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Whether you are in a reading rut and need a gripping mystery to pull you out of it, or just can’t get enough of crime novels, then this month you are in for a treat. The thriller offerings for March ...

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Here are the best crime novels of 2024 so far. In Francis Spufford’s new novel, “Cahokia Jazz,” a detective must solve the mystery of a staged killing before its repercussions destroy his ...

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Each Jack Reacher book has its own mix of action and mystery. Here’s our ranking, from the least exciting to the most ...

This long-running show, based on a series of novels by Jørn Lier Horst, focuses on a police detective working in a small city in southern Norway. A mournful widower with an old shoe of a face ...

As a Michigander, I am reluctant to approach such heady subjects, but what I think books about crime can do — say from a Charles Portis, best known for “True Grit” — is give writers the ...