• Genres

    Pretty as a Picture

    Elizabeth Little

    "'Let’s roll,' he said when he saw me, and that was it for conversation, which was fine by me."

    February 25, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    People v. Gillette: How an Obscure Execution in the Finger Lakes Inspired Generations of Storytellers

    The Long Cultural Afterlife of a Horrifying Crime

    February 24, 2020  By S.L. McInnis
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    Bullying Has Always Been Bad. Social Media Makes It Worse.

    An Icelandic crime writer reflects on the changing nature of bullying, now one of society's greatest ills.

    February 24, 2020  By Yrsa Sigurdardottir
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    The Cozy Mysteries of the Pacific Northwest

    In Oregon and Washington, the forests are dense, the rain is consistent, and the small-town mysteries are full of charm.

    February 24, 2020  By Nancy Coco
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    The King’s Justice

    Susan Elia MacNeal

    "At the bottom of a deep pit, Maggie listened through the earpiece as she pressed a probe against the side of an unexploded bomb."

    February 24, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Turns Out, Elizabethan Playwright and Poet Laureate Ben Jonson was a Murderer

    But he found a clever way to avoid punishment.

    February 21, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    The Life and Work of C.W. Grafton: Crime Novelist, Lawyer, and Father to a Mystery Icon

    He's remembered now as the father of Sue Grafton. But for a brief period, he was one of crime fiction's most promising authors.

    February 21, 2020  By L. Wayne Hicks
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    These Famous Noirs and Mysteries Were Inspired by Real-Life Crimes

    Agatha Christie, Alfred Hitchcock, and other greats who found inspiration in real crimes.

    February 21, 2020  By Nick Kolakowski
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    The Punk Rock Private Eye and the End of an Era in Downtown New York

    In 1979, as the music scene was under threat, one man captured its corruption in true noir fashion.

    February 21, 2020  By David Masciotra
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    Double Feature

    Donald E. Westlake

    "It’s amazing what you can do in an hour when your life depends on it."

    February 21, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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