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The Animals at Lockwood Manor

The Animals at Lockwood Manor

Jane Healey

By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 10, 2020

Michael Koryta and Alma Katsu on Horror, Craft, and Reinvention

Michael Koryta and Alma Katsu on Horror, Craft, and Reinvention

Two authors discuss their greatest fears and the weight of history

By Michael Koryta | March 9, 2020

Writing a Crime Novel About Munchausen-By-Proxy—While Pregnant

Writing a Crime Novel About Munchausen-By-Proxy—While Pregnant

A crime author reckons with her darkest fears.

By Emily Elgar | March 9, 2020

Foul is Fair

Foul is Fair

Hannah Capin

By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 9, 2020

5 Psychological Thrillers You Need to Read This Month

5 Psychological Thrillers You Need to Read This Month

A banner month for these timely novels of suspense.

By Lisa Levy | March 6, 2020

Sixteen of the Most Perfect Murders in Crime Fiction

Sixteen of the Most Perfect Murders in Crime Fiction

Reading and re-reading mystery novels in pursuit of the platonic ideal of the undetectable, unsolvable crime.

By Peter Swanson | March 6, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Homme Fatal: Reimagining a Noir Archetype

By Russ Thomas | March 5, 2020

The Sublime Isolation of the Scottish Isles

By Douglas Skelton | March 4, 2020

Online Sleuths, Cold Cases, and The Early Days of a Very Particular Hobby

By Lori Rader-Day | March 4, 2020

The Body Double

The Body Double

Emily Beyda

By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 4, 2020

<em>Double Indemnity</em> isn’t <br>about bad people—<br>it’s about redemption

Double Indemnity isn’t
about bad people—
it’s about redemption

It's not a movie about doing terrible things, it's a movie about making mistakes (and owning up to them).

By Michael Ledwidge | March 3, 2020

She Lover of Death

She Lover of Death

Boris Akunin

By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 3, 2020

<em>The Woman in Black</em>, and the Ongoing Effort to Make New York City a Little More Gothic

The Woman in Black, and the Ongoing Effort to Make New York City a Little More Gothic

A haunting play debuts at a New York City theater famous for innovative and unsettling productions.

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 28, 2020

The Last Day

The Last Day

Andrew Hunter Murray

By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 28, 2020

Don't Go Into the Basement! (Let's Be Honest, We're Going Into the Basement)

Don't Go Into the Basement! (Let's Be Honest, We're Going Into the Basement)

What writing horror (and hearing noises in the night) taught me about the impulse to explore—even in the face of danger.

By Darcy Coates | February 27, 2020

The 5 Best Books About Dysfunctional Rich Families

The 5 Best Books About Dysfunctional Rich Families

"They may have a lot more money than me, you think, but at least they’re unhappy."

By Joseph Finder | February 26, 2020

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