• Genres

    Whatever Happened to Elise De Viane? On The Mystery Woman in Dashiell Hammett’s 1931 Sexual Assault Case

    90 years later, few know the story of Hammett's friend-turned-victim, who won a substantial settlement against the author after a violent sexual assault.

    June 3, 2021  By Curtis Evans
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    The Literature of the Con: Great Books About Grifters and Swindlers

    Rahul Raina celebrates the classics of hustler noir.

    June 3, 2021  By Rahul Raina
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    A Translator Considers the Joys of Crime Fiction

    On the intense excitement of translating a mystery, line by line.

    June 3, 2021  By Michael Meigs
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    Finding Inspiration for Speculative Fiction in the History of Reproduction

    On self-conception, virgin birth, and deep male anxieties.

    June 3, 2021  By Sara Flannery Murphy
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    What Makes The Dark Side of Self-Help So Fascinating?

    "I’m fairly certain that, if I was a sociopath and driven enough, I could build a little cult of my own."

    June 3, 2021  By C. L. Taylor
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    Six Great Literary Thrillers About Espionage, Spies, and Double Agents

    Finding great fiction in the moral ambiguity of the spy.

    June 2, 2021  By Rebecca Starford
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    10 New Novels You Should Read This Month

    June's Best New Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers

    June 2, 2021  By CrimeReads 
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    An Ode to Characters Who Just Keep Fighting

    A new wave of psychological thrillers features women who never, ever give up.

    June 2, 2021  By R.H. Herron
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    The New Wave of Destination Thrillers

    Swanky spas and private islands are the new manor houses when it comes to locked room mysteries.

    June 1, 2021  By Harriet Walker
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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    May 31, 2021  By CrimeReads 
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