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Suspected Burglar Caught After Sitting Down With Book
A would-be burglar in Rome was caught after stopping to read a book on Greek mythology in the middle of a theft, Italian media reports. Read more
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‘Highway Thirteen’ by Fiona McFarlane
McFarlane is a master at just about everything: dialogue, setting, comic timing. One of her best stories, “Podcast,” is a spot-on send-up of a true-crime podcast, with its giddy silliness and flashes of compassion for the victims (McFarlane has said that these stories were partially inspired by a podcast she followed during the pandemic). But her biggest accomplishment is creating an empathic bond with people whose lives are touched by unexplainable violence. Read more
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‘Bad Monkey’ Premieres August 14th on Apple TV+
Based on Carl Hiaasen’s New York Times bestselling novel and enduring cult favorite, “Bad Monkey” tells the story of Andrew Yancy (Vince Vaughn), who has been bounced from the Miami Police Department and is now a health inspector in the Keys. But after stumbling upon a case that begins with a human arm fished up by tourists, he realizes that if he can prove murder, he’ll be back in. He just needs to get past a trove of Floridian oddballs and one bad monkey. Watch trailer
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The Best Crime Novels of the Year (So Far)
Looking for some murder and mayhem (fictional, of course)? Read more
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2023 Dagger Award Winners Announced
The winners of the 2023 CWA Daggers, which honour the very best in the crime writing genre, have been announced. Read more
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Justified: City Primeval is Coming Soon to FX
Raylan Givens left the hollers of Kentucky and is balancing life as a U.S. Marshal with being a part-time father. A chance encounter sends him to Detroit and on a collision course with a violent sociopath and a formidable defense attorney. Watch trailer
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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Premieres at Cannes
Martin Scorsese directed this harrowing and deeply American true-crime drama set in the 1920s. Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone star. Watch trailer
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Author of Children’s Book on Grief Charged with Murdering Her Husband
A Utah woman who recently published a children’s book on losing a parent has been charged with murdering her husband, the father of her three children. Read more
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MWA Announces the 2023 Edgar Award Winners
Celebrating the best mystery and crime fiction of the year. Read more
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