Urban fiction

When These Mountains Burn

David Joy

"On a Tuesday, Denny woke up shivering in the passenger seat of his LeBaron."

August 17, 2020 By CrimeReads Excerpts

The Darkest Hearts

Nelson George

"Back at the hotel, Serene ran the bath for Anika Selam and gave the slender young women one of the hotel’s comfy white bathrobes."

August 10, 2020 By CrimeReads Excerpts

Outside the Lines

Ameera Patel

"The policemen have made themselves at home."

June 9, 2020 By CrimeReads Excerpts

The Talking Drum

Lisa Braxton

"October 16, 1971. Bellport fire officials continue to investigate the cause of a four-alarm blaze that destroyed a three-story rooming house on Pleasant Avenue in the South End of Bellport, an area informally known as 'Petite Africa.'"

May 27, 2020 By CrimeReads Excerpts

Double Feature

Donald E. Westlake

"It’s amazing what you can do in an hour when your life depends on it."

February 21, 2020 By CrimeReads Excerpts

Money Ain’t a Thang: 'Paid in Full' and the Culture That Rose out of New York's Crack Era

In the 1980s, the city was ravaged by a new drug. But a new culture, born of the same streets, was on the rise, too.

February 20, 2020 By Michael Gonzales

Now Streaming in Crime: October

Your Guide to the Best Noir, Mystery, and Thrillers Now Streaming

October 25, 2019 By Camille LeBlanc

Meet the Publishers of Blaft, South India's Renegade Pulp Fiction Press

Publishing Tamil crime fiction, Indian folklore, and groundbreaking graphic novels

September 26, 2019 By Miriam Alexander-Kumaradoss

Nobody Move

Philip Elliott

"Something was off. Everything was off. Eddie could feel it."

September 9, 2019 By CrimeReads Excerpts

It's Time for Urban Fiction to Get Some Literary Respect

Other genres have gone mainstream. Why does the publishing world offer up the same old excuses about urban fiction?

July 8, 2019 By Aya de Leon

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