• Genres

    The Strange History of Mickey Spillane and New Zealand's "Jukebox Killer"

    In 1950s New Zealand, public fear over American pulp novels reached its unlikely peak, with one boy stabbed and another hanged for it.

    October 7, 2020  By Andrew Nette
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    5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This October

    Missing husbands, murdered trainers, and feminist revenge killers.

    October 7, 2020  By Lisa Levy
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    Thoroughly Modern Hauntings: How Ghost Stories Keep Finding New Ways to Scare Us

    From The Ring to The Host, modern technology has only made horror stories scarier.

    October 7, 2020  By Frazer Lee
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    Romy Hausmann's Top Five German Thrillers

    Central European authors are reinventing the crime genre.

    October 7, 2020  By Romy Hausmann
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    The Nightworkers

    Brian Selfon

    "Family. Shecky Keenan once thought he’d never have one."

    October 7, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The Searcher

    Tana French

    "Two days later, the kid comes back. Since the day has brightened up after a rainy start, Cal and his desk are back out in the garden."

    October 6, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Meet Catherine Louisa Pirkis, creator of the 19th century's most progressive lady detective character

    Her protagonist, Loveday Brooke, was an anomaly amid the Victorian lady detective literary craze, for many reasons—including simply for having been created by a woman.

    October 6, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    Why I'm Proud to Have My Books Called "Crime Fiction"

    For poor folks, crime is sometimes the only option.

    October 6, 2020  By Bryn Greenwood
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    Eight Dazzling Historical Thrillers Featuring Real Life Jewels and Paintings

    From jewel heists, to forgers, to treasure hunts, these historical novels are full of beauty—and thrills.

    October 6, 2020  By Kirsty Manning
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    Adventures in Shark Cage Diving

    Ecotourists looking for extreme thrills have embraced cage diving—but how do sharks feel about it?

    October 6, 2020  By Sara E. Johnson
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