Literary Hub - CrimeReads Brief: October 14, 2021

In the latest installment of Eli Cranor's Shop Talk series, S.A. Cosby is late for the interview and it's because of some dead bodies. | CrimeReads

Tony Hillerman and the invention of Jim Chee. From the new Hillerman biography by James McGrath Morris. | CrimeReads

Greg Herren on 20th century gothic fiction and the romantic suspense novels that made him fall in love with a genre. | CrimeReads

Andrea Penrose on intrigue, patent wars, and corporate espionage at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. | CrimeReads

Kate Belli on New York's haunted locations and the authors inspired by them. | CrimeReads

James Han Mattson on six literary novels that could easily have made their way over to the horror shelf. | CrimeReads

Catherine Dang on the eeriness of Minnesota Nice and the dark underbelly of all those polite, respectful interactions. | CrimeReads

Steph Cha on looking for the best mystery and suspense stories from a transformative year. | CrimeReads

M.E. Browning on five great mystery novels set at carnivals and fair. | CrimeReads

Jethro K. Lieberman on the hobbies and leisure activities of fiction's greatest sleuths. | CrimeReads

Sara Walters on empowerment through storytelling and writing consent in YA fiction. | CrimeReads