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Black Yéʼii is more than a thriller—it's a fight between light and dark. "With family, gangs, and hidden truths, Joseph Lewis creates a perfect read for fans of action & suspense!"
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By Joseph Lewis
#NavajoFiction #ThrillerReads #crimereads #booktok #bookstagram
November 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
asuenglish.bsky.social
🫆 (Non)Fiction Friday: "In pursuing this story, I haven’t been eating well. I’ve been sleeping poorly, and when I when I do sleep, it’s ornamented with nightmares."

From an essay on sensationalism and ethics by ASU alum Matthew Gavin Frank.

Via CrimeReads: https://ow.ly/5yBa50ZZVPL #ASUHumanities
Matthew Gavin Frank on Kim Wall and the Ethics of Sensationalistic True Crime
In August 2017, the Swedish journalist, Kim Wall, was brutally assaulted and murdered by the amateur submersible builder, Peter Madsen, while onboard his sub, UC3 Nautilus, off the coast of Copenha…
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October 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM
mikedmystery.bsky.social
Preview hub update: the winter 2027 lists are starting to trickle in. Hachette’s new year roundup, LJ’s March prepub alert, and the Historical Novel Society’s 2027 guide, which catches cozies nobody else bothers to list. buff.ly/xkKnV3L
Crime Fiction Book Previews: Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 Hub
Your hub for the best crime fiction book previews of fall 2026 and winter 2027, from CrimeReads and PW to cozy and Nordic lists. Updated often.
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November 1, 2026 at 2:26 PM
ekimellnea.bsky.social
If you read narcos books or love stories about power, fear, and crime—this one belongs on your shelf. Fast read. Heavy punches.
#BookRecommendations #CrimeReads
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Pablo Escobar Biography: Beyond Narcos Review
Explore the Pablo Escobar biography by Shaun Attwood. A true story of power, greed, and the rise of a drug empire.
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October 26, 2026 at 10:54 AM
nberlat.bsky.social
this book is a harrowing read. www.harpercollins.com/products/unr...
Unreasonable Women
Chosen as a Boston Globe Recommended Summer Read and CrimeReads Best True Crime Books of the Month A groundbreaking account of how the legal system punishes...
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October 23, 2026 at 6:27 PM
johncopenhaver.bsky.social
As always, thrilled to share that Queer Crime Writers' seasonal round-up is now live on CrimeReads! Lots of great titles to check out for fall-to-winter reading. ❤

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October 19, 2026 at 10:48 PM
joellecirce.bsky.social
THE PROFILER'S SHADOW is included in Crimereads/Queer Crime Writers' Fall/Winter books-to-read list. I'm so thankful.

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Queer Crime Writers Presents: LGBTQIA+ Crime Fiction to Check Out This Fall
Presented by Queer Crime Writers, an organization advocating for LGBTQIA+ authors. Where would you like to go this autumn? Sydney during the Depression? New York City at the turn of the century? Ho…
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October 20, 2026 at 12:11 PM
mikedmystery.bsky.social
Diana Peterfreund's ELLEN POE series sends a Baltimore teen on a treasure hunt with a ghostly Poe. For CrimeReads she picks five books for younger fans, including Bethany Griffin's THE FALL, the Usher story told by buried-alive Madeline. buff.ly/hsRw559
5 Books for Younger Fans of Edgar Allan Poe
I have an Edgar Allan Poe-themed backpack that I bought at a bookstore and whenever I am wearing it, folks stop me to talk about Poe. Young, old, adult or teen, they share with me their favorite Po…
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October 19, 2026 at 10:33 PM
venessag.bsky.social
The Best True Crime of the Month: October 2026
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The Best True Crime of the Month: October 2026
5 new works of true crime history and reportage out this month, as selected by the CrimeReads editors. * Matt Kessler, The Wiregrass: A Tale of Murder and Retribution in the Deep South (Grand Centr…
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October 17, 2026 at 9:11 PM
estherschindler.bsky.social
50 Pulp Cover Treatments of Classic Works of Literature
50 Pulp Cover Treatments of Classic Works of Literature
Last month at CrimeReads, Rebecca Romney looked at a few classic detective novels that had, at one time or another, gotten makeovers as sexy pulps—because as we all know, the easiest way to sell so…
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October 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
chinarhyming.bsky.social
This fortnight my Crimereads Crime and the City column heads to Nairobi….

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Crime and the City: Nairobi
Nearly five million people live in what was a city of the British East Africa Protectorate before Kenyan independence. Nowadays the city is emerging as the technology and AI hub of East Africa, oft…
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October 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
jackelhai.bsky.social
My new book "The Case of the Autographed Corpse" is in this roundup of the best true crime titles of the month from @crimereads.bsky.social.
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The Best True Crime of the Month: October 2026
5 new works of true crime history and reportage out this month, as selected by the CrimeReads editors. * Matt Kessler, The Wiregrass: A Tale of Murder and Retribution in the Deep South (Grand Centr…
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October 15, 2026 at 2:12 PM
blacklawrence.bsky.social
A lovely shoutout for Rough Beast! The book was featured in CrimeReads’ 10 Books of the Week roundup. ✨

Rough Beast is officially entered the world yesterday. Order your copy now at blacklawrencepress.com/books
October 14, 2026 at 1:02 PM
penzlerpublishers.bsky.social
What do Edgar Allan Poe, Shakespeare, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle have in common? Read this essay for CrimeReads by RAVEN author Lyndsay Faye to find out!

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The Brotherhood of Edgar Allan Poe, Shakespeare, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Under normal circumstances (say at a watering hole sipping something gin-forward, or in a bookshop café petting the reigning cat), I would not commence a casual chat with, “Poe, Shakespeare, and Do…
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October 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
deanjobb.bsky.social
Deep South crimes, 19th-century detectives, crime-solving writers, backrooms poker players, and realpolitik killings: we've rounded up the best true crime of October.
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The Best True Crime of the Month: October 2026
5 new works of true crime history and reportage out this month, as selected by the CrimeReads editors. * Matt Kessler, The Wiregrass: A Tale of Murder and Retribution in the Deep South (Grand Centr…
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October 12, 2026 at 11:22 AM
drlindseyfitz.bsky.social
Great to see Sleuth-Hound listed as one of the best true crime books of the month by @crimereads.bsky.social!

Not long now before it's out! Oh god...

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The Best True Crime of the Month: October 2026
5 new works of true crime history and reportage out this month, as selected by the CrimeReads editors. * Matt Kessler, The Wiregrass: A Tale of Murder and Retribution in the Deep South (Grand Centr…
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October 9, 2026 at 10:16 AM
crimereads.bsky.social
Here's October's best in true crime! crimereads.com/the-best-tru...
The Best True Crime of the Month: October 2026
5 new works of true crime history and reportage out this month, as selected by the CrimeReads editors. * Matt Kessler, The Wiregrass: A Tale of Murder and Retribution in the Deep South (Grand Centr…
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October 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
neilkleid.bsky.social
I wrote an essay that’s live on CrimeReads, in honor of #horrormovies, #horrorbooks and “Return to the Motherfreaking Fun Factory”! Check it out.
October 8, 2026 at 2:23 AM
authormsbev.bsky.social
Mystery and Crime reads. crimereads.com/the-best-pap...
The Best Paperback Releases of the Month: October 2026
Here are 10 of the best novels to come out in paperback this month, as selected by the CrimeReads editors. * Tom Ryan, We Had a Hunch (Atlantic Crime) “Ryan’s novel is as immersive as i…
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October 8, 2026 at 4:15 AM
nicolehigginb.bsky.social
Every clue leads somewhere darker than they expected. 🩸🔍
Read more at nicolehigginbothamhogue.com

#ThrillerBooks #Fiction #Mystery #BookTokThriller #CrimeReads
October 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
mahmudelsayed.bsky.social
*Clears throat*

*Picks up sign*

*Starts chanting while leading a protest against the corporations, waving the sign up and down*

"Down with the elites! Down with the old, in with the new! Read, read debut novels!"

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October 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
atlanticcrime.bsky.social
In case you missed them in hardcover, check out these thrilling reads in paperback (especially William Boyd's THE PREDICAMENT and Mindy Mejia's THE WHISPER PLACE)!

https://crimereads.com/the-best-paperback-releases-of-the-month-september-2026/
The Best Paperback Releases of the Month: September 2026
Here are x number of the best novels to come out in paperback this month, as selected by the CrimeReads editors. * Brian Freeman, Photograph (Blackstone) Publication Date: September 8, 2026 “…
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October 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
jessness.bsky.social
Some suggested reading for men is Unreasonable Women. It focuses on three women in prison for killing their abusers and how the system doesn't protect women just trying to survive

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Unreasonable Women: Three Stories of Violence, Imprisonment, and Extraordinary Survival
Chosen as a Boston Globe Recommended Summer Read and CrimeReads Best True Crime Books of the MonthA groundbreaking account of how the legal system punishes those it purports to protect, told through t...
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September 30, 2026 at 12:08 AM
sincworldwide.bsky.social
CRAZY FOR YOU, published in Orange County Noir (Akashic) was included in USA Noir: Best of the Akashic Noir Series. Her short fic has been published in Coolest American Stories, CrimeReads, Oyez Review, Literary Hatchet, Rock & a Hard Place, Broad River Review, & Dark City Crime & Mystery Magazine.
September 29, 2026 at 4:18 PM
crimereads.bsky.social
Extra, extra! We've got September's best true crime books! crimereads.com/the-best-tru...
The Best True Crime Of the Month: September 2026
5 new works of true crime history and reportage out this month, as selected by the CrimeReads editors. * Anand Giridharadas, Man in the Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City (Kn…
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September 28, 2026 at 11:07 PM