Critics of crime fiction dismiss the genre as hopelessly reactionary, but its history tells a different story. From hard-boiled American detective novels to the explosion of Scandi-noir, crime fiction ...

Amid the success of Prime Video's Scarpetta, meet the richest crime fiction authors including Patricia Cornwell and more.

In Norway, Easter is celebrated by reading crime fiction. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe investigates this holiday tradition with author and former homicide detective Jorn Lier Horst.

Our crime columnist recommends books starring hard-boiled investigators who are ready to travel down the meanest streets to root out the darkest truths. By Sarah Weinman When the hard-boiled ...

A gripping collection, The Hachette Book of Indian Crime Fiction offers suspense in the unlikeliest of places, twisted plots at each turn of the page and criminals hiding in plain sight ...

First we read Nancy Drew, girl detective. Then what? Women of Mystery explores the writing lives of three authors (Sara Paretsky, Sue Grafton & Marcia Muller) who started a literary revolution and, in ...

In 1929, a Catholic priest walked into the detective fiction scene and handed out commandments—not from a mountaintop, but from a typewriter. His name was Ronald Knox, and while he spent his days ...

Our columnist on a handful of recently reissued crime novels, all of which are worth your time. Credit...Pablo Amargo Supported by By Sarah Weinman Most of my recent conversations about books have ...

In the new novel Fair Play, Abigail is hosting a murder mystery party at an Irish country house on New Year's Eve. She's also in deep mourning for her brother. The story's opening reads as a typical ...

Visitors to Norway during Easter might find the streets emptier than usual, thanks to the nation's cherished Eastertime ...