The Rap Sheet

On Friday, America’s Short Mystery Fiction Society (SMFS) revealed the winners of its 2026 Derringer Awards, in half a dozen categories. ...

Today being May Day —yet another chance to applaud summer’s imminent arrival—Janet Rudolph has posted an updated list of crime fiction link...

Last evening finally brought the announcements , in New York City, of which authors, books, and short stories have won the 2026 Edgar Allan ...

After a busy Wednesday spent out of my office, I’m catching up with two different prize-related announcements. The first concerns the longli...

Having read and very much enjoyed Max Allan Collins’ Return of the Maltese Falcon , his 2026 sequel to Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 Sam Spade nov...

This last weekend brought the annual Malice Domestic conference back to Bethesda, Maryland, during which the winners of the 2026 Agatha Awar...

Crime Writers of Canada has released it shortlists of nominees for the 2026 Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence in Canadian Crime ...

Critiquing some of the most interesting recent crime, mystery, and thriller releases. Click on the individual covers to read more. ...

Megan Abbott has won the 2026 Los Angeles Times Book Prize, in the Mystery/Thriller category, for her novel El Dorado Drive (Putnam), desc...

By Ali Karim I first learned about Michael Ridpath’s latest historical thriller, Operation Berlin (Boldwood), during a conversation with t...

The British Crime Writers’ Association today released its longlists of contenders for the 2026 Dagger Awards, in 11 categories. Coming next...

During the four days I spent in San Francisco this last February, attending the latest Left Coast Crime convention, more than one fellow at...