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    Lawrence Osborne's Uncanny Bangkok

    Lawrence Osborne's Uncanny Bangkok

    The author discusses expats, fugitives, and the Bangkok apartment building that inspired his latest novel.

    By Dwyer Murphy | August 18, 2020

    What's Streaming in July: <br>Crime Edition

    What's Streaming in July:
    Crime Edition

    Your guide to new shows and features headed to streaming.

    By Dwyer Murphy | July 3, 2020

    The 12 Greatest, Strangest, Most Transfixing Dance Scenes in the History of Crime Movies

    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.

    By Dwyer Murphy | June 26, 2020

    Your Guide to What's Streaming in June: Crime Edition

    Your Guide to What's Streaming in June: Crime Edition

    Perry Mason, international espionage, and more HBO shows that you can reasonably get through in one month.

    By Dwyer Murphy | June 3, 2020

    Patrick Hoffman's Intricate Crime Novels Are the Books You Should Be Reading Now

    Patrick Hoffman's Intricate Crime Novels Are the Books You Should Be Reading Now

    Talking civil disputes, global conspiracies, and New York City neighborhoods with the author of Clean Hands

    By Dwyer Murphy | June 2, 2020

    Your Guide to What's Streaming in May: Crime Edition

    Your Guide to What's Streaming in May: Crime Edition

    A look at the best new crime series & movies streaming this month.

    By Dwyer Murphy | May 1, 2020

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    • Paradise Burns
    • Doppelgänger
    • Hanging and Burning: A King Oliver Novel
    • Our Arab: On Longing, Belonging, and Hope
    • The Turning of Sally-Mae

    Don Winslow's Return to California Noir

    By Dwyer Murphy | April 7, 2020

    Your Guide to What's Streaming in April: Crime Edition

    By Dwyer Murphy | March 30, 2020

    Briarpatch May Just Be the Coolest Show on TV

    By Dwyer Murphy | March 10, 2020

    Your Guide to What's Streaming in March: <br>Crime Edition

    Your Guide to What's Streaming in March:
    Crime Edition

    The best new TV series and movies coming out this month.

    By Dwyer Murphy | March 2, 2020

    Celebrating Elmore Leonard's

    Celebrating Elmore Leonard's "Rules for Writing"

    The master craftsman gave us more than just the 10 rules—and they're all good ones.

    By Dwyer Murphy | October 11, 2019

    William Kent Krueger on Writing a New American Epic for the Mississippi River

    William Kent Krueger on Writing a New American Epic for the Mississippi River

    'Every good novel in our genre is about more than just the crime.'

    By Dwyer Murphy | October 10, 2019

    Graham Greene and The Art of the Opening Paragraph

    Graham Greene and The Art of the Opening Paragraph

    Ten great opening paragraphs from one iconic author

    By Dwyer Murphy | October 2, 2019

    The Deeply Unsettling Noir of Dorothy B. Hughes

    The Deeply Unsettling Noir of Dorothy B. Hughes

    Celebrating the dark visions of literature's queen of noir.

    By Dwyer Murphy | August 9, 2019

    The Best One-Star Reviews of Dostoevsky's <em>Crime and Punishment</em>

    The Best One-Star Reviews of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment

    "In about one hour, I am going to walk down to the beach and throw this book into the Red Sea."

    By Dwyer Murphy | August 8, 2019

    Raymond Chandler: The Art of Beginning a Crime Story

    Raymond Chandler: The Art of Beginning a Crime Story

    The 10 Greatest Opening Paragraphs from a Noir Master

    By Dwyer Murphy | July 23, 2019

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