Crime

Crime novels.

Crime is a genre.

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The Fate of Mary Rose

Caroline Blackwood
Contemporary UK Crime Horror Literature

I first encountered her writing in McNally’s re-issue of The Stepdaughter, and I loved how Blackwood could pack so many layers into such a short novel. So I was excited to try another of her books..

Secrets in the Snow

Various
19th Century 20th Century UK Crime Short Story

I’m emphasizing the ghost stories, because even the crime stories in this collection mostly have a ghostly bent. I happen to prefer this, especially in a holiday collection.

The Adversary, The Class Trip, and The Mustache

Emmanuel Carrère
Contemporary 21st Century French Crime Literature

I still do not find myself drawn to Carrère’s memoir or autobiographical work. But I am glad that I gave his fiction and true crime a chance.

Hollywood Babylon

Kenneth Anger
Contemporary American Crime Non-Fiction

here’s one thing you have to remember if you decide to take this trip into the past of Hollywood mayhem. Most of the stories here? Not true. As in: ludicrously not true.

Victorian Murderesses

Mary S Hartman
Contemporary American Crime Essay Non-Fiction

Hartman asks for serious scholars only, and for the reader to commit to thinking about more than how much blood the scene contained and which gory details are the most disgusting.

The Basement

Kate Millett
Contemporary American Crime Essay Literature Non-Fiction

This isn’t just a book about a crime nor is it a fictionalization of that crime. Millett spends time with victim and perpetrator and with her own reactions to the case.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

John Berendt
Contemporary American Crime Gonzo Journalism Literature

I read it for the first time when I was far too young for it, all of the way back in 1994. I loved it then, but I didn’t appreciate the nuances of what Berendt was trying to say.

Poems Bewitched and Haunted, Killer Verse, Poems Dead and Undead

Various
Cross-Era International Crime Horror Noir Poetry

The volumes are compact and beautiful, and look great on the shelf — plus the collections are both thorough and accessible for someone who doesn’t read as much poetry as literature.