• Genres

    Finding Inspiration in the Heroines of 80s Romance Novels

    Smart, Beautiful, Thrilling, and Reckless

    July 9, 2020  By Camilla Lackberg
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    Don't Stay In These Famous Literary Haunted Houses!

    Yes, the historic architecture is appealing and the price is right, but the blood oozing out of the wall is a deal breaker...

    July 9, 2020  By Riley Sager
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    Of Mutts and Men

    Spencer Quinn

    "Hands up where we can see them is one of our best techniques."

    July 9, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    A Brief History of Queer Women Detectives in Crime Fiction

    "The first well-drawn, fully-developed queer women characters I ever encountered were in the pages of crime fiction."

    July 8, 2020  By Kristen Lepionka
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    Do the Best Adaptations Keep the Author At Arm's Length?

    A screenwriter and crime writer thinks back on 20 years of the collaborative process.

    July 8, 2020  By David Klass
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    Why Genre Labels Are Utterly Meaningless But Incredibly Fun to Debate, Especially While Drinking

    Is Indiana Jones an adventure story or a heist movie? Is Brody the hero of 'Jaws' or is the shark? It all depends on perspective.

    July 8, 2020  By Jay Stringer
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    Murder in Chianti

    Camilla Trenchieri

    "The sun wouldn’t show up for at least another hour, but Nico got out of bed, shrugged on a T-shirt, pulled on a pair of shorts and socks, and laced up his sneakers."

    July 8, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Growing up Queer in Texas—and Discovering a Different World Through the Mysteries of Barbara Vine

    "How could anyone possibly be accepted as two people at once?"

    July 7, 2020  By John Fram
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    Terror and Power: Is Gothic Horror Poised for 21st Century Revival?

    Gothic fiction isn't outdated—on the contrary, it's the best method of capturing our present day anxieties.

    July 7, 2020  By Jasper DeWitt
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    Breathing Through the Wound

    Víctor del Árbol

    "Strolling the deserted streets of Madrid at that hour of indecision—when everything is on the verge of happening but nothing yet has—redeemed the city, concealing its misery, creating a false sense of benevo­lence."

    July 7, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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