• Genres

    Trolls

    Stefan Spjut, translated from the Swedish by Agnes Broomé

    "Every time Anders tried to explain to her how he remembered things, or rather, how he didn’t remember them, how they were like white spots in his head, she just nodded at him."

    October 3, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Graham Greene and The Art of the Opening Paragraph

    Ten great opening paragraphs from one iconic author

    October 2, 2019  By Dwyer Murphy
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    From Boston To Cape Cod and Back Again—In Crime Fiction

    Exploring a region's mystery pantheon

    October 2, 2019  By Peter Colt
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    Stephen Chbosky on the Essence of Horror

    The author and director explains why returning to horror was like returning to a first love.

    October 2, 2019  By Michael Seidlinger
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    Empire of Lies

    Raymond Khoury

    "The sultan wasn’t sure what woke him up."

    October 2, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    10 Books You Should Read in October

    The Month's Best Crime Fiction, Mysteries, and Thrillers

    October 1, 2019  By CrimeReads 
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    On Crafting a Pioneering Queer Crime Fiction Series

    "I had a revelation: the private eye in noir fiction was a perfect metaphor for how gay men navigated the 'normal' world where both were outsiders."

    October 1, 2019  By Michael Nava
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    I Only Wanted My Ghosts in Stories—Until My Mother Died

    On ghost stories, longing, and grief.

    October 1, 2019  By Tara Laskowski
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    Contending with the Legacy of Lovecraft

    A writer's guide to taking inspiration from Lovecraft, without embracing his problematic legacy.

    October 1, 2019  By Shaun Hamill
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    Bloody Genius

    John Sandford

    "Virgil spent the afternoon reviewing Trane’s work; the room was cool and damp and smelled like paper and floor wax."

    October 1, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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