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    On the Coen Brothers’ Bitter, Brokenhearted Noir, <br><em>Miller’s Crossing</em>

    On the Coen Brothers’ Bitter, Brokenhearted Noir,
    Miller’s Crossing

    Olivia Rutigliano reflects on the classic gangster film as it heads to the Criterion Collection

    By Olivia Rutigliano | February 8, 2022

    Sara Gran Considers The Art of Suspense

    Sara Gran Considers The Art of Suspense

    Or, Five Pointers to Keep Your Readers Riveted

    By Sara Gran | February 8, 2022

    Must-Read Crime Fiction by Filipino Authors

    Must-Read Crime Fiction by Filipino Authors

    Mia P. Manansala wants to expand your book world with these mysteries and thrillers from Filipino writers.

    By Mia P. Manansala | February 8, 2022

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | February 7, 2022

    Saved By Quilting: A Crime Writer's Ode To Crafting

    Saved By Quilting: A Crime Writer's Ode To Crafting

    How moving to Paducah, Kentucky, the quilting capital of the world, helped one mystery novelist recover from deep depression.

    By Bruce Leonard | February 7, 2022

    The Deadpan Insanity of

    The Deadpan Insanity of "The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window"

    The new show has viewers asking: "What the hell am I watching?"

    By Hector DeJean | February 4, 2022

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    By Lisa Levy | February 4, 2022

    Shop Talk: Laura Lippman Is a Morning Writer (But the Walk Comes First)

    By Eli Cranor | February 3, 2022

    How Lee Child's <em>Killing Floor</em> Was Transformed Into

    How Lee Child's Killing Floor Was Transformed Into "Reacher"

    After years of waiting, Reacher fans have a new hero—and a story that goes back to the beginning. Lee Child's biographer, Heather Martin, looks at the brand new series.

    By Heather Martin | February 3, 2022

    Crime and Redemption in the Films of the Dardenne Brothers

    Crime and Redemption in the Films of the Dardenne Brothers

    The Belgian filmmakers have been exploring the quieter, more human moments of crime stories since the very beginning.

    By Chris McGinley | February 3, 2022

    Finding Inspiration At A Former Military Base on the Big Island

    Finding Inspiration At A Former Military Base on the Big Island

    There is much fodder for crime fiction in Hawaiʻi's long and complicated relationship with the US military.

    By Robert McCaw | February 3, 2022

    Beyond Helpmates and Victims: The Rise of the Proto-Feminist Detective Novel

    Beyond Helpmates and Victims: The Rise of the Proto-Feminist Detective Novel

    "The star detective writers of the post-war period were all women—and working women too."

    By Michelle Birkby | February 3, 2022

    Sherlock Holmes's Artistic Ancestry

    Sherlock Holmes's Artistic Ancestry

    Why did Conan Doyle decide to connect his fictional character with the Vernets, a family of distinguished French artists?

    By Timothy Miller | February 2, 2022

    Paul Vidich on the Pleasures of the Literary Spy Novel and the Ethical Ambiguities of the Late Cold War

    Paul Vidich on the Pleasures of the Literary Spy Novel and the Ethical Ambiguities of the Late Cold War

    Vidich discusses his new novel, a Berlin tale with a nod to Hitchcock and a fascinating basis in the memoirs of Stasi spy chiefs.

    By Alex Segura | February 2, 2022

    The Art of Throwing Truly Memorable Parties – In Suspense Novels

    The Art of Throwing Truly Memorable Parties – In Suspense Novels

    Lara Elena Donnelly on dinner parties, galas, country weekends and the many tortures they inflict on characters with secrets to hide.

    By Lara Elena Donnelly | February 2, 2022

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