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

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

Double Indemnity (1944)

By Otto Penzler | June 22, 2020

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

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

Sarah Weinman on "the Gordian knot holding together Poe's tumultuous life and fragmented personality with his body of work"—and an audacious biography.

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

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By Otto Penzler | June 18, 2020

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By CrimeReads | June 17, 2020

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

By Marlowe Benn | June 17, 2020

India's Most Celebrated Film Director Was Also a Bestselling Detective Novelist

India's Most Celebrated Film Director Was Also a Bestselling Detective Novelist

Reflecting on the brilliant career of Satyajit Ray

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 17, 2020

The Unbearable Dread of the Slow-Burn Car Chase Scene

The Unbearable Dread of the Slow-Burn Car Chase Scene

Some car chases unfold at high speeds. Others take their time and trace their way into the dark corners of your soul.

By Jessica Barry | June 16, 2020

10 Physicians Who Also Write Crime Fiction

10 Physicians Who Also Write Crime Fiction

From Arthur Conan Doyle to Tess Gerritsen, medical professionals have also excelled at writing mysteries.

By Molly Odintz | June 16, 2020

Writers Under Lockdown: Surviving (and Writing) During a Pandemic

Writers Under Lockdown: Surviving (and Writing) During a Pandemic

Is anyone getting any writing done these days? Contributors to a new anthology share stories of creativity, inspiration, and outrage.

By Nick Kolakowski | June 15, 2020

The Mostly Forgotten Irish Crime Novelist at the Center of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction

The Mostly Forgotten Irish Crime Novelist at the Center of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction

On the enormously influential works of a Golden Age innovator.

By Shane Mawe | June 15, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #15

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #15

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

By Otto Penzler | June 15, 2020

Bone, Blood & Bigots: On 'The Liberation of L.B. Jones'

Bone, Blood & Bigots: On 'The Liberation of L.B. Jones'

A 1965 novel about racial injustice and police brutality in the Deep South was hailed by critics and made into a major movie. The story would haunt its author until the bitter end.

By Michael Gonzales | June 11, 2020

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