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    Thirty Years Later, Is <em>Goodfellas</em> The Greatest Mob Movie Ever Made?

    Thirty Years Later, Is Goodfellas The Greatest Mob Movie Ever Made?

    A demented, predatory nihilism runs through Martin Scorsese's 1990 mob classic, and audiences are still cheering for it. Why?

    By Andy McCarthy | December 11, 2020

    The Politically Engaged, Wildly Entertaining Novels of Paco Ignacio Taibo II

    The Politically Engaged, Wildly Entertaining Novels of Paco Ignacio Taibo II

    He's one of the world's most popular crime writers. And his critiques of systemic corruption are as incisive as ever.

    By Gabino Iglesias | December 11, 2020

    In Praise of Second Chances

    In Praise of Second Chances

    On learning, late in life, to give things a second look (and take people as they are).

    By Jane Cleland | December 8, 2020

    The Meticulous Noir of David Fincher

    The Meticulous Noir of David Fincher

    Exploring the movies that have fed the worldview of a legendarily exacting director who inspires, and is inspired by obsession.

    By Zach Vasquez | December 4, 2020

    Jean-Patrick Manchette: Inside the Decades-Long Effort to Bring a Master of French Crime Fiction to American Readers

    Jean-Patrick Manchette: Inside the Decades-Long Effort to Bring a Master of French Crime Fiction to American Readers

    Manchette's translator reflects on the legacy of an author who revolutionized French noir (twice).

    By Donald Nicholson-Smith | December 4, 2020

    Why the Serial Killer Novel Is the New Feminist Fiction

    Why the Serial Killer Novel Is the New Feminist Fiction

    Authors are overturning the prevailing murder model

    By Chelsea G. Summers | December 3, 2020

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    The Revival of Todd Downing, The Golden Age Author Fascinated by Death in Mexico

    The Revival of Todd Downing, The Golden Age Author Fascinated by Death in Mexico

    He was an author of Choctaw descent writing traditional mysteries set in Mexico. Will a new generation discover his work?

    By James Sallis | December 1, 2020

    Five of the Greatest Ambiguous Endings in Crime Fiction

    Five of the Greatest Ambiguous Endings in Crime Fiction

    Some mysteries are like life—open-ended (and open to interpretation).

    By Caz Frear | December 1, 2020

    Why Every Crime Writer Should Know How to Spot a Fake Diamond

    Why Every Crime Writer Should Know How to Spot a Fake Diamond

    A historical fiction writer researches the history of jewels, and the women who wore these baubles best.

    By Rosemary Simpson | November 25, 2020

    How Today's Authors Are Reinvigorating Noir's Classic Tropes

    How Today's Authors Are Reinvigorating Noir's Classic Tropes

    These recent novels show that genre is in a constant state of reinvention.

    By Halley Sutton | November 24, 2020

    Cozy Mysteries and Legal Thrillers: The Intersection of Two Crime Genres

    Cozy Mysteries and Legal Thrillers: The Intersection of Two Crime Genres

    Disparate as they may seem, the cozy and the legal thriller derive from the same mysteries and influences.

    By Andrea J. Johnson | November 24, 2020

    The Enduring Noir Legacy of John Cassavetes

    The Enduring Noir Legacy of John Cassavetes

    Cassavetes was an early hero for American indie cinema. But his influence on crime films runs just as deep.

    By Zach Vasquez | November 23, 2020

    Graphic Content: A Walk Through the Dark Corners of the Irish Noir Graphic Novel

    Graphic Content: A Walk Through the Dark Corners of the Irish Noir Graphic Novel

    In Bog Bodies, Declan Shalvey and Gavin Fullerton give the crime comic a new, distinctly Irish lens.

    By Alex Segura | November 20, 2020

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