Seven Thrillers About Identity and Reinvention

Seven Thrillers About Identity and Reinvention

Can you truly know the people in your life? Or yourself?

By Catherine McKenzie | June 10, 2020

Lillie Langtry and the 19th Century's Gentlewomen Influencers

Lillie Langtry and the 19th Century's Gentlewomen Influencers

On the rise of the "Professional Beauty"

By Laurie R. King | June 10, 2020

Should Your Crime Novel Be Set in a Real Place or a Fictional One?

Should Your Crime Novel Be Set in a Real Place or a Fictional One?

Over the course of crime fiction history, authors have always wrestled with questions of setting.

By Angela Marsons | June 10, 2020

A Small Nevada Town Inspires a Crime Novel and a Personal Reckoning

A Small Nevada Town Inspires a Crime Novel and a Personal Reckoning

Envy and relief in small town America.

By Heather Young | June 9, 2020

Into the Deep: Six Novels That Prove Lakes Are the Perfect Setting for a Murder Mystery

Into the Deep: Six Novels That Prove Lakes Are the Perfect Setting for a Murder Mystery

"I’ve spent enough time puttering across their waters or sunning on their docks to know what lurks underneath."

By Kimberly Belle | June 9, 2020

How Advertising Taught Me The Art of the Twist

How Advertising Taught Me The Art of the Twist

An Ad-Man's Secrets for Keeping Your Readers on Their Toes

By S.K. Barnett | June 9, 2020

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Outside the Lines

By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 9, 2020

Is Sydney Australia's Capital of Noir?

By Paul French | June 8, 2020

More Girls! Girls! Girls! (in the Titles of Crime Novels)

By Lisa Levy | June 8, 2020

Announcing the 2020 Dagger Awards Longlist

Announcing the 2020 Dagger Awards Longlist

The Crime Writers' Association honors the year's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | June 5, 2020

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This June

5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This June

What goes with a swanky summer cocktail better than something dark and discomfiting?

By Lisa Levy | June 5, 2020

11 Crime Novels That Explore Tensions Between Police and Communities

11 Crime Novels That Explore Tensions Between Police and Communities

It's time to go beyond the idea of bad apples and acknowledge the structural issues that pervade our system. Crime fiction can help.

By Molly Odintz | June 5, 2020

The Classics of Boxing Literature

The Classics of Boxing Literature

For thousands of years, writers have been depicting and interrogating fight culture.

By David Albertyn | June 5, 2020

John Logan, Creator of Penny Dreadful, on His New Spinoff Series, City of Angels

John Logan, Creator of Penny Dreadful, on His New Spinoff Series, City of Angels

"You can't imagine how happy I am to be writing a proper crime story!"

By Michael Barson | June 5, 2020

Remain Silent

Remain Silent

Susie Steiner

By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 5, 2020

My First Thriller: <br>Tess Gerritsen

My First Thriller:
Tess Gerritsen

How the creator of Rizzoli & Isles went from working late-night hospital shifts in Honolulu to writing bestselling thrillers.

By Rick Pullen | June 4, 2020

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