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5 Weird and Wanton Crime Novels Set in Australia’s Suburbs

Australia has sold itself well to the world over the past fifty or so years. The pitch has been as consistent as it has been factual: sunlit white sand beaches as long as your…

CrimeReads · Sep 22 · Read original →

Courtney Psak on the Narrative Potential of Sibling Rivalry in Thrillers

For most, there is nothing more important than family. It’s a bond that sticks with us, no matter where we are in life.

CrimeReads · Sep 22 · Read original →

Die Famous

There are bad dogs and there are mad dogs. Nickel Terhune learned the difference on the farm of his youth and was refreshed on the concept years later on a lovely spring day in…

CrimeReads · Sep 21 · Read original →

Crime and the City: Liverpool

Frankly I’ve always been surprised that more crime fiction writers haven’t adopted Liverpool, or simply “the ‘pool’” for their location.

CrimeReads · Sep 21 · Read original →

The Sordid History of New York City’s Nightclub Crime Scene

Nightclubs encourage depravity. I think that’s why I was drawn to them, despite being a straight-edge square.

CrimeReads · Sep 21 · Read original →
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10 New Books Coming Out This Week

Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Sam Tallent, Brut (Random House) “[T]he intense final scenes provide an immensely satisfying payoff…

Darryl Jones on Discovering the Remarkable Ghost Stories of M.R. James

I didn’t know this until years later, but I first encountered Montague Rhodes James on Saturday 28 June 1980 at 10.30pm.

Alma Katsu on Thrillers, Deepfakes, and Keeping Up with New Technology

My desire to write Incarnate, a novel about the dangers of technology, came from my time as a technology futurist for CIA.

Honjin Murders

Before recording the strange history that follows, I felt I ought to take a look at the house where such a gruesome murder was committed.

Iceland Noir: A Roundtable Discussion

Last November, I was given a rare opportunity: fly to Iceland for the crime fiction festival Iceland Noir, on the tourist bureau’s dime, and enjoy the glorious offerings of a…