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The Devil’s in the Details: 'Reservoir Dogs' at 30
30 years later, Bruce Riordan remembers the early showing of 'Reservoir Dogs' at the Vista, and how it changed everything he thought he knew about trial preparation—and storytelling.
Code Blue: Ballard, Bosch and a City in Crisis in Michael Connelly's The Dark Hours
Connelly – the shadow historian for the LAPD and the city of Los Angeles – shows both institutions approaching a crisis point.
The Needle and the Damage Done: The Genius of Robert Stone’s Dog Soldiers
Stone's tale of heroin, smugglers, and moral striving remains one of the most relevant American crime novels ever written.
Betrayal Is Timeless: The Evolution of George Smiley
In 1961, John le Carré's readers were introduced to a new kind of spy, a “breathtakingly ordinary” man.
Border Stories: A Guide to the Novels of Don Winslow
The evolution of a career in crime fiction, from surf noir to borderland epics.
