The Many and Sometimes Sinister Retellings of Jane Eyre

The Many and Sometimes Sinister Retellings of Jane Eyre

"Reader, I murdered him."

By Rachel Hawkins | January 8, 2021

Bone Canyon

Bone Canyon

Lee Goldberg

By CrimeReads Excerpts | January 7, 2021

The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2021

The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2021

89 mysteries, thrillers, and crime novels to get you through the year.

By Molly Odintz | January 7, 2021

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

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

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

By Sharon Doering | December 23, 2020

Open House

By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 23, 2020

Serpentine

By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 22, 2020

The Best Psychological Thrillers of 2020

The Best Psychological Thrillers of 2020

Revenge plots, family secrets, and mysterious neighbors—these are the year's best psychological thrillers.

By Lisa Levy | December 17, 2020

Godspeed

Godspeed

Nickolas Butler

By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 17, 2020

The Best Gothic Fiction of 2020

The Best Gothic Fiction of 2020

As the Gothic Revival continues, it's time to take stock of the best, most anxious, and most atmospheric gothic fiction of 2020.

By Molly Odintz | December 16, 2020

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

By Andrew Nette | December 9, 2020

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

Page 115 of 175

  • Support Us!

  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead

    About

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us

    Privacy Policy

    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member