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Remembering Mark Pryor, beloved crime novelist and iconic Austinite

Remembering Mark Pryor, beloved crime novelist and iconic Austinite

"Everyone was welcome in his world"

By Scott Montgomery | October 30, 2026

Remembering Daniel Woodrell

Remembering Daniel Woodrell

Celebrating the bleak, beautiful poetry of an iconic voice in crime fiction

By Scott Montgomery | December 19, 2025

Ace Atkins On Cold War Childhoods, 1980s Pop Culture, and His New Spy Novel

Ace Atkins On Cold War Childhoods, 1980s Pop Culture, and His New Spy Novel

What did it mean to grow up against a backdrop of impending nuclear doom, while also watching the Goonies?

By Scott Montgomery | December 9, 2025

After 25 Years of Crime Reissues, Stark House Press Is Still Going Hard(boiled)

After 25 Years of Crime Reissues, Stark House Press Is Still Going Hard(boiled)

Catching up with the publishers behind Stark House's quarter-century of dedication to the genre and its history

By Scott Montgomery | April 25, 2025

Remembering the Bleak, Beautiful Poetry of Ken Bruen's Noir

Remembering the Bleak, Beautiful Poetry of Ken Bruen's Noir

Bruen wrote unflinchingly of the darkest parts of society, and his Jack Taylor series was the epitome of noir style.

By Scott Montgomery | April 7, 2025

The Evolution of Joe Lansdale's Hap and Leonard

The Evolution of Joe Lansdale's Hap and Leonard

How a liberal redneck and a conservative gay Black man formed one of crime fiction's most enduring odd couples.

By Scott Montgomery | September 18, 2020

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Craig Johnson on the Enduring Popularity of Longmire and Its Deeply Human Characters

By Scott Montgomery | September 18, 2019

The Evolution of Walt Longmire: Somewhere Between Laughter and Death

By Scott Montgomery | July 18, 2019

Craig Johnson on Westerns, Decency, and Longmire Days

By Scott Montgomery | September 6, 2018

The Evolution of<br> Hap and Leonard

The Evolution of
Hap and Leonard

Joe Lansdale on the Social Issues Infusing a Beloved Series

By Scott Montgomery | April 25, 2018