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Why <em>The Sting</em> Is Still the Ultimate Grifter Movie

Why The Sting Is Still the Ultimate Grifter Movie

In George Roy Hill's legendary confidence game, seeing is both believing and make-believing.

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 27, 2020

Memories of a Coroner's Daughter

Memories of a Coroner's Daughter

How Growing Up With The Dead Made Me Into A Crime Writer

By Jennifer Graeser Dornbush | August 27, 2020

5 International Crime Novels You Should Read This August

5 International Crime Novels You Should Read This August

Columbian noir, French comedy, Argentine metafiction, and more.

By CrimeReads | August 26, 2020

Carl Hiaasen on Palm Beach, Slithery Characters, and Florida Crime Fiction

Carl Hiaasen on Palm Beach, Slithery Characters, and Florida Crime Fiction

The author's latest novel takes on absurdity and corruption in the Mar-a-Lago set.

By Dwyer Murphy | August 25, 2020

How Are Crime Authors Going to Address the Pandemic in Their New Books?

How Are Crime Authors Going to Address the Pandemic in Their New Books?

Wendy Corsi Staub talks with today's authors to find out how they're tackling the new era of COVID.

By Wendy Corsi Staub | August 25, 2020

Uva de Aragón:

Uva de Aragón: "A Novel Is a Closed World"

Teresa Dovalpage and Uva de Aragón discuss Cuban fiction, food, and writing across languages.

By Teresa Dovalpage | August 25, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Greatest Crime Film of All-Time: The Third Man

By Otto Penzler | August 24, 2020

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads | August 24, 2020

Learning to Write
From My Mother

By Peter Abrahams | August 24, 2020

Jennifer Hillier on Being the Murder Mom

Jennifer Hillier on Being the Murder Mom

This Week on Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast

By Unlikeable Female Characters | August 24, 2020

What Is the Canadian Dream? And How Do You Write About It?

What Is the Canadian Dream? And How Do You Write About It?

In part two of a roundtable discussion, women crime authors discuss systemic injustice, police brutality, and pandemic writing.

By Lisa Levy | August 21, 2020

Why Are We So Fascinated by Houses in Literature?

Why Are We So Fascinated by Houses in Literature?

On the profoundly disturbing notion that home is not safe, and we are prisoners within our own walls.

By Kate Riordan | August 21, 2020

When

When "The Other Woman" Becomes the Main Character

From the Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast

By Unlikeable Female Characters | August 21, 2020

Jack Reacher and The Grand Unified Theory of Thrillers

Jack Reacher and The Grand Unified Theory of Thrillers

Malcolm Gladwell dives into the world of Lee Child and his legendary wandering warrior.

By Malcolm Gladwell | August 20, 2020

The Women of Canadian Crime Fiction: A Roundtable Discussion

The Women of Canadian Crime Fiction: A Roundtable Discussion

Canada is experiencing a boom in crime fiction. We assembled some of the leading lights for a wide-ranging conversation.

By Lisa Levy | August 20, 2020

Music History, Noir, and the Plot Against Hip Hop

Music History, Noir, and the Plot Against Hip Hop

Author, filmmaker, and music journalist Nelson George on the book-within-a-book that appears in all his novels.

By Nelson George | August 20, 2020

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