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7 Crime Tropes We Really Could Do Without

7 Crime Tropes We Really Could Do Without

It's time for a genre full of cliches to clean up its act.

By Abigail Tarttelin | October 28, 2019

How to Write Crime Fiction Set in the Near Future

How to Write Crime Fiction Set in the Near Future

"It isn’t so much about what’s possible, but what’s plausible."

By Steven James | October 28, 2019

We Need Noir—Because the Truth Is Dark, Messy, and Sometimes Ugly

We Need Noir—Because the Truth Is Dark, Messy, and Sometimes Ugly

Steph Cha looks at the divides of the crime writing community.

By Steph Cha | October 25, 2019

Attica Locke:

Attica Locke: "My unconscious is a better writer than I am."

The Texas crime author on the legacy of history, the resurgence of prejudice, and the meaning of forgiveness.

By Molly Odintz | October 25, 2019

The Strange Story of Richard Wright’s Lost Crime Novel, <em>Savage Holiday</em>

The Strange Story of Richard Wright’s Lost Crime Novel, Savage Holiday

In 1954, at the height of his fame, Wright published a thriller with a white psychotic hero. The literary world did not approve.

By Michael Gonzales | October 23, 2019

<em>All the President's Men</em> Was Crime Literature—The Ukraine Scandal Is Something Else

All the President's Men Was Crime Literature—The Ukraine Scandal Is Something Else

Presidential scandals and the writing of a mystery classic

By Noah Berlatsky | October 21, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Life and Times of Charles Willeford—Miami's Weird, Wonderful Master of Noir

By Craig Pittman | October 18, 2019

Joyce Carol Oates Talks Crime Fiction, Character, and Cats

By Thomas Pluck | October 16, 2019

The Art of Blending Crime
and Humor

By Tim Maleeny | October 16, 2019

Can Everyone Stop Slagging Off Brighton, Already?

Can Everyone Stop Slagging Off Brighton, Already?

In defense of the once-seedy, now-sparkling crime fiction mecca.

By Lynne Truss | October 16, 2019

Susan Isaacs Has Some Very Helpful Pointers When It Comes to Finishing Your Book

Susan Isaacs Has Some Very Helpful Pointers When It Comes to Finishing Your Book

"Writing is a job. You have to work regular hours and show up even when you’d rather be doing something else."

By CrimeReads | October 16, 2019

In Defense of the Supernatural in Detective Fiction

In Defense of the Supernatural in Detective Fiction

John Connolly on the long tradition of mixing mystery and the paranormal

By John Connolly | October 15, 2019

Steph Cha Is Reimagining the Los Angeles Crime Novel

Steph Cha Is Reimagining the Los Angeles Crime Novel

Family, Race, and the Aftermath in 1990's L.A.

By Lisa Levy | October 15, 2019

Dorothy L. Sayers: A Crime Reader's Guide to the Classics

Dorothy L. Sayers: A Crime Reader's Guide to the Classics

Lord Peter Wimsey, Harriet Vane, and a Queen of Crime

By Neil Nyren | October 11, 2019

Bickle’s Lament: The Cinematic Lineage of the Angry White Loner

Bickle’s Lament: The Cinematic Lineage of the Angry White Loner

Why generations of filmmakers can't seem to quit a troubled figure.

By Zach Vasquez | October 11, 2019

Celebrating Elmore Leonard's

Celebrating Elmore Leonard's "Rules for Writing"

The master craftsman gave us more than just the 10 rules—and they're all good ones.

By Dwyer Murphy | October 11, 2019

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