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<em>The Great Muppet Caper</em> Is the Loveliest Crime Movie Ever

The Great Muppet Caper Is the Loveliest Crime Movie Ever

Four decades ago, a ragtag group of vaguely self-aware puppets solved the greatest jewel heist in the world, and it was wonderful.

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 26, 2020

The 12 Greatest, Strangest, Most Transfixing Dance Scenes in the History of Crime Movies

The 12 Greatest, Strangest, Most Transfixing Dance Scenes in the History of Crime Movies

Because people may cheat, steal, and kill, but their hips don't lie.

By Dwyer Murphy | June 26, 2020

The Uncanny Appeal of Sole Survivor Stories

The Uncanny Appeal of Sole Survivor Stories

We weren't meant to fly, but we do. Stories of crash survivors speak to something primitive—and mysterious—in us.

By Richard Farrell | June 25, 2020

The Best Books of 2020 (So Far)

The Best Books of 2020 (So Far)

A look at the year's best crime novels, mysteries and thrillers, with the full understanding that it's only June, barely past the solstice.

By CrimeReads | June 24, 2020

Ottessa Moshfegh on Dreams, Nightmares, and a Rediscovered Novel

Ottessa Moshfegh on Dreams, Nightmares, and a Rediscovered Novel

The author of some of the darkest, most disturbing novels in years wants people to know: she's not April Ludgate.

By Michael Seidlinger | June 24, 2020

<em>American Gods</em> has a new annotated version with a Sherlockian twist

American Gods has a new annotated version with a Sherlockian twist

American Gods">Catching up with Leslie Klinger to discuss his "Sherlockian" approach to annotating Neil Gaiman's American Gods

By Aaron Robertson | June 24, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Uneasy Noirs of
Stephen King

By Nick Kolakowski | June 22, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #13

By Otto Penzler | June 22, 2020

Can You Really Separate Edgar Allan Poe's Work from His Life?

By Sarah Weinman | June 19, 2020

How to Write Legal Thrillers That Won't Drive Lawyers Crazy with Mistakes and Inventions

How to Write Legal Thrillers That Won't Drive Lawyers Crazy with Mistakes and Inventions

I Object...To Unrealistic Courtroom Drama

By Craig Pittman | June 19, 2020

Virginia Kellogg: The Forgotten Screenwriter Behind A String of Classic Noirs

Virginia Kellogg: The Forgotten Screenwriter Behind A String of Classic Noirs

She wrote some of the greatest crime movies in Hollywood's Golden Age. Today, we know almost nothing about her.

By Chris McGinley | June 19, 2020

Perry Mason and the Case of the Wildly Successful, Perpetually Restless Author

Perry Mason and the Case of the Wildly Successful, Perpetually Restless Author

Erle Stanley Gardner had an idea for a lawyer who liked to brawl on behalf of the little guy. 170 million copies later, he had an icon.

By Lee Randall | June 18, 2020

Are We Only Capable of Writing Liars?

Are We Only Capable of Writing Liars?

An author reflects on an attempt to write a truthful narrator.

By Elizabeth Kay | June 18, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #14

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #14

Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)

By Otto Penzler | June 18, 2020

8 Debut Novels You Should Read This June

8 Debut Novels You Should Read This June

The month's best debuts in crime, mystery, and thrillers

By CrimeReads | June 17, 2020

Crime in a Tenured Position: <br>The Feminist Mysteries of Carolyn Heilbrun

Crime in a Tenured Position:
The Feminist Mysteries of Carolyn Heilbrun

As Amanda Cross, Carolyn Heilbrun used her Kate Fansler series to explore academia, politics, and modern womanhood.

By Marlowe Benn | June 17, 2020

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