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‘Funny, How?’ Why Comedy is Crucial in Crime Writing

‘Funny, How?’ Why Comedy is Crucial in Crime Writing

From the earliest days of crime fiction, humor has always been one of the author's most important weapons.

By Christopher Fowler | January 11, 2021

All Epistolary Novels Are Mysteries

All Epistolary Novels Are Mysteries

What's more suspenseful than waiting on a letter from someone with a story to tell?

By Amy Stewart | January 11, 2021

Carolina Garcia-Aguilera: The Woman Who Brought the Cuban-American Experience to Miami Noir

Carolina Garcia-Aguilera: The Woman Who Brought the Cuban-American Experience to Miami Noir

In 1980s Miami, she was a mother of three who wanted to write crime novels. So she got herself a job as a private eye.

By Craig Pittman | January 8, 2021

My First Thriller: Lawrence Block

My First Thriller: Lawrence Block

Sixty years later, Block says writing midcentury erotica was an "ideal apprenticeship" for a life in crime fiction.

By Rick Pullen | January 7, 2021

PI Storytelling Through the Ages: Books, Blogs and Podcasts by Real Private Eyes

PI Storytelling Through the Ages: Books, Blogs and Podcasts by Real Private Eyes

If you want to stalk real private investigators and learn their secrets, all you have to do is read, listen, and subscribe.

By Kim Green | January 6, 2021

This 1970s Film About Ross Macdonald Is Fascinating and Unexpectedly Beautiful

This 1970s Film About Ross Macdonald Is Fascinating and Unexpectedly Beautiful

A 1977 documentary that aired on PBS shows the legendary author working and swimming, alive with ideas.

By Dwyer Murphy | January 4, 2021

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Why Classic Crime Fiction Was Obsessed With Fashion

By Tara Moss | December 29, 2020

How John Le Carré Reinvented the Spy Novel

By Paul Vidich | December 24, 2020

Walter Mosley on Devil in a Blue Dress, Thirty Years Later

By Walter Mosley | December 17, 2020

Reacher, Prospero, and Child

Reacher, Prospero, and Child

The links connecting two writers—William Shakespeare and Lee Child—run deeper than you might think.

By Heather Martin | December 16, 2020

Graphic Content: Into the Crime-Riddled 1980's Los Angeles of Ethan Reckless

Graphic Content: Into the Crime-Riddled 1980's Los Angeles of Ethan Reckless

Ed Brubaker on private eyes, pulp thrillers, and his latest collaboration with Sean Phillips, Reckless

By Alex Segura | December 16, 2020

The Lost Art of the

The Lost Art of the "Cast of Characters" Lists That Opened Midcentury Mystery Novels

Wordplay, witty insults, and the occasionally lurid remark rounded out a popular feature of paperback crime novels.

By J. Kingston Pierce | December 15, 2020

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

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