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A daily culture site featuring the best crime, mystery, and thriller writing. From the makers of @lithub.
Joined July 2017
"Readers make the best sleuths." A word from the editors of CrimeReads, your new home for noir, mystery, true crime, spycraft, and thrills.
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"In six seasons 'Justified' never bores or loses its footing."
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For six seasons, 'Justified' explored the complex, twisted roots of Elmore Leonard's distinct vision of Harlan County.
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Happy Birthday to the great James Garner, born OTD in 1928!
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Few cities in the world can equal Dublin's investment in books and literature. That goes for its crime fiction, too.
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Inside the mind of Donald E. Westlake. It’s a strange, beautiful place to be.
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Few cities in the world can equal Dublin's investment in books and literature. That goes for its crime fiction, too.
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Inside the mind of Donald E. Westlake. It’s a strange, beautiful place to be.
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Remember "Sneakers?" Olivia Rutigliano goes deep on the lovely, strangely satisfying slow burn/long-game heist movie.
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These are the best-reviewed crime and mystery novels of last year!
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Here are 85+ crime and mystery novels coming out in the beginning of 2022 that we absolutely can't wait for.
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Thousands of women contributed to the codebreaking efforts at Bletchley Park. Few were honored in their time.
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Ernest Withers was one of Martin Luther King Jr.'s confidants. He was also on the FBI's payroll.
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It wasn't easy, picking the best crime novels of 2023! Congrats to @meganeabbott, @jordan_harper, @colsonwhitehead, @blacklionking73, @rebeccamakkai, @DwyerMurphy, @sternbergh, @elicranor, @HannahMichell, @CathChidgey, @FancyEliza.
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RIP to the great Robert Towne, the legendary screenwriter behind "Chinatown.".
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I think we're gonna need this kid on staff one day. (If he'll have us. and if his Mom says it's cool.).
Without question, the best review of my entire career. I'm sorry you got grounded Wallace.
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30 essential crime reads written by women in the last 100 years.
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"Connelly and Bosch are poised to enter a fourth decade together, and now is a good time to take stock of their collaboration."
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It was really hard but we picked the 10 best crime novels of 2021! Congrats to @pjvernonbooks, @meganeabbott, @colsonwhitehead, @alisongaylin, @silviamg, @LauraMLippman, @blacklionking73, @gasagasagirl, @stuartneville, @robyngigl & all our notables!.
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Our Favorite Books of 2018 list is epic, bc the crime community is nothing if not passionate. Feat. @sarahw on @AramintaHall, @adrianmckinty on @Lou_Berney, @Gabino_Iglesias on @DavidJoy_Author, @alex_segura on @LauraMLippman + so much more via @CrimeReads.
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Erle Stanley Gardner had an idea for a lawyer who liked to brawl on behalf of the little guy. 170 million copies later, he had an icon.
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Tell Johnny to open some peaches. It's time to discuss Deadwood.
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Capote wanted an "assistant researchist." Lee got a train to Kansas and helped to revolutionize crime literature.
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Ten years of epic trilogies, innovations and long-running favorites.
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"I think one of the reasons we read (and write) crime novels is to understand and process dark places, and this year definitely counts." .
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RIP to the incomparable Christopher Plummer, not only an incredible villain of crime cinema, but also one of the greatest heroes in movie history.
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The strange, unlikely events in 1969 that set Robert Towne on a course to write one of the greatest films ever made.
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30 years of Harry Bosch: Bruce Riordan on Michael Connelly, Harry Bosch, and the ever-changing city of Los Angeles.
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In 1961, John le Carré's readers were introduced to a new kind of spy, a “breathtakingly ordinary” man.
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You stay the hell away from the village fete, do you understand?
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It's our 6th Birthday! CrimeReads launched on March 7th, 2018! Thank you for reading, subscribing, following, joining in, and making our site what it is today!!!
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In bringing her own long-running series to an end, Elly Griffiths (@ellygriffiths) reflects on how other authors have done it.
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Elmore Leonard was “the Dickens of Detroit,” “the poet laureate of wild assholes with revolvers,” and above all a master craftsman.
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Screenwriter Tommy Swerdlow remembers a moment with John Candy.
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In 1971, a young Capitol Hill staffer walked by an old townhouse and wondered if it could be a CIA front. The idea would become Six Days of the Condor.
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In 1961, John le Carré's readers were introduced to a new kind of spy, a “breathtakingly ordinary” man.
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We're trying to compile a list of authors who could probably bench press Jack Reacher and no, before you ask, that's not weird, it's a totally normal thing to be doing on a Tuesday at work. Anyway, if you can think of any, we're here for you.
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In the days of telephone directories, street maps, pay phones, and CB radios.
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Here's our enormous list of the Most Anticipated Crime books coming out this winter/spring. Congrats to @Nicolas_Ferraro, @ChristophGolden, @CathWritesStuff, @lisaunger, @kellyekell, @MeganLMiranda. @WandaMo14, @ChrisBohjalian, @elicranor, @lizflock.
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"I wanted to salute that moment of night and those nighthawks."
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It’s Joan Didion’s 85th Birthday, so CR is doing a tote bag giveaway! Follow and reply below with your favorite Didion piece by 8 pm EST tonight to be entered to win. We‘ll pick 3 winners—but head over to our Instagram (where we’ll also pick 3!) One entry per platform, please. 🎁
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Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) with a few pointers to make sure you don’t get murdered in a charming English town, which is a surprisingly common problem these days. @KTegenBooks.
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'Miller's Crossing' has always been a Coen outlier. It's easier to see why, and to appreciate its genius, three decades later.
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30 essential crime reads written by women in the last 100 years.
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Here they are: CrimeReads 20 Best Books of 2018. Congrats to @Lou_Berney, @AramintaHall, @alafairburke, @meganeabbott, @wmboyle4, @LauraMLippman, @BelindaBauer, @kellyekell, @lizzienugent, @lucyatkins, @JenniferHillier, @JoeIdeTweets & more via @CrimeReads.
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The strange, unlikely events in 1969 that set Robert Towne on a course to write one of the greatest films ever made.
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In 1961, John le Carré's readers were introduced to a new kind of spy, a “breathtakingly ordinary” man.
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Meet the hardboiled protagonist who navigated both crime fiction's progressive and reactionary strands. And the man who created him:
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'Heat' is the director's masterpiece. It was also the culmination of decades of experimenting with the archetypal cops and thieves.
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“It must have been Friday because the fish smell from the Mansion House coffee-shop next door was strong enough to build a garage on."
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Alyssa Cole (@AlyssaColeLit) recommends five crime books that use genre to explore the consequences of social injustice.
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For years he searched for a subject worthy of his talents. Then he found Miami and the '80s. Crime fiction would never be the same.
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She answered an ad for a secretary. She became Hitchcock's trusted screenwriter and a major power player in Hollywood.
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On the big heart of "Columbo" and the uniqueness of its star:.
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Justifying "Justified," an unjustly overlooked gem in the evolution of prestige crime television.
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It’s time to celebrate the new voices keeping the crime fiction fresh! Featuring @alex_segura, @atticalocke, @stephycha , @LyndsayFay, @kellyekell, @RachelHowzell, @JenniferHillier, @JoeIdeTweets, @AusmaZehanat, @sharilapena, @LoriRaderDay, @RuthWareWriter.
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1 year ago today, CrimeReads launched. We still think you guys make the best sleuths. Hope you're enjoying the site and sharing the good stuff with fellow crime lovers. Thanks to all our co-conspirators, who make this thing possible. via @CrimeReads.
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Anthony Bourdain's love affair with crime fiction. Celebrating Bourdain's passion for George V. Higgins, Pelecanos, Woodrell, and all things noir. From @tomwickersham of @TheMysterious
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"I think one of the reasons we read (and write) crime novels is to understand and process dark places, and this year definitely counts." Tana French talks to CrimeReads editor Molly Odintz (@mollsotov89).
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Happy Birthday to Scooby Doo, in which a bunch of kids called BS on elaborate scams perpetrated by greedy adults.
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In July 1896, the Herbert Fuller left Boston for Buenos Aires. Two weeks later, it was in Halifax with three brutally murdered. What happened on board was a deeply unsettling mystery.
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Check out these great new books from Asian-American authors, feat. @viet_t_nguyen, @malindalo, @divyastweets, @bykathywang, @PaulaYoo, @ellemarr_, @thewritinghippo, @WriterJuneHur, @sujatamassey, @alkajoshi, @gasagasagirl, Geling Yan/@JeremyTiang.
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How many of the greatest crime books of all time have you read?
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After much soul-searching, debating and hand-wringing, the CrimeReads staff has selected the ten best crime and mystery novels of the last decade. Let the debates begin! .
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Here are September's must-reads, from @Kelly_J_Ford, @richardosman, @ManxWriter, @deannaraybourn, @RijulaDas, @TheSimonBot, @ms_lilyanderson, @thechloegong, Jonathan Ames, and Kate Atkinson.
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HERE it is! The CrimeReads Editors' guide to our favorite thrillers, mysteries, and crime novels of the year.
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Here are the summer crime & mystery releases we can't wait for, from @adamwhite22, @ellygriffiths, @robertchow, @TheRealEllaKing, @Drrramina, @Kelly_J_Ford, @RachelHowzell, @jverchwrites, @DwyerMurphy, @askanyone, @isabelcanas_, @riley_sager, @winniemli.
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The most epic trilogies, innovations and long-running favorites of the 2010s:
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Here are your 2020 @EdgarAwards winners! Congrats to @ellygriffiths, @AngieKimWriter, @AdamOPrice, @TheNuminous1, @axton7, @NaomiKritzer, @tracypc6161, @C_Goodmania, @susan_vaught, and to all this year's fantastic authors. via @CrimeReads.
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Congratulations to the night's big winners at the Anthony Awards at #Bouchercon—@Lou_Berney, @LoriRaderDay, @blacklionking73, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Michelle McNamara, and to all the authors writing unforgettable crime books and stories. via @CrimeReads.
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