Senior Sleuths: The Art and Appeal of Mysteries Starring Older Detectives

Senior Sleuths: The Art and Appeal of Mysteries Starring Older Detectives

Michelle L. Cullen on tropes, elderly invisibility, and what makes aged crime-solvers so arresting

By Michelle L. Cullen | December 23, 2025

The Great Fictional Mystery Authors of Classic TV

The Great Fictional Mystery Authors of Classic TV

Abigail Porterfield, Audrey Brewster, Simon Hastings, and other mystery authors that existed only on the small screen

By Hector DeJean | December 23, 2025

The Best Books of 2025: Historical Fiction

The Best Books of 2025: Historical Fiction

Georgian London, Revolutionary Paris, Mid-Century Los Angeles, and more

By Molly Odintz | December 22, 2025

A Past Never Quite Dead: Why Historical Crime Fiction Is So Appealing

A Past Never Quite Dead: Why Historical Crime Fiction Is So Appealing

Thomas Dann on the power of history to reshape how readers view the present

By Thomas Dann | December 22, 2025

Inside the World of Brubaker and Phillips' Criminal – on the Page and Screen

Inside the World of Brubaker and Phillips' Criminal – on the Page and Screen

Ed Brubaker and Alex Segura discuss all things 'Criminal'

By Alex Segura | December 19, 2025

Remembering Daniel Woodrell

Remembering Daniel Woodrell

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

By Scott Montgomery | December 19, 2025

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

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

The Best Books of 2025: Traditional Mysteries

The Best Books of 2025: Traditional Mysteries

Featuring great new mysteries from some of the biggest authors in contemporary crime fiction.

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The Beguiling Magic of Floral Mysteries

The Beguiling Magic of Floral Mysteries

Roses, lilies, orchids and….murder? Organized crime? Embezzlement? 

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The Best Horror Fiction of 2025

The Best Horror Fiction of 2025

splatterpunk, religious horror, hauntings, vampires, cannibals, oh my

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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

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