Con Lehane On Writing a Red Scare Noir Against a Backdrop of Rising Oppression

Con Lehane On Writing a Red Scare Noir Against a Backdrop of Rising Oppression

Lehane's latest novel wasn't meant to be an allegory.
But if the shoe fits...

By Con Lehane | April 29, 2026

interview with an Archivist: Randal Brandt on Berkeley's Legendary Detective Fiction Collection

interview with an Archivist: Randal Brandt on Berkeley's Legendary Detective Fiction Collection

Con Lehane and Randal Brandt talk detectives, the wonders of research libraries, and a real-life murder in the archives.

By Con Lehane | November 25, 2019

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