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    Crimen Latino: Latin Crime Fiction Is the Genre’s New Wave

    Crimen Latino: Latin Crime Fiction Is the Genre’s New Wave

    The new noir moves between borders, languages, and cultures.

    By Gabino Iglesias | November 15, 2019

    Paul Tremblay on the Absurdities of Modern Life

    Paul Tremblay on the Absurdities of Modern Life

    The cult horror writer talks crime fiction, narcolepsy, and why the world needs a YA novel about Charles Manson

    By Max Booth III | November 14, 2019

    Femmes Fatales<br> and the Shattering of the <br>Capitalist Dream  

    Femmes Fatales
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    Capitalist Dream  

    Reconsidering a 20th century crime trope, and what it says about the evolution of noir.

    By Nick Kolakowski | November 13, 2019

    When You Write Your Worst Fears in Your Novel—And Then They Come True

    When You Write Your Worst Fears in Your Novel—And Then They Come True

    When fictional tragedies materialize in real-life.

    By Amber Cowie | November 12, 2019

    Martha Grimes Has Plenty of Style

    Martha Grimes Has Plenty of Style

    The author of the acclaimed Richard Jury series on craft, human kindness, and our changing world.

    By Molly Odintz | November 11, 2019

    <em>Motherless Brooklyn</em> Is About the Mystery of Self-Expression—Adapting It Was Never Going to Be Easy

    Motherless Brooklyn Is About the Mystery of Self-Expression—Adapting It Was Never Going to Be Easy

    A postmodern '90s novel becomes a '50s noir.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | November 8, 2019

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    26 Years Later, Nicholas Meyer Is Returning to Sherlock Holmes. Why Now?

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    By Noah Hawley | November 5, 2019

    Joseph Kanon: Why Spies Are the Ideal Subjects for Writers

    Joseph Kanon: Why Spies Are the Ideal Subjects for Writers

    Two spy novelists sit down to discuss fiction, turning points in history, how we inherited our world from The Third Man.

    By Paul Vidich | November 5, 2019

    Atmospheric Pressure: <br><em>The Big Sleep</em> at Eighty

    Atmospheric Pressure:
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    80 years ago, Raymond Chandler reinvented crime fiction with a novel that valued atmosphere—and style—above all else.

    By Janet Roger | November 1, 2019

    The Literary Roots of Backcountry Noir

    The Literary Roots of Backcountry Noir

    In rural crime fiction, families are bound together like chain gangs.

    By Jake Hinkson | November 1, 2019

    The Real <em>Dracula</em> Is a Detective Story—and an Incredibly Complex, Fascinating Mystery

    The Real Dracula Is a Detective Story—and an Incredibly Complex, Fascinating Mystery

    Forget what you think you know about the ur-vampire story. Bram Stoker's masterpiece was a sprawling, radical detective novel.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | October 31, 2019

    The Best Book Covers of October

    The Best Book Covers of October

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    CrimeReads Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of October

    CrimeReads Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of October

    Charles Willeford's Miami, Richard Wright's crime novel, and the cultural legacy of Nancy Drew.

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    The State of the Crime Novel: A Roundtable Discussion with Crime Authors

    The State of the Crime Novel: A Roundtable Discussion with Crime Authors

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