Missing Persons

Missing Persons

Sarah Lotz

By CrimeReads Excerpts | September 6, 2019

7 Essential Contagion Novels

7 Essential Contagion Novels

Lethal microbes, zombie plagues, incompetent bureaucracies and other widespread pestilences

By David Koepp | September 5, 2019

International Thrillers Led by Powerful, Ambitious Women

International Thrillers Led by Powerful, Ambitious Women

Jet-setting spies, international assassins, and globe-trotting detectives.

By Holly Watt | September 5, 2019

Cold Storage

Cold Storage

David Koepp

By CrimeReads Excerpts | September 5, 2019

Great Noir Lives—and Dies—on Dialogue

Great Noir Lives—and Dies—on Dialogue

On the most essential, often overlooked, element of the genre

By A.B. Jewell | September 4, 2019

Visiting The Hamptons (Through Crime Fiction)

Visiting The Hamptons (Through Crime Fiction)

New York's summer retreat is more than pristine beaches and seaside cottages—it's also a good setting for crime novels.

By Paul French | September 4, 2019

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Crime Novels in the Age of Prohibition

By Ashley Weaver | September 4, 2019

Three Minutes

By CrimeReads Excerpts | September 4, 2019

10 New Books You Should Read This September

By CrimeReads | September 3, 2019

Technology is a Crime Writer's Best Friend

Technology is a Crime Writer's Best Friend

A decade ago, some crime writers hated the idea of cellphones. Now, everyday technology is key to crafting suspense.

By Catherine Ryan Howard | September 3, 2019

Reckoning with Addiction in Crime Fiction

Reckoning with Addiction in Crime Fiction

Crime novels are the best space to understand the emotional truths of addiction and sobriety.

By Casey Barrett | August 30, 2019

The Month's Best Book Covers: August

The Month's Best Book Covers: August

The Best Cover Art in Crime, Mystery, and Thrillers

By CrimeReads | August 30, 2019

Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of August

Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of August

Underrated Classics, Biblio Noir, and Murderous Families

By CrimeReads | August 30, 2019

After the War

After the War

Hervé Le Corre

By CrimeReads Excerpts | August 30, 2019

A Brief History of Academic Mysteries, Campus Thrillers, and Research Noir

A Brief History of Academic Mysteries, Campus Thrillers, and Research Noir

The cloistered, high-pressure world of academia has always been a perfect setting for crime fiction.

By Molly Odintz | August 29, 2019

Lisa Lutz on Creating Iconic Female Protagonists

Lisa Lutz on Creating Iconic Female Protagonists

"When I write women I’m thinking about what I want to put out in the universe."

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 29, 2019

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