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22 New Books By Asian-American And Pacific Islander Authors Perfect for Mystery Readers

22 New Books By Asian-American And Pacific Islander Authors Perfect for Mystery Readers

Celebrate AAPI month all through the year with these new books from Asian-American authors transforming the genre.

By CrimeReads | May 20, 2021

One Night in Paris: How the Hunt for a Missing Person in the Middle East Begins

One Night in Paris: How the Hunt for a Missing Person in the Middle East Begins

Daniel Levin was invited to dinner in Paris. He was told a man's life hung in the balance. Did he still know people in Syria?

By Daniel Levin | May 18, 2021

Pancho Villa, the Battle at the Rio Grande, and Why the Revolution Needed a Movie Star

Pancho Villa, the Battle at the Rio Grande, and Why the Revolution Needed a Movie Star

In 1914, Villa had the federales on the run from Chihuahua. That's when he decided to bring in the film crews.

By Jeff Guinn | May 18, 2021

Inside the Wild Hunt for Forrest Fenn's Hidden Treasure

Inside the Wild Hunt for Forrest Fenn's Hidden Treasure

Somewhere in the New Mexico mountains there's a treasure. The map is an elaborate poem, written by an eccentric millionaire.

By Daniel Barbarisi | May 18, 2021

On Domestic Violence and Women in Prison

On Domestic Violence and Women in Prison

When women defend themselves against abusers, they often end up in prison—or find themselves labeled as "insane".

By Carolyn Haines | May 18, 2021

What Can Fiction Do For True Stories That True Crime Can't? In An Answer: Empathy

What Can Fiction Do For True Stories That True Crime Can't? In An Answer: Empathy

"While the "True" with a capital "T" aspect of true crime certainly has its appeal, fiction remains valuable in its ability to magnify reality and delve into the emotional truth."

By Sadie Hoagland | May 17, 2021

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By CrimeReads | May 13, 2021

Karyn Kay: A Life and Death in New York City

By Julien Levy | May 12, 2021

George Blake and the Prison Escape Story Hitchcock Spent The Last Decade of His Life Trying to Make

George Blake and the Prison Escape Story Hitchcock Spent The Last Decade of His Life Trying to Make

The spy who escaped prison and captured popular imagination.

By Simon Kuper | May 11, 2021

A Reading List For Understanding The Past, Present, and Future of Belfast

A Reading List For Understanding The Past, Present, and Future of Belfast

Northern Irish writers are making sense of a complicated history through crime fiction. Here are some of the best novels to come out of the post-conflict era.

By Sharon Dempsey | May 7, 2021

Chester Gillette, Theodore Dreiser, and the Origins of America’s Fascination with True Crime

Chester Gillette, Theodore Dreiser, and the Origins of America’s Fascination with True Crime

In 1906, Grace Brown, a factory worker in upstate New York, was killed, her supervisor was arrested for the crime, and the course of American literature was altered forever.

By L.R. Dorn | May 6, 2021

The Cursed History of San Francisco's Emmanuel Baptist Church

The Cursed History of San Francisco's Emmanuel Baptist Church

The church's first two pastors killed themselves—and that was before the double murder in 1895 that sealed the building's reputation as haunted.

By Bob Calhoun | May 5, 2021

The State of the Crime Novel in 2021: A Roundtable With the Edgar Awards Nominees

The State of the Crime Novel in 2021: A Roundtable With the Edgar Awards Nominees

As the Mystery Writers of America prepare to hand out the year's top honors, nominees discuss the crime fiction world.

By CrimeReads | April 28, 2021

Towards A New Understanding of Psychosis and Violence

Towards A New Understanding of Psychosis and Violence

We live in a world that conditions us to fear mental illness instead of to treat it. The consequences of this approach are deadly.

By Vince Granata | April 28, 2021

On the Dognapping Gangs that Terrorized Victorian London, and the Poet who Fought Back

On the Dognapping Gangs that Terrorized Victorian London, and the Poet who Fought Back

The tale of the most dramatic dognappinng of the 19th century, which sealed a romance and changed literary history.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 27, 2021

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