While most people wouldn't commit the crimes they read about, crime fiction allows readers to get familiar with the private, darker sides of human nature.

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Rachel Khong's "Real Americans" captures so much in one book.As the best literary fiction choice for 2024, her breathtaking novel grapples with race, class, and the concept of family. Set in New ...

This winner of Minotaur Books & Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award shows a solid start with its evocative gothic atmosphere, a rich sense of post WWI England and an intriguing ...

Our columnist, who’s read dozens of books this year, selects her favorites. By Sarah Weinman Let’s start with a phrase I loathe, one I promise will never appear in this column again ...

30. The Cipher by Isabella Maldonado (2020). A mystery for the digital age, The Cipher follows FBI Agent Nina Guerrera fighting both the ghosts of her own pasts and a serial killer determined to ...

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While general fiction at Maria’s Bookshop in Durango, Colo., grew by 7% in the first half of 2023 over the same period in 2022—after what adult book buyer Jeanne Costello described as two ...