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    Neo-Noir on the Nile: Crime Writing in Cairo

    Neo-Noir on the Nile: Crime Writing in Cairo

    Social Commentary and Censorship in Egypt's Thriving Mystery Scene

    By Paul French | November 20, 2017

    Why I Turned From Writing Romantic Comedies to Thrillers

    Why I Turned From Writing Romantic Comedies to Thrillers

    On Switching Genres and Discovering a New Way of Writing

    By C.L. Taylor | November 17, 2017

    The High Drama and Epic Violence of Small Rural Towns

    The High Drama and Epic Violence of Small Rural Towns

    Frank Bill's Guided Glimpse at the Violent Truth Behind Rural Noir

    By Frank Bill | November 13, 2017

    Beijing: Finding Crime in a <br>Harmonious City

    Beijing: Finding Crime in a
    Harmonious City

    In Search of Beijing's Spies, Private Eyes, and Homicides

    By Paul French | October 30, 2017

    Five Crime Must-Reads Coming in November

    Five Crime Must-Reads Coming in November

    From Iceland to LA, Manhattan to the Suburbs, November Has It All

    By Lisa Levy | October 27, 2017

    Cold War Noir: 10 Novels That Defined an Anxious Era

    Cold War Noir: 10 Novels That Defined an Anxious Era

    From Greene to le Carré to Putin v. Trump, Cold War Stories Are Still in the Air

    By John Lawton | October 26, 2017

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    The Graduate Research Paper That Helped Me Solve a Century-Old Crime

    By Rachel McCarthy James | October 25, 2017

    The Many Careers of Joe Ide

    By Lisa Levy | October 20, 2017

    Murder in the Mediterranean: Crime Writing on Corsica

    By Paul French | October 16, 2017

    The Perils of Parenting as <br>a True Crime Author

    The Perils of Parenting as
    a True Crime Author

    How Do You Explain Murder to a Seven-Year-Old?

    By Kate Winkler Dawson | October 11, 2017

    Female Serial Killers Are More Common Than You Think

    Female Serial Killers Are More Common Than You Think

    Tori Telfer Wonders Why We Have Such a Hard Time Imagining Murderous Women

    By Tori Telfer | October 10, 2017

    Otto Penzler's Crime and Mystery Picks for Fall

    Otto Penzler's Crime and Mystery Picks for Fall

    From Off-Duty Cops to the Shadows of Prague

    By Otto Penzler | October 6, 2017

    Vienna, City of Spies, Shrinks, and Shadows

    Vienna, City of Spies, Shrinks, and Shadows

    Paul French Tours the Dark Side of the Austrian Capital

    By Paul French | October 4, 2017

    5 Crime Must-Reads Coming in October

    5 Crime Must-Reads Coming in October

    From Swedish Procedurals to Heartbreaking True Crime

    By Lisa Levy | September 29, 2017

    Attica Locke on the Rise of the Aryan Brotherhood, and Never Quite Leaving East Texas

    Attica Locke on the Rise of the Aryan Brotherhood, and Never Quite Leaving East Texas

    The Author of Bluebird, Bluebird Talks About Her Roots, the Blues, and Cowboy Boots

    By Dwyer Murphy | September 21, 2017

    When the Devil Comes to Town: Solving a Bloody, 100-Year-Old Murder

    When the Devil Comes to Town: Solving a Bloody, 100-Year-Old Murder

    The True Crime Story of The Man from the Train

    By Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James | September 21, 2017

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