"There’s something to be said for the particular feeling that the British Isles conveys, especially when a Gothic story is at play." crimereads.com/8-brooding-got…

I heard the Germans had made a TV show where a retired Angela Merkel & her dog “Putin” investigate murders in her small German village a la Jessica Fletcher or Miss Marple. Had to investigate for CrimeReads. It’s this year’s maddest crime show by a mile…crimereads.com/merkel-mystery…

The pursuit of the American Dream becomes a nightmarish landscape of ambition and greed in Eli Cranor's fowl play thriller, BROILER (Soho Press). It was a distinct privilege to interview him for CrimeReads. crimereads.com/eli-cranor-bro…

Michael Gonzales on the bad old days of the subway–and the memorable stories they inspired. crimereads.com/incident-new-y…

Feel like reading a little crime this weekend? Maybe try something from this weeks CrimeReads Crime & the City on Philadelphia…. crimereads.com/philadelphia-c…

HAPPY LABOR DAY WEEKEND crimereads.com/8-workplace-th…

We have a QUIZ for you, this weekend (made by Olivia Rutigliano/@oliviarutigliano.bsky.social): crimereads.com/quiz/

Here are this week's brand-new books! crimereads.com/10-new-books-c…

Sandra Block: "The exact recipe: one cup of zany, a pinch of parody, a dash of humor, and a quarter cup of thriller." crimereads.com/what-is-a-scre…

Olesya Salnikova Gilmore on contemporary fiction's newfound fascination with gothic fiction and its vast potential. crimereads.com/gothic-fiction…

Quiz time! crimereads.com/quiz/

With 'Guide Me Home,' Attica Locke concludes her Highway 59 series featuring Texas Ranger Darren Mathews. crimereads.com/attica-locke-t…

New books! Get yer new books right here! crimereads.com/10-new-books-c…

McOops crimereads.com/how-mcdonalds-…

A twist of Gothic! crimereads.com/gothic-fiction…

If you love gothic stories, check out these recs on CrimeReads, including THE WOMAN IN THE CASTELLO by Kelsey James! ow.ly/puvR50TeGAt

My CrimeReads interview with attica locke talking about GUIDE ME HOME, out now from Mulholland Books. Attica is freaking amazing in every way: crimereads.com/attica-locke-t…

"[W]hen heroes defeat villains...they also defeat the worst in ourselves." crimereads.com/why-thrillers-…

There is nothing not to love about my friend Olivia Rutigliano/@oliviarutigliano.bsky.social's piece for CrimeReads about her family meeting the one and only Adam West. It's a family story and a celebrity story and it's damn funny. West pronounces them "an interesting family." crimereads.com/the-time-i-met…

The case for considering the classic story as crime fiction: crimereads.com/reinstating-my…