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How I Stopped Worrying About the Rules and Learned to Write a Mystery Novel

How I Stopped Worrying About the Rules and Learned to Write a Mystery Novel

Workshops, an MFA, and a pair of literary novels couldn't prepare him for the intricate workings of noir, so he turned to the masters.

By Sung J. Woo | July 14, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 10

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 10

The French Connection (1971)

By Otto Penzler | July 13, 2020

What Does It Take for Two People To Actually Write a Novel Together?

What Does It Take for Two People To Actually Write a Novel Together?

Smith Henderson and Jon Marc Smith on the ups and downs of collaborative writing and the years-long quest to create a thriller.

By Smith Henderson and Jon Marc Smith | July 13, 2020

7 International True Crime Podcasts You Should Be Listening To

7 International True Crime Podcasts You Should Be Listening To

Con men, fugitives, Irish gangsters, and more.

By Paul French | July 13, 2020

10 New Books Coming Out <br>This Week

10 New Books Coming Out
This Week

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

By CrimeReads | July 13, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 8

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 8

Out of the Past (1947)

By Otto Penzler | July 13, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Finally, A New Children's Book About Agatha Christie

By Radha Vatsal | July 10, 2020

What's Wrong With the Strong Female Character?

By Unlikeable Female Characters | July 10, 2020

How I Helped Bring Gay Men to the World of International Thrillers—And Found a Readership of Women in the Process

By Timothy Jay Smith | July 10, 2020

The Missing Link Between Golden Age Detectives, Hardboiled Noir, and Hallucinogenic Adventure

The Missing Link Between Golden Age Detectives, Hardboiled Noir, and Hallucinogenic Adventure

Diving into the world of Joel Townsley Rogers's The Red Right Hand

By Joe R. Lansdale | July 10, 2020

The Day Dashiell Hammett Was Dragged Into Court Over a Bail Fund for Political Prisoners and Refused to Name Names

The Day Dashiell Hammett Was Dragged Into Court Over a Bail Fund for Political Prisoners and Refused to Name Names

The godfather of noir fiction went up against a notorious Communist hunter and refused to back down. It would cost him his freedom.

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 9, 2020

My First Thriller: Steve Berry

My First Thriller: Steve Berry

After twelve years and eighty-six submissions, Steve Berry's persistence finally paid off with the launch of a blockbuster series.

By Rick Pullen | July 9, 2020

The Massively Popular, Mostly Forgotten Craze for American Style Noir in WWII-Era Britain

The Massively Popular, Mostly Forgotten Craze for American Style Noir in WWII-Era Britain

In 1939, amidst violence and wartime shortages, one hardboiled noir took the nation by storm, provoked moral outrage, and inspired legions of imitators.

By Andrew Nette | July 9, 2020

Don't Stay In These Famous Literary Haunted Houses!

Don't Stay In These Famous Literary Haunted Houses!

Yes, the historic architecture is appealing and the price is right, but the blood oozing out of the wall is a deal breaker...

By Riley Sager | July 9, 2020

A Brief History of Queer Women Detectives in Crime Fiction

A Brief History of Queer Women Detectives in Crime Fiction

"The first well-drawn, fully-developed queer women characters I ever encountered were in the pages of crime fiction."

By Kristen Lepionka | July 8, 2020

Do the Best Adaptations Keep the Author At Arm's Length?

Do the Best Adaptations Keep the Author At Arm's Length?

A screenwriter and crime writer thinks back on 20 years of the collaborative process.

By David Klass | July 8, 2020

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