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50 Years Later, Reconsidering Norman Mailer's Wild, Bloody Provincetown Noir

50 Years Later, Reconsidering Norman Mailer's Wild, Bloody Provincetown Noir

Scott Adlerberg on 'Tough Guys Don't Dance'

By Scott Adlerberg | June 15, 2026

Dennis Tafoya on 'Dope Thief' and the Long Journey from Book to Screen

Dennis Tafoya on 'Dope Thief' and the Long Journey from Book to Screen

Tafoya's debut novel was adapted by Peter Craig and is now a series starring Brian Tyree Henry and Walter Moura.

By Scott Adlerberg | April 23, 2025

Radha Vatsal on Writing Historical Fiction From a New Perspective

Radha Vatsal on Writing Historical Fiction From a New Perspective

Set in New York's Chinatown in the early 20th century, the author's new novel brings a fresh view to the city's history.

By Scott Adlerberg | March 4, 2025

Was 'The Leopard Man' Hollywood's First Slasher Film?

Was 'The Leopard Man' Hollywood's First Slasher Film?

How Cornell Woolrich's formally innovative serial killer novel 'Black Alibi' was adapted for the screen.

By Scott Adlerberg | January 4, 2024

Five Great Books from the Borderlands of Mystery, Horror, and the Psychological Thriller

Five Great Books from the Borderlands of Mystery, Horror, and the Psychological Thriller

Scott Adlerberg on masterpieces of the uncanny, marvelous, and strange

By Scott Adlerberg | July 11, 2023

Lone Woman and Cub: The Divergent Paths of Two Neo-Noirs

Lone Woman and Cub: The Divergent Paths of Two Neo-Noirs

A double feature with John Cassavetes' 'Gloria' and Erick Zonca's 'Julia'

By Scott Adlerberg | January 13, 2023

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The Complicated Life of Leo Marks

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Jason Starr on Satire, Alternate Realities, and Failing Marriages

By Scott Adlerberg | July 1, 2022

Ishmael Reed’s Hoodoo Detective

By Scott Adlerberg | April 6, 2020

Borges, Bioy Casares and the Dawn of Argentine Mystery

Borges, Bioy Casares and the Dawn of Argentine Mystery

The Literary Icons Who Brought Detective Fiction to Argentina

By Scott Adlerberg | July 25, 2018

The Power of Pulp Fiction: Girl Gangs, Biker Boys and More

The Power of Pulp Fiction: Girl Gangs, Biker Boys and More

On the Counterculture Politics of Trashy 1950s Novels

By Scott Adlerberg | December 7, 2017

Vernon Sullivan: The Bestselling Writer Who Didn't Exist

Vernon Sullivan: The Bestselling Writer Who Didn't Exist

How Boris Vian Went Way Beyond Cultural Appropriation

By Scott Adlerberg | March 30, 2017

If Nabokov Wrote Thrillers...

If Nabokov Wrote Thrillers...

The Tale of Gaito Gazdanov, Lost White Russian Writer of Genius

By Scott Adlerberg | July 14, 2016