Stephen King called this book "the best crime fiction I've read in 20 years," and now it's being adapted into a movie with an A-list star.

Here are five crime novels perfect for a deep dive this summer and which authors they look to for inspiration.

The book is set in fictional Magnolia Beach, South Carolina. Elderly Samuel Fulton, on his way to visit his aging wife in a ...

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El Dorado Drive, by Megan Abbott; The House on Buzzards Bay, by Dwyer Murphy; King of Ashes, by S.A. Cosby; and Murder Takes ...

Bestselling novelist Elly Griffiths will be honoured with the Theakston Old Peculier Outstanding Contribution Award in recognition of her remarkable crime fiction writing career and ‘unwavering ...

Texas / Syndication Cloud / July 07, 2025 / Wordsmith World Key Takeaways Christian crime novels mirror God’s redemptive story through patterns of creation, ruin, redemption, and restoration. Reading ...

Prolific crime fiction author Dennis Lehane is returning to the world of TV with a new Apple TV+ miniseries. Lehane, who created the Emmy-winning “Black Bird,” is reuniting with “Black Bird” star ...

A novel depicting yakuza gangster life by a Japanese author has won a prestigious British award for crime fiction.

Conecta Fiction session reveals Europe’s TV market cooling but staying strong, as co-productions, true crime and format ...

"The Night of Baba Yaga," a novel about Japan's yakuza underworld, has won the UK's 2025 Dagger prize for crime fiction in ...