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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

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
Shadow of the Dragon

Marc Cameron

By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 7, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Meticulous Noir of David Fincher

By Zach Vasquez | December 4, 2020

Homecoming Thrillers

By Tessa Wegert | December 4, 2020

My Heart Is a Chainsaw:
Cover Reveal!

By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 4, 2020

Who gets to be a sympathetic character in <em>The Undoing</em>?

Who gets to be a sympathetic character in The Undoing?

The popular HBO miniseries treats victimhood as a privilege, which it reserves only for its white, female protagonist, and not its "othered" murder victim.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 3, 2020

Why the Serial Killer Novel Is the New Feminist Fiction

Why the Serial Killer Novel Is the New Feminist Fiction

Authors are overturning the prevailing murder model

By Chelsea G. Summers | December 3, 2020

Suffer the Little Children: Why Kids Under Pressure Make for Great Thrillers

Suffer the Little Children: Why Kids Under Pressure Make for Great Thrillers

The literature of gifted schools, swim meets, and ballet recitals.

By Harriet Tyce | December 3, 2020

It Isn't Genre That Matters—It's Story.

It Isn't Genre That Matters—It's Story.

Characters, writing, and tension make or break a book. You can step over the genre fence and still appeal to your readers.

By Clare Mackintosh | December 3, 2020

The Opium Prince

The Opium Prince

Jasmine Aimaq

By CrimeReads Excerpts | December 3, 2020

Joan Harrison: Hollywood Producer, and the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock

Joan Harrison: Hollywood Producer, and the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock

She answered an ad for a secretary. She became Hitchcock's trusted screenwriter and a major power player in Hollywood.

By Christina Lane | December 2, 2020

The Unconventional Private Eyes of Stanley Ellin

The Unconventional Private Eyes of Stanley Ellin

A master of the short story, Ellin's detective novels are now mostly forgotten. They shouldn't be.

By J. Kingston Pierce | December 2, 2020

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