The Butterfly House

The Butterfly House

Katrine Engberg

By CrimeReads Excerpts | January 6, 2021

10 Novels You Should Read This January

10 Novels You Should Read This January

The month's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | January 5, 2021

Passing Noir: Nine Novels That Explore Secrecy and Deception in Racial Identity

Passing Noir: Nine Novels That Explore Secrecy and Deception in Racial Identity

Race, identity, and secrecy intersect in these powerful novels.

By Zach Vasquez | January 5, 2021

When

When "Normal" People Snap: The Unnervingly Universal Potential for Violence

"As crime and thriller writers, we want to know what separates us from people who snap. We suspect the answer is: Not much."

By Sharon Doering | December 23, 2020

Open House

Open House

Katie Sise

By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 23, 2020

Serpentine

Serpentine

Jonathan Kellerman

By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 22, 2020

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Some Misconceptions About Sexism in Thrillers

Some Misconceptions About Sexism in Thrillers

An author and her reader debate the history and shifting interpretations of feminism as seen in thrillers.

By Courtney Evan Tate | December 15, 2020

How Many of the Greatest Crime Books of All-Time Have You Read? (Wait, Which Books?)

How Many of the Greatest Crime Books of All-Time Have You Read? (Wait, Which Books?)

Spelunking the must-read lists for crime, and checking them twice

By Gray Basnight | December 15, 2020

The Long, Dark Legacy of William Hjortsberg's Supernatural Neo-Noirs

The Long, Dark Legacy of William Hjortsberg's Supernatural Neo-Noirs

Revisiting the 'Angel' novels and their occult obsessions

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The Vigilantes of the Oppressed

The Vigilantes of the Oppressed

Move over, Batman: there's a new wave of justice-seekers in town.

By Molly Odintz | December 9, 2020

Snowdrift

Snowdrift

Helene Tursten

By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 9, 2020

10 Cold Thrillers To Get You Through the Long Winter Nights

10 Cold Thrillers To Get You Through the Long Winter Nights

More Chills, More Thrills...

By Paige Shelton | December 8, 2020

Tom Clancy’s <br> Shadow of the Dragon

Tom Clancy’s
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Marc Cameron

By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 7, 2020

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