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Revue of Reviewers: 12-30-23Critiquing some of the most interesting recent crime, mystery, and thriller releases. Click on the individual covers to read more....
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Thoroughness Reigns SupremeMy colleague in tracking this year’s “best crime fiction of 2023” nominations, George Easter of Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine , has now...
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Adrian McKinty’s Forgotten Early Works(Editor’s note: This is the third Rap Sheet submission by Northern California resident Peter Handel , who has reviewed and written about crime...
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The TV Year That WasOver at the TV-obsessed British blog The Killing Times, editors are counting down what they contend are “the top 20 crime dramas of the year.” The...
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A Decade of RecognitionAs organizers of the Petrona Award for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year look forward to handing out their 11th-annual prize in 2024,...
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Still More Reading GuidanceWe’re approaching not only the end of 2023, but also a cessation of the recent flood of “best crime and mystery fiction of the year” lists. The...
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Happy Christmas to All!A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries , edited by Martin Edwards (Poisoned Pen Press, 2021). The cover art copyright...
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All Good Things …Well, it’s finally come time to wrap things up. Over the last week, The Rap Sheet has posted lists of favorite 2023 crime, mystery, and thriller...
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Favorite Crime Fiction of 2023, Part VI: J. Kingston PierceJ. Kingston Pierce wears an abundance of hats. He’s the editor of both The Rap Sheet and Killer Covers , the senior editor of January Magazine...
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They Just Keep on ComingThe British books blog Crime Fiction Lover has commenced posting its critics’ choices of 2023’s finest crime, mystery, and thriller fiction....
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Loved AgainThis news comes from In Reference to Murder , and is worth passing on. As you might expect, I have already cast my ballot. Several bloggers...
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Favorite Crime Fiction of 2023, Part V: Steven NesterSteven Nester is the longtime host of Poets of the Tabloid Murder , a weekly Internet radio program heard on the Public Radio Exchange...
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Presents of the PastCrimeReads is definitely not done yet in rolling out its “bests” lists for 2023. Today, managing editor Molly Odintz presents her 10 favorite...
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Favorite Crime Fiction of 2023, Part IV Kevin Burton SmithKevin Burton Smith is the Montreal, Quebec-born founder and editor of that essential resource, The Thrilling Detective Web Site , as well as...
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Crime for ChristmastimeWe’re less than a week away from Christmas 2023—time to start planning your reading for that occasion, if holiday-related stories are your bag....
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Kremlin Attacks Mystery WriterThis is the sort of noxious power wielded by dictators, whether they exercise it on “ day one ” or throughout their incumbency: Russia has placed...
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Favorite Crime Fiction of 2023, Part III: Fraser MasseyFraser Massey is a journalist in London, England. A former columnist for Radio Times , Now , and Real People , he reviews crime fiction for...
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Let’s Close the Case of “Shamus”A columnist for Mosaic, which says it “takes a lively, serious, and committed approach to Jewish issues and ideas,” believes he’s found the source...
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Shining a Light on the Dark SideAs part of CrimeReads’ ongoing effort to subdivide the crime, mystery, and thriller genre as many ways as possible—each with its own “best books of...
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Favorite Crime Fiction of 2023, Part II: Jim ThomsenJim Thomsen is a writer and editor who lives in tiny Kingston, Washington. He is the editor of A Killing Rain , an anthology of crime stories...
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Women Make Their Influence FeltYou’d think that by now, midway through December, the release of nominations for “best crime and thriller fiction of 2023” would finally be...
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Need Some Shopping Assistance?Are you feeling desperate yet in your search for the perfect book to buy for those crime-fiction lovers on your holiday gift list? If so, you’re...
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Favorite Crime Fiction of 2023, Part I: Ali KarimAli Karim is The Rap Sheet’s longtime British correspondent, a contributing editor of January Magazine , and the assistant editor of Shots ....
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Top Reads of 2023: It’s Finally Down to UsFor the last three months, we have been bringing you nominations by other publications of this year’s best crime, mystery, and thriller fiction....
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Exposing the Acts of AgentsEarlier today, CrimeReads posted its preferences in the way of espionage novels released over the course of 2023. I’m surprised this list is so...
