Crime Reads » Genres

“A Mystery Novel Like No Other Before.” On Josephine Tey’s <em>The Daughter of Time</em>

“A Mystery Novel Like No Other Before.” On Josephine Tey’s The Daughter of Time

Sarah Weinman in Praise of an Innovative and Timeless Work of Detective Fiction

By Sarah Weinman | April 17, 2025

Why Being the Child of a Crime Writer Made It Inevitable I Would Become One

Why Being the Child of a Crime Writer Made It Inevitable I Would Become One

Abbi Waxman on a childhood of library visits and watching her mother at work.

By Abbi Waxman | April 17, 2025

Why Are All the Fictional Kids Doing Crimes?

Why Are All the Fictional Kids Doing Crimes?

"It’s not often talked about, but criminal activity is kind of a hallmark of YA as a whole"

By C. L. Montblanc | April 16, 2025

7 Terrifying Tales Examining the Nature of Fear Itself

7 Terrifying Tales Examining the Nature of Fear Itself

"The only thing to do with Fear is learn to live with it."

By Nat Cassidy | April 16, 2025

Max Allan Collins on Continuing the Work of Dashiell Hammett

Max Allan Collins on Continuing the Work of Dashiell Hammett

See a cover reveal and read the afterword for the upcoming "Return of the Maltese Falcon"

By Max Allan Collins | April 15, 2025

Matthew Sullivan on Discovering The Dogs in the Nighttime, His Monthly Sherlock Group

Matthew Sullivan on Discovering The Dogs in the Nighttime, His Monthly Sherlock Group

The value of reading – and sometimes reading together.

By Matthew Sullivan | April 15, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Why Belinda Bauer Is In Favor of Anthropomorphism in Fiction

By Belinda Bauer | April 15, 2025

10 Mysteries Set in the Bleak Midwinter

By Bailey Seybolt | April 15, 2025

5 New Thrillers (and One Classic Noir) to Read When You're Done with White Lotus

By Molly Odintz | April 14, 2025

Robert Jackson Bennett On Crafting a Fantasy Murder Mystery

Robert Jackson Bennett On Crafting a Fantasy Murder Mystery

"It seems a curious choice, I suppose, to take a world of such huge stakes and instead focus on the small things"

By Robert Jackson Bennett | April 14, 2025

Jonathan Ames on Macdonald, Westlake, and Bringing a Touch of Buddhism to the Private Eye Novel

Jonathan Ames on Macdonald, Westlake, and Bringing a Touch of Buddhism to the Private Eye Novel

Tom Nolan and Jonathan Ames in a wide-ranging discussion of crime fiction past and present.

By Tom Nolan | April 14, 2025

The Terrifying Draw of the Desert

The Terrifying Draw of the Desert

Adam Plantinga on a lifelong fascination with the desert and its dangers.

By Adam Plantinga | April 11, 2025

A Duty of Care: Barbara Early on Doing Justice to Jessica Fletcher

A Duty of Care: Barbara Early on Doing Justice to Jessica Fletcher

Checking in with the author of the new, 'Rear Window' inspired 'Murder, She Wrote' mystery.

By John B. Valeri | April 11, 2025

Eric Rickstad and Don Winslow on Suspense, Serial Killers, and Dismantling Pop Culture Myths

Eric Rickstad and Don Winslow on Suspense, Serial Killers, and Dismantling Pop Culture Myths

Authors in conversation.

By Don Winslow | April 10, 2025

Constructing a Fictional Serial Killer

Constructing a Fictional Serial Killer

How California's most notorious killers helped inspire Omar Hussain's debut novel.

By Omar Hussain | April 10, 2025

Small Towns and Murder Mysteries: An Enduring Fascination

Small Towns and Murder Mysteries: An Enduring Fascination

Kelly Mullen on Villisca, Iowa and the The Villisca Axe Murders

By Kelly Mullen | April 10, 2025

« First ‹ Previous 69 70 71 727374 75 76 77 Next ›Last »

Page 73 of 417