The end of the year is upon us, and I know Iβm not the only one who wonβt be sad to say goodbye to 2020. But before we close the book on this year and turn our attention to 2021, letβs not forget to celebrate the very exciting new crime fiction releases that December 2020 is bringing with it! This month, a few of my most highly-anticipated releases of the whole year will be releasing. From serial killer thrillers to detective novels and legal thrillers, this month has a whole variety of buzz-worthy new crime releases in store for readers, and Iβm rounding up my personal most-anticipated list in todayβs blog post! Read on for my picks for new crime fiction releasing in December 2020.
Read MoreCBTB's Halloween 2020 Reading List
Friends, itβs the most wonderful time of year: spooky season!! Halloween is my favorite time of year (yes, I consider it a time of yearβnot just a single day!), and itβs the perfect time to cozy up with an extra-chilling crime, suspense, or thriller read. Iβm so excited to share with you a blog post that has been quite a while in the making: my Halloween 2020 Reading List! While many (if not most!) of the books I read and cover here on Crime by the Book could fit on a Halloween reading list, the books Iβve chosen for this blog post have that little something extra that will make each of them perfect for Halloween reading (think: ghosts, supernatural sightings, extra-creepy villains, and more!). Dive on in and find your perfect Halloween read!
Read MoreCBTB's Most-Anticipated Fall 2020 Crime Fiction Releases
The best time of year is upon us! As we head into the chillier months of the year, now is the perfect moment to start stocking up on some equally-chilling reads. In todayβs blog post, Iβm rounding up my personal most-anticipated releases of Fall 2020! This list by no means encompasses all of the thrilling new crime books that will be published this fall, but it does highlight the books Iβm personally most excited to read, and most excited to talk about with you! For ease of reference, Iβve organized this blog post in order of publication date. Some of these books Iβve already been lucky enough to read, others are still on my fall TBR listβbut all of them look poised to deliver some truly outstanding crime fiction storytelling. Dive into this blog post and start building your own Fall 2020 crime fiction reading list!
Read MoreCrime Books to Get You Hooked on Nordic Noir
If thereβs one request Iβve been getting most frequently on Crime by the Book lately, itβs for Nordic Noir books for newcomers to the genre - and you can imagine how happy that makes me! Nordic Noir (aka Scandinavian crime fiction) is my all-time favorite crime fiction subgenre, and itβs a subgenre overflowing with talented writers for you to discover. But, like with anything, figuring out where to start can be tricky. To help solve that dilemma, Iβve put together a blog post designed to be your launching point into the world of Nordic Noir. Here youβll find recommendations suitable for readers who are totally new to the Scandinavian crime fiction subgenre: this list includes books by many of the biggest names in Scandinavian crime writing, books that will give you the perfect introduction to the genre and its most prominent characteristics. If youβve been hoping to dig into Scandinavian crime fiction but werenβt quite sure where to start, let this list be your guide!
Read MoreCBTBβs Favorite Crime Fiction Series
If thereβs one thing I love as a reader, itβs finding a crime fiction series that I canβt put down. Thereβs something so special about finding a fictional world that you never want to leave, and if youβre in the market for a crime fiction series to sink your teeth into while you stay home, youβve come to the right place. In this blog post, Iβm rounding up my personal favorite crime fiction seriesβthe series I personally come back to over and over again. As youβll see in this list, my personal tastes skew Nordic. Youβll find here a whole assortment of (if I may say so myself!) top-notch Scandinavian crime series to immerse yourself in this spring, and sprinkled in among these Nordic picks are a number of excellent serial killer thrillers and police procedurals from elsewhere in the world, too. These books have a lot of differencesβsome are fast-paced, some are slow-burns; some are gritty and violent, some are stylish and refinedβbut they are all staples of my crime fiction library, and books that I would highly recommend to any crime reader.
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