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

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Our crime columnist recommends books starring hard-boiled investigators who are ready to travel down the meanest streets to root out the darkest truths. By Sarah Weinman When the hard-boiled ...

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5 mystery novels to curl up with this winter. This season readers can delve into new books from Benjamin Stevenson, Kat Ailes, Laurie R. King, CJ Wray and Janice Hallett ...

If you’ve been searching for a good book to dive into, we recommend Mystery Commune. It’s an urban novel set in the 1970s in Philadelphia following a commune whose sole purpose is to incite a ...

Don't just take my word for it: Thriller expert Stephen King called Kate Atkinson’s 2004 novel “the best mystery of the decade.” This crime story, which is often cited as the book that put ...

Perry's books have gone on to sell more than 26 million books worldwide, per her website, and in 1998 she was named by The Times of London as one of its 100 Masters of Crime of the past century ...