11, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Darkest Hearts

By CrimeReads Excerpts | August 10, 2020

10 New Books Coming Out
This Week

By CrimeReads | August 10, 2020

He Made His West London Youth Into a Spy Novel. It Wasn't Such a Stretch After All.

By Khurrum Rahman | August 10, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 2

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 2

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

By Otto Penzler | August 10, 2020

The Evolution of Dave Robicheaux and the Incredible Career of James Lee Burke

The Evolution of Dave Robicheaux and the Incredible Career of James Lee Burke

For over thirty years, the spiritual Louisiana lawman has been casting a light and chasing demons.

By David Masciotra | August 7, 2020

The Lost Classics of One of the 20th Century's Great Hard-boiled Writers

The Lost Classics of One of the 20th Century's Great Hard-boiled Writers

Fifty years on, Charles Williams' novels remain almost unbearably gripping.

By Andrew Cartmel | August 7, 2020

Six Novels That Bring Together Mystery and Time Travel

Six Novels That Bring Together Mystery and Time Travel

Literature that tests the boundaries of time itself.

By Julie McElwain | August 7, 2020

You Don't Have to Be Young to Be a Badass Detective

You Don't Have to Be Young to Be a Badass Detective

Nobody suspects a little old lady...

By Jane Badrock | August 7, 2020

Small Town Mysteries From the US, Canada and Australia

Small Town Mysteries From the US, Canada and Australia

Across the globe, small towns are full of secrets, and novelists have taken notice.

By Poppy Gee | August 6, 2020

9 Mystery Novels Featuring Collections

9 Mystery Novels Featuring Collections

In which museums, libraries, rare books, and lost treasures abound...

By Elsa Hart | August 6, 2020

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