The Meticulous Noir of David Fincher
Exploring the movies that have fed the worldview of a legendarily exacting director who inspires, and is inspired by obsession.
December 4, 2020
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Why the Serial Killer Novel Is the New Feminist Fiction
Authors are overturning the prevailing murder model
December 3, 2020
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10 Novels You Should Read This December
The month's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.
December 2, 2020
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Ten Chilling Thrillers to Read During The Coming Storms
It's going to be a long winter, but these page-turners will make the time pass a little faster...
December 1, 2020
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10 New Books Coming Out This Week
New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.
November 30, 2020
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Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?
You deserve to watch multiple seasons of a lavishly produced show about spies, heists, or yacht explosions. But which one?
November 25, 2020
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5 True Crime Books You Should Read This November
Art heists, fugitive hunts, and a killing at Harvard.
November 24, 2020
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10 New Books Coming Out This Week
New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.
November 23, 2020
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5 Debut Novels You Should Read This November
The month's best debuts in crime, mystery, and thrillers.
November 20, 2020
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7 International Crime Novels You Should Read This November
Argentine scrabble crimes, Mexican macabre, and a new Jo Nesbø
November 19, 2020
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Why Writing About Cults—and People Who Join Them—Is Never Easy
40 years after Jonestown, an author reflects on the empathy gap between those who joined, and those who think they never would.
November 18, 2020
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The Classics of Miami Noir: Long on Beauty, Short on Rectitude
Les Standiford explores the history of crime writing in Miami, from Zora Neale Hurston to Elmore Leonard and beyond.
November 17, 2020
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10 New Books Coming Out This Week
New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.
November 16, 2020
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A Mysterious Pacific Northwest Road Trip
Are you ready for caves, haunted houses, and hidden passageways? Let mystery author Ellie Alexander be your guide.
November 13, 2020
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5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read in November
Blackmail, revenge, warring families, and more in this month's best psychological thrillers
November 12, 2020
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Was Uncle Dino a Murderer?
Dino Taraporevala was a beloved family friend—until he murdered two elderly people in the street. Or did he?
November 11, 2020
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The True Story of Rose Dugdale, The Woman Who Stole Vermeer
In the 1970s she led a string of high-profile, politically motivated art heists. Her legacy is still under hot debate.
November 10, 2020
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10 New Books Coming Out This Week
New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.
November 9, 2020
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No Badges: Running for the Border in American Noir
Crossing the border is deeply woven into the DNA of noir fiction. But what that border represents is ever-shifting.
November 6, 2020
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10 Novels You Should Read This November
Class thrillers, diamond conspiracies, and a wave of new L.A. noir highlight the month's best new crime fiction.
November 5, 2020
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Inside the Early Days of The Crime of the Century
In March 1932, the Lindbergh baby was kidnapped. The investigation got off to a chaotic start.
November 4, 2020
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A Few Thoughts and Speculations on the State of Irish Crime Fiction
John Connolly on the current generation of Irish crime novelists and crime readers.
November 3, 2020
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10 New Books Coming Out This Week
New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.
November 2, 2020
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All the Famous Writers Who Have Reportedly Come Back as Ghosts
Ghost writers, not ghostwriters.
October 30, 2020
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Five International Crime Novels You Should Read This October
Scandinavian folk horror, weird tales from France, and an Italian mystery with a light touch.
October 28, 2020
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10 Classic Radio Mysteries Every Crime Fiction Lover Should Know
They were one of the world's most popular entertainments and helped define mystery for generations. They're still around.
October 27, 2020
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10 New Books Coming Out This Week
New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.
October 26, 2020
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Six Debut Novels You Should Read This October
The month's best debuts in crime, mystery, and thrillers.
October 23, 2020
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Bringing the Traditional Murder Mystery to India
RV Raman has loved Agatha Christie style murder mysteries his whole life. But where were the stories from India?
October 22, 2020
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The 50 Best, Worst, and Strangest Draculas of All-Time, Ranked
There's a lot at *stake* when it comes to picking pop culture's best Dracula. *Count* them down with us.
October 21, 2020
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Edgar Allan Poe and and the Rise of the Modern City
"The Man of the Crowd" was arguably Edgar Allan Poe's first detective story. It's also one of his strangest.
October 20, 2020
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10 New Books Coming Out This Week
New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.
October 19, 2020
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Six True Crime Books to Read This October
Coal country murders, books bound in skin, and code languages.
October 16, 2020
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The Agatha Christie Centennial: 100 Years of The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Christie's debut novel was famously rejected by a host of publishers. Many, many editions later, it's an iconic mystery.
October 15, 2020
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How Edward Hopper’s Stony Blonde Became a Noir Icon
On The Femme Fatale Who Flipped the Script
October 14, 2020
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10 New Books Coming Out This Week
New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.
October 13, 2020
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How Elmore Leonard Really Wrote His Novels—According to His Characters
"So he names us and he says okay start talking."
October 9, 2020
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The Strange Poetry of a Notorious Gangster's Last Words
In 1935, Dutch Schultz was shot in a Newark steakhouse. His deathbed monologue would inspire an unusual literary legacy.
October 8, 2020
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5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This October
Missing husbands, murdered trainers, and feminist revenge killers.
October 7, 2020
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Why I'm Proud to Have My Books Called "Crime Fiction"
For poor folks, crime is sometimes the only option.
October 6, 2020
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10 New Books Coming Out This Week
New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.
October 5, 2020
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What's New to Streaming in October: Crime Edition
Rebecca is headed to Netflix, Bly Manor is haunted, and HBO is having rich people problems.
October 2, 2020
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13 Novels You Should Read in October
The month's best new books in crime, mystery, and thrillers.
October 1, 2020
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The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2020: Fall Preview
50 new crime novels, mysteries, and thrillers to get you through the end of the year.
September 10, 2020
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The 12 Greatest, Strangest, Most Transfixing Dance Scenes in the History of Crime Movies
Because people may cheat, steal, and kill, but their hips don't lie.
June 26, 2020
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