Like all great crime writers, Lou Berney knows that a ripping story is only as good as the characters that make it rip. With his new novel “Crooks,” Berney has created a family saga about a small-time ...

“Prisoners of Darkness” by TJ Buck focuses on Marco Fernandez, a former FBI agent who is looking for his missing twin sister. TJ Buck is most well-known as an author of nine crime novels in the past, ...

A street in Whitechapel: the last crime of Jack the Ripper, from "Le Petit Parisien," 1891. Jack the Ripper is the subject of one of the top true crime books of all time. True crime can run the gamut ...

There's a certain allure to true-crime stories that draws in readers. Some true-crime books tell stories otherwise untold — while others provide a unique perspective on highly publicized crimes. The ...

Sarah Weinman, who writes a monthly crime and mystery column for the Book Review, discussed her niche. By Katherine J. Igoe A murder in a Northern California coastal town. The unsolved case of a girl ...