When the Narrator Doesn't Get It: 10 Shades of Deception

When the Narrator Doesn't Get It: 10 Shades of Deception

How authors use unreliable narrators and warped realities to tell mysteries that readers still have a chance to solve.

By Hallie Ephron | August 6, 2019

Parenthood Noir and The Rise of the Psychological Thriller

Parenthood Noir and The Rise of the Psychological Thriller

How crime novels have turned away from private eyes and focused on the bonds of parent and child.

By Haylen Beck | August 6, 2019

Smokescreen

Smokescreen

Iris Johansen

By CrimeReads Excerpts | August 5, 2019

Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of August 2019

Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of August 2019

The best thrillers, noir, and true crime docs arriving this month.

By Camille LeBlanc | August 2, 2019

On Loving Unreliable Narrators and Their Relatable Justifications

On Loving Unreliable Narrators and Their Relatable Justifications

They're telling their own stories, and we can't help but empathize.

By Joshilyn Jackson | August 2, 2019

Thrillers, Horror, and Gothic Fiction Are All About

Thrillers, Horror, and Gothic Fiction Are All About "Games"—Twisted Games

Fiction's most terrifying incarnations of "play"

By Shannon Kirk | August 2, 2019

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By CrimeReads | August 1, 2019

Shari Lapena and the Art of Disrupted Domesticity

By Molly Odintz | August 1, 2019

Shamed

By CrimeReads Excerpts | August 1, 2019

July's Best Book Covers

July's Best Book Covers

The Best Book Designs in Crime, Mystery, and Thrillers

By CrimeReads | July 31, 2019

Lost You

Lost You

Haylen Beck

By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 31, 2019

Too Close

Too Close

Natalie Daniels

By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 30, 2019

One Good Deed

One Good Deed

David Baldacci

By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 29, 2019

July's Best Debut Crime Novels and Thrillers

July's Best Debut Crime Novels and Thrillers

First-Time Novelists Making Notable Debuts

By CrimeReads | July 26, 2019

Crime Books That Are Full of Family Secrets

Crime Books That Are Full of Family Secrets

8 Tales of Deep, Dark Family Lore

By Victoria Helen Stone | July 26, 2019

The Triumph of the Spider Monkey

The Triumph of the Spider Monkey

Joyce Carol Oates

By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 26, 2019

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