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    Legal Thrillers for Literary Snobs

    Legal Thrillers for Literary Snobs

    Even Shakespeare was a sucker for a dramatic courtroom showdown, rules-of-evidence be damn'd.

    By Michael Kahn | May 1, 2020

    The New Wave of Private Eye Fiction

    The New Wave of Private Eye Fiction

    Today's PIs are more diverse and share community bonds. But the crime fiction world still has a long way to go to get out from the shadow of the loner white knight.

    By Halley Sutton | May 1, 2020

    Announcing the 2020 Edgar Award Winners

    Announcing the 2020 Edgar Award Winners

    The year's best in mystery and crime writing, from the Mystery Writers of America virtual gala.

    By CrimeReads | April 30, 2020

    The Dystopia at Home

    The Dystopia at Home

    How does family life hold up under the scrutiny of the dystopian thriller? Not great.

    By Christina Dalcher | April 30, 2020

    How Pop Culture Got It Wrong With Dissociative Identity Disorder

    How Pop Culture Got It Wrong With Dissociative Identity Disorder

    Searching for accurate portrayals of a complex disease in an age of exploitative media.

    By Maxine Mei-Fung Chung | April 30, 2020

    Walk the Wire

    Walk the Wire

    David Baldacci

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 30, 2020

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    • 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 State of Crime Writing in 2020: Part 2

    By CrimeReads | April 29, 2020

    Online Influencers in Fiction

    By Charlotte Duckworth | April 29, 2020

    Summer of Reckoning

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 29, 2020

    The State of Crime Writing in 2020: Part 1

    The State of Crime Writing in 2020: Part 1

    A roundtable discussion with the nominees for the Mystery Writers of America's 2020 Edgar Awards

    By CrimeReads | April 28, 2020

    10 Unforgettable Thrillers About Memory Loss

    10 Unforgettable Thrillers About Memory Loss

    Trauma, Addiction, and the Quest to Remember

    By Kate White | April 28, 2020

    Meet Nancy Wake: Socialite, Spy, and The Most Decorated Heroine of WWII

    Meet Nancy Wake: Socialite, Spy, and The Most Decorated Heroine of WWII

    Her code name was The White Mouse, and she once killed a German soldier with her bare hands.

    By Imogen Kealey | April 28, 2020

    Camino Winds

    Camino Winds

    John Grisham

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | April 28, 2020

    Tokyo Crime Novels: The Storms Beneath the Calm Surface

    Tokyo Crime Novels: The Storms Beneath the Calm Surface

    The long, complex tradition of crime writing in the Japanese capital.

    By Paul French | April 27, 2020

    The Long, Winding History of Sexton Blake, the Adamantly British Crime Fighter

    The Long, Winding History of Sexton Blake, the Adamantly British Crime Fighter

    He was Britain's most popular detective. Then he all but disappeared from the pop culture. Or did he?

    By Mark Hodder | April 27, 2020

    Crows Aren't Bad Omens

    Crows Aren't Bad Omens

    (But They May Be The Criminal Masterminds of the Bird World)

    By Kay Hooper | April 27, 2020

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