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Turns Out, Elizabethan Playwright and Poet Laureate Ben Jonson was a Murderer

Turns Out, Elizabethan Playwright and Poet Laureate Ben Jonson was a Murderer

But he found a clever way to avoid punishment.

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 21, 2020

The Life and Work of C.W. Grafton: Crime Novelist, Lawyer, and Father to a Mystery Icon

The Life and Work of C.W. Grafton: Crime Novelist, Lawyer, and Father to a Mystery Icon

He's remembered now as the father of Sue Grafton. But for a brief period, he was one of crime fiction's most promising authors.

By L. Wayne Hicks | February 21, 2020

These Famous Noirs and Mysteries Were Inspired by Real-Life Crimes

These Famous Noirs and Mysteries Were Inspired by Real-Life Crimes

Agatha Christie, Alfred Hitchcock, and other greats who found inspiration in real crimes.

By Nick Kolakowski | February 21, 2020

The Punk Rock Private Eye and the End of an Era in Downtown New York

The Punk Rock Private Eye and the End of an Era in Downtown New York

In 1979, as the music scene was under threat, one man captured its corruption in true noir fashion.

By David Masciotra | February 21, 2020

Double Feature

Double Feature

Donald E. Westlake

By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 21, 2020

The Girl in the Mansion: <br>How Gothic Romances Became Domestic Noirs

The Girl in the Mansion:
How Gothic Romances Became Domestic Noirs

Domestic suspense is the modern incarnation of the mid-century Gothic romance.

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia | February 20, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Money Ain’t a Thang: 'Paid in Full' and the Culture That Rose out of New York's Crack Era

By Michael Gonzales | February 20, 2020

The Best Small Presses Publishing Crime Fiction Today

By Gabino Iglesias | February 20, 2020

Juries and Judgement in Hollywood Cinema

By Graham Moore | February 20, 2020

The Last Passenger

The Last Passenger

Charles Finch

By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 20, 2020

7 Debut Novels You Should Read in February

7 Debut Novels You Should Read in February

Rounding up the best debut fiction in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | February 19, 2020

Aberdeen: Granite Noir in the Granite City

Aberdeen: Granite Noir in the Granite City

The rise of crime fiction in Scotland's gritty northeastern city

By Paul French | February 19, 2020

The Aosawa Murders

The Aosawa Murders

Riku Onda

By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 19, 2020

Meg Gardiner and <br>the Midnight Man

Meg Gardiner and
the Midnight Man

The Edgar-winning thriller author talks serial killers, archetypes, Nine Inch Nails, and the city of Los Angeles.

By Molly Odintz | February 18, 2020

When the Detective Is Also a Protective Parent

When the Detective Is Also a Protective Parent

In these crime novels, the protagonist's own family life introduces introduces another wrinkle to the case.

By Heather Chavez | February 18, 2020

Love and Loss in the Time of Swamp Monsters

Love and Loss in the Time of Swamp Monsters

On Romance, Graphic Novels, and Environmental Activism in Swamp Thing

By Andy Davidson | February 18, 2020

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