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Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's Great City of Crime Literature
A city of contrasts, beauty, and mystery. Crime and the City hits the streets of Rio.
By
Paul French
| January 4, 2021
Cape Town: South Africa’s New Hub of Urban Cool … and Crime Fiction
Crime and the City visits Cape Town, a city of contrasts with a turbulent history.
By
Paul French
| December 21, 2020
Jakarta: Indonesia’s Megalopolis of Crime
Crime and the City visits one of the world's most densely populated places in search of crime fiction.
By
Paul French
| November 30, 2020
10 International True Crime Podcasts You Should Be Listening To Now
A look at 2020's best true crime podcasts from around the world.
By
Paul French
| November 23, 2020
The Crime Novels of Mexico City
A sprawling city with a rich tradition in mystery and crime fiction.
By
Paul French
| November 16, 2020
The "Educated" Crime Novels of Cambridge
In a city dominated by a famous university, students, professors, and the occasional vicar supply the mysteries.
By
Paul French
| November 2, 2020
Best Reviewed
Books of the Week
Toronto: Crime Fiction in North America’s Safest City
By
Paul French
| October 19, 2020
Crime and the City: Palermo, Sicily
By
Paul French
| September 28, 2020
The Crime Novels of Istanbul
By
Paul French
| August 31, 2020
The Crime Fiction of New Zealand
A new generation of New Zealand authors is continuing a tradition of mystery.
By
Paul French
| August 17, 2020
Dublin: A City of Books, and a City With a Serious Crime Fiction Tradition
Few cities in the world can equal Dublin's investment in books and literature. That goes for its crime fiction, too.
By
Paul French
| August 3, 2020
Lagos: Africa's Capital of Noir
Crime and the City visits the sprawling, dynamic center of Nigeria's booming literary scene.
By
Paul French
| July 20, 2020
7 International True Crime Podcasts You Should Be Listening To
Con men, fugitives, Irish gangsters, and more.
By
Paul French
| July 13, 2020
Is Sydney Australia's Capital of Noir?
Crime and the City explores the crime literature of Australia's biggest metropolis.
By
Paul French
| June 8, 2020
Tokyo Crime Novels: The Storms Beneath the Calm Surface
The long, complex tradition of crime writing in the Japanese capital.
By
Paul French
| April 27, 2020
The King of the Golden Age
Crime Novel in Japan:
Seishi Yokomizo
The Golden Age of Mystery had its heyday in Japan, too. One author led the way.
By
Paul French
| April 20, 2020
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