These are blogs and websites that focus primarily on crime fiction in one way or another. If you have (or know of) a crime fiction related site that isn’t included tell me what it is by using the contact me form in the sidebar and I’ll add the link here.
My Custom Google Search for Crime Fiction Blogs and Sites. Using Google’s custom search engine I have created a search that searches all the crime fiction blogs and sites mentioned below. You can use it too.
At the Villa Rose (the blog of a French mystery fan with a passion for ‘oldies’ including Agatha Christie, Nagio Marsh and Ellery Queen)
Aust Crime Fiction (a database of Australian crime writers and crime fiction set in australia which also offers reviews and news)
Barbara Fister’s Place (reviews and musings on publishing from a crime fiction fan, author and member of Sisters in Crime)
Big Beat from Badsville (news, reviews and interviews relating to Scottish crime fiction from Scottish crime writer Donna Moore)
Book Bird Dog (A blog for lovers of mystery novels, international authors, memoirs, and literary and general fiction)
Bookeemonster (reviews and chat mainly relating to crime fiction with historical and other genres thrown in at random)
Books and Musings from Downunder (Reviews of mainly crime fiction from a fellow Aussie)
Confessions of a Mystery Novelist (fascinating daily posts on what makes crime fiction tick from crime writer Margot Kinberg)
Cozy Mystery List (an excellent list of cozy authors and titles including a great definition of the sub-genre and lists arranged by theme, job of the sleuth and all sorts of other excellent information)
Crime and Mystery Fiction Friend Feed Room (the room aggregates feeds from some of the net’s best crime fiction bloggers and acts as a place to discuss the posts and other crime fiction related news)
Crime Beat South Africa (news, author interviews and more all relating to crime fiction from and about South Africa)
Crime Scraps (a blog from UK-based Norman who brilliantly reviews lots of historical crime fiction and translated (into English) crime fiction)
Crime Fiction Canada (searchable database of Canadian mysteries and detective fiction)
Crime Watch (Craig provides news, reviews and musings on all crime and thriller fiction with a particular emphasis on New Zealand crime fiction)
Crime Writers of Canada (promotes Canadian crime fiction via new release information, Arthur Ellis Awards held annually and offer a free newsletter)
Detectives Beyond Borders (news, reviews and author interviews focusing on non-American crime fiction)
DJ’s Krimiblog (Scandinavian blogger Dorte is a font of information about great crime fiction and she does it in two languages)
Euro Crime (reviews, news and author listings focussing on UK and European crime fiction)
How Mysterious (reviews and opinion about mysterious books and TV from academic and mystery fan Karen Russell in the US)
It’s a Crime (or a Mystery) (featuring reviews and news about new and emerging authors and other, mainly UK, crime fiction)
It’s Criminal (Helen is another Aussie crime fiction buff)
Jen’s Book Thoughts (Jen Forbes is a US blogger and mystery fan and her site has reviews, author interviews and more)
Lesa’s Book Critique (Review and discussion blog from a long-time librarian and mystery lover)
Mack Captures Crime (Reviews, news and opinion from a baseball-loving academic librarian)
Material Witness (Reviews, interviews and news from a UK-based crime fiction fan)
Murder, Mystery and Mayhem (provides links to author sites, databases, news, blogs, new release information, discussion guides and more)
Mysteries and My Musings (musings on the mystery genre and writing plus weekly reviews)
Mysteries in Paradise (crime fiction reviews and news from a fellow South Australian blogger)
Mystery Fanfare (the blog of Janet Rudolph, who is the director of Mystery Readers International magazine and all around mystery genre guru, contains loads of news and great lists of mystery titles for all the major (and minor) holidays/special days of the year)
Mystery Mile (Nick is a UK-based fan of the mystery genre and his site contains mainly reviews)
Petrona (Maxine is in the UK and her blog contains great reviews, news and opinion pieces mainly about crime fiction but with a smattering of science, publishing and the world in general thrown into the mix)
Reviewing the Evidence (Independent reviews of a wide variety of crime fiction by a range of reviewers in several countries)
Scandinavian Crime Fiction (a database of books and writers from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden)
Scene of the Crime (A blog devoted to interviews with authors of mysteries and thrillers who have a particular connection with a city or locale. Think Simenon and Paris, Conan Doyle and London)
Shotsmag Confidential (the blog connected to Shots e-zine focuses mainly on noir and hardboiled crime)
Stop You’re Killing Me (lists authors, sub-genres, and books in a variety of categories including by theme)
The Crime of it All (where crime fiction meets social networking, loads of author interviews)
The Game’s Afoot (crime fiction, TV and film reviews from Spanish blogger Jose Ignacio Escribano)
The Mystery Bookshelf (book reviews and reading challenge updates from a Chicago-based reader)
The Rap Sheet (a great Crime Fiction news blog)
The View from the Blue House (reviews, news and occasional writer angst from Irish crime fiction fan and author Rob Kitchin)
Yet Another Crime Fiction Blog (reviews, news and wotnot from Keishon in the US)
