Pitted Against Your Blood: 6 Books with Explosive Family Secrets

Pitted Against Your Blood: 6 Books with Explosive Family Secrets

Emily Listfield recommends tales of communities torn apart by Helen Schulman, Bruce Holsinger, and more

By Emily Listfield | February 23, 2026

Of Wolves and Men: The Memories Behind Victoria Houston's New Novel

Of Wolves and Men: The Memories Behind Victoria Houston's New Novel

The author of The Wolves Are Watching on moments that haunt and linger

By Victoria Houston | February 23, 2026

Luigi Mangione Is a Symptom of the Sickness at Healthcare's Heart

Luigi Mangione Is a Symptom of the Sickness at Healthcare's Heart

Shantanu Rai on how America's medical system harms patients and clinicians alike

By Shantanu Rai | February 23, 2026

Crafting Ordinary Heroes: <br>A Writing Toolbox

Crafting Ordinary Heroes:
A Writing Toolbox

"These ordinary heroes take whatever resources and skills they have, step up, and solve the crime."

By Jennifer K. Breedlove | February 20, 2026

Brian Raftery on Hannibal Lecter, Thomas Harris, and America's Serial Killer Fixation

Brian Raftery on Hannibal Lecter, Thomas Harris, and America's Serial Killer Fixation

The author of Hannibal Lecter: A Life in conversation with Hassan Tarek

By Hassan Tarek | February 20, 2026

Valerie Wilson Wesley on the Harlem Renaissance and Writing Historical Mysteries

Valerie Wilson Wesley on the Harlem Renaissance and Writing Historical Mysteries

The author of The Mysterious Death of Junetta Plum in conversation with Alex Dueben

By Alex Dueben | February 19, 2026

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The Best International Crime Fiction of February 2026

By Molly Odintz | February 19, 2026

Cannibal, the Listicle

By Molly Odintz | February 17, 2026

The Pull of Gritty, Authentic Crime Fiction in the Era of AI Slop

By Will Dean | February 17, 2026

Superwoman, or Sociopath?: The Rise of the Modern Female Antihero

Superwoman, or Sociopath?: The Rise of the Modern Female Antihero

M.K. Oliver on the trend of fictional women who murder enemies and social conventions alike

By M.K. Oliver | February 17, 2026

Johnny Compton on Four Great Supernatural Noirs

Johnny Compton on Four Great Supernatural Noirs

"When in doubt, put a ghost in it."

By Johnny Compton | February 13, 2026

9 Thriller-y, Crime-y Speculative Novels

9 Thriller-y, Crime-y Speculative Novels

Michelle Maryk looks at "tales that dance within the realm of reality, only to dip into the murk of what could be possible"

By Michelle Maryk | February 11, 2026

Jennifer van der Kleut On Finding Inspiration in Reddit's

Jennifer van der Kleut On Finding Inspiration in Reddit's "Am I The A$$hole" Forum

"[N]othing is scarier than real life."

By Jennifer van der Kleut | February 11, 2026

Antihero

Antihero

Gregg Hurwitz

By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 10, 2026

How Thomas Harris 'Found' His Iconic Serial Killer, Hannibal Lecter

How Thomas Harris 'Found' His Iconic Serial Killer, Hannibal Lecter

Back home in the Delta, Harris would go to write in a shotgun shack in the middle of a cotton field.

By Brian Raftery | February 10, 2026

Trapped and Terrified: 6 Novels That Use Isolation to Create Horror

Trapped and Terrified: 6 Novels That Use Isolation to Create Horror

Saratoga Schaefer recommends Caitlin Starling, Vincent Tirado, and more

By Saratoga Schaefer | February 10, 2026

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