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Learning to Love the Unreliable Narrator

Learning to Love the Unreliable Narrator

Reliable narrators are a myth—it's time we do away with them.

By Jean Kwok | June 7, 2019

Agatha Christie and the Case of the Unwieldy Adaptation

Agatha Christie and the Case of the Unwieldy Adaptation

Christie knew when to stop writing a detective novel. Today's flashy adaptations over-embellish the source material.

By Radha Vatsal | June 6, 2019

Psychological Thrillers Demand Complex Villains

Psychological Thrillers Demand Complex Villains

On Finding Ambiguity in Characters and Figures We Disdain

By Nathan Ripley | June 5, 2019

James Ellroy, David Milch and a Dark, Twisted Vision of History

James Ellroy, David Milch and a Dark, Twisted Vision of History

Two Noir Icons Explore Atrocity and Redemption in America

By Zach Vasquez | June 4, 2019

The Best Book Covers of May

The Best Book Covers of May

The Best Book Designs in Crime, Mystery, and Thrillers

By CrimeReads | May 30, 2019

John Douglas on His Life's Work: Talking with Killers

John Douglas on His Life's Work: Talking with Killers

John Douglas was a groundbreaking FBI profiler and interviewed the world's worst killers. Now, he looks back at the darkest cases.

By Lisa Levy | May 29, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

On Chicago, and the Joys and Agonies of Choosing a Setting for Your Crime Novel

By Tracy Clark | May 29, 2019

Ian Fleming Explains How to Write a Thriller, Circa 1963

By Emily Temple | May 28, 2019

Sara Paretsky Writes What's On Her Mind

By Lori Rader-Day | May 28, 2019

Are There Any Subjects Too Dark for Crime Fiction?

Are There Any Subjects Too Dark for Crime Fiction?

Crime Authors Debate the Possibilities & Limits of Noir...And Also Dinosaurs

By Hannah Mary McKinnon | May 28, 2019

Raymond Chandler's Grudge Against British Mysteries, Reconsidered

Raymond Chandler's Grudge Against British Mysteries, Reconsidered

Chandler slammed English detective novels and their authors time and again. But he didn't hate the literature, just the class snobbery.

By Curtis Evans | May 24, 2019

The Most Iconic Nose Injuries in the History of (Crime) Film

The Most Iconic Nose Injuries in the History of (Crime) Film

Sometimes a Busted Nose Is What Makes a Movie Truly Great

By Dwyer Murphy | May 23, 2019

Revisiting the Social Climber Novel and the American Dream

Revisiting the Social Climber Novel and the American Dream

Tom Ripley, Jay Gatsby, and a Quintessential American Art Form

By Anna Pitoniak | May 23, 2019

Donald Goines and the Birth of Black Pulp Fiction

Donald Goines and the Birth of Black Pulp Fiction

The man who ushered in a new era of stories by black people, for black people, about the black urban experience.

By Kinohi Nishikawa | May 22, 2019

Harper Lee and Truman Capote: Partners in Crime

Harper Lee and Truman Capote: Partners in Crime

Capote wanted an "assistant researchist." Lee got a train to Kansas and helped to revolutionize crime literature.

By Casey Cep | May 17, 2019

The Groundbreaking Art of <br>Jim Steranko

The Groundbreaking Art of
Jim Steranko

How a maverick artist's dark vision transformed the comics world and ushered in the graphic novel

By Michael Gonzales | May 16, 2019

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