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Make Them Cry

Make Them Cry

Smith Henderson and Jon Marc Smith

By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 13, 2020

Gone by Midnight

Gone by Midnight

Candice Fox

By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 12, 2020

The Evolution of the

The Evolution of the "Mildly Autistic Super-Detective"

A trope finds its way toward authenticity.

By Zack Budryk | March 11, 2020

A Reasonable Doubt

A Reasonable Doubt

Philip Margolin

By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 11, 2020

The Uncanny Appeal of the Seaside Mystery

The Uncanny Appeal of the Seaside Mystery

For our deepest mysteries, we keep returning to the shore.

By Jo Jakeman | March 10, 2020

The Animals at Lockwood Manor

The Animals at Lockwood Manor

Jane Healey

By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 10, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

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

By Michael Koryta | March 9, 2020

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

By Emily Elgar | March 9, 2020

Foul is Fair

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

The Homme Fatal: Reimagining a Noir Archetype

The Homme Fatal: Reimagining a Noir Archetype

Dangerous partners, queer icons, and a story that became a crime novel.

By Russ Thomas | March 5, 2020

The Sublime Isolation of the Scottish Isles

The Sublime Isolation of the Scottish Isles

Out of the way places make for the best mysteries, and other reasons why many a crime writer has heard the siren song of Scotland's 800+ islands.

By Douglas Skelton | March 4, 2020

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

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

Lori Rader-Day and Deborah Halber discuss crime-solving communities and the Doe Network.

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

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