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McIlvanney and Me: Ian Rankin Remembers the Man Who Created Tartan Noir

McIlvanney and Me: Ian Rankin Remembers the Man Who Created Tartan Noir

William McIlvanney's pitch black noirs, featuring Inspector Laidlaw's disturbing adventures in the Glasgow underworld, made Scotland into a world capital of crime fiction.

By Ian Rankin | September 7, 2021

Lisa Jewell on Craft, Inspiration, and Why She Needed to Write a Boarding School Murder Mystery

Lisa Jewell on Craft, Inspiration, and Why She Needed to Write a Boarding School Murder Mystery

More than twenty years later, Jewell still resists making any firm plans for her novels.

By Daneet Steffens | September 7, 2021

In <em>Only Murders in the Building</em>, a mystery isn't a mystery until it's a production

In Only Murders in the Building, a mystery isn't a mystery until it's a production

In the new series, three neighbors investigate a murder in their apartment building while making a true crime podcast about it.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 3, 2021

'The Way of the Gun’ Was a Nihilistic Rebuke To Everything Cool in Nineties Crime Cinema

'The Way of the Gun’ Was a Nihilistic Rebuke To Everything Cool in Nineties Crime Cinema

And it deserves a cult status of its own.

By Nick Kolakowski | September 3, 2021

The Puzzling Life and Uncertain Death of Heinrich Feldmann, A Spy in the First World War

The Puzzling Life and Uncertain Death of Heinrich Feldmann, A Spy in the First World War

The Neutral Netherlands spent WWI riddled with spies, secret agents, and deserters. Their stories are incomplete, and all the more fascinating for it.

By Anna Lee Huber | September 3, 2021

How <em>The French Connection</em> Reinvented (and Exploded) the Police Procedural

How The French Connection Reinvented (and Exploded) the Police Procedural

William Friedkin's 1971 masterpiece is all about the chase. That's what distinguishes it from everything that came before and after.

By Chris McGinley | September 2, 2021

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By Olivia Rutigliano | September 2, 2021

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By Gill Paul | September 2, 2021

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By CrimeReads | September 1, 2021

Remembering <em>Harry O</em>, The Seventies' Second Best, Mostly Forgotten Private Eye Series

Remembering Harry O, The Seventies' Second Best, Mostly Forgotten Private Eye Series

'The Rockford Files' may have outshone the darker noir of 'Harry O', but David Janssen's gumshoe series had lofty ambitions, too.

By J. Kingston Pierce | September 1, 2021

The Luxury Hotels That Gave Succor to the Queens of Golden Age Crime Fiction

The Luxury Hotels That Gave Succor to the Queens of Golden Age Crime Fiction

A look at the most inspiring and atmospheric writerly accommodations of the 1920s and 30s.

By Hannah Dennison | September 1, 2021

Let’s All Be Final Girls

Let’s All Be Final Girls

Stephen Graham Jones on the evolution of the slasher film and its central figure—the final girl.

By Stephen Graham Jones | August 31, 2021

Manhunter Takes Down Thief: How Michael Mann’s Early Career Led to ‘Heat’

Manhunter Takes Down Thief: How Michael Mann’s Early Career Led to ‘Heat’

'Heat' is the director's masterpiece. It was also the culmination of decades of experimenting with the archetypal cops and thieves.

By Nick Kolakowski | August 31, 2021

8 Thrillers about Women Breaking Free, Losing Control, and Taking Charge

8 Thrillers about Women Breaking Free, Losing Control, and Taking Charge

In an age of strong female characters, these novels track their protagonists' journeys towards empowerment.

By Jaye Viner | August 31, 2021

Announcing the 2021 Anthony Award winners

Announcing the 2021 Anthony Award winners

Congratulations to everyone!

By CrimeReads | August 30, 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month: August 2021

The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month: August 2021

New books from Megan Abbott, Stephen King, Naomi Hirahara, and more.

By CrimeReads | August 30, 2021

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