Remembering Daniel Woodrell

Remembering Daniel Woodrell

Celebrating the bleak, beautiful poetry of an iconic voice in crime fiction

By Scott Montgomery | December 19, 2025

‘The Killer’: A French Comic’s Deepest Dive into a Hitman’s Heart

‘The Killer’: A French Comic’s Deepest Dive into a Hitman’s Heart

Nick Kołakowski on an epic French crime comic.

By Nick Kolakowski | December 19, 2025

The Best Books of 2025: Legal Thrillers

The Best Books of 2025: Legal Thrillers

It's undeniable - the legal thriller is having a moment.

By CrimeReads | December 18, 2025

The Stylish Woman's Weapon: 7 Mysteries Featuring Death by Hatpin

The Stylish Woman's Weapon: 7 Mysteries Featuring Death by Hatpin

Elizabeth Hobbs recommends tales of lethal tonsorial tools by Rachel Dawn Allen, Joyce Caudel, and more

By Elizabeth Hobbs | December 18, 2025

Tea, Tweed, and Treachery: Why British Mysteries Are Still So Popular

Tea, Tweed, and Treachery: Why British Mysteries Are Still So Popular

Connie Berry on the narrative structures, techniques, and more that define a genre

By Connie Berry | December 18, 2025

The Best International Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers of 2025

The Best International Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers of 2025

Latin American metafiction, Japanese puzzles, Central European noir, and French psychologicals

By Molly Odintz | December 17, 2025

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10 Thrillers with Characters You Love to Hate

10 Thrillers with Characters You Love to Hate

Tanya Grant recommends May Cobb, Emma Cline, Olivia Worley, and more

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The Best Books of 2025: Noir Fiction

The Best Books of 2025: Noir Fiction

We don't know what noir means, either. Here are some books we loved, anyway.

By CrimeReads | December 15, 2025

6 Suspense Novels and Twisty Thrillers Set in Small Towns

6 Suspense Novels and Twisty Thrillers Set in Small Towns

Laura Griffin recommends Karin Slaughter, Rachel Howzell Hall, Richard Osman, and more

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Amie McNee on Historical Fiction, Queen Elizabeth, and Writing Her First Murder Mystery

Amie McNee on Historical Fiction, Queen Elizabeth, and Writing Her First Murder Mystery

Alex Dueben in conversation with the author of To Kill a Queen

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2025 In Trends: Dark Academia Featuring Darker Magic

2025 In Trends: Dark Academia Featuring Darker Magic

Or, 5 gothic thrillers to read if you loved Babel and The Secret History but wished they had more gore

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The Best Books of 2025: Espionage Fiction

The Best Books of 2025: Espionage Fiction

The year's best new spy novels, featuring veteran Mick Herron, newcomer Jinwoo Park, and more.

By CrimeReads | December 12, 2025

Blizzards, Druids, and Dead Bodies: 5 Mysteries Set During the Winter Solstice

Blizzards, Druids, and Dead Bodies: 5 Mysteries Set During the Winter Solstice

Paula Munier recommends Carol Goodman, Ann Cleeves, Peter Høeg, and more

By Paula Munier | December 12, 2025

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