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Suing Hollywood

Suing Hollywood

Author Tess Gerritsen took on a Hollywood studio for screenplay theft. It was just the start of a long, strange journey.

By Tess Gerritsen | April 9, 2020

Brian De Palma and Susan Lehman Talk Noir, Scandals, and Pulpy Cover Art

Brian De Palma and Susan Lehman Talk Noir, Scandals, and Pulpy Cover Art

But they still don't tell us if snakes are necessary.

By CrimeReads | April 9, 2020

Don Winslow's Return to California Noir

Don Winslow's Return to California Noir

The author discusses socially-engaged crime fiction, surf stories, breakfast burritos, and returning to life on the coast.

By Dwyer Murphy | April 7, 2020

Honestly, Writing a Recurring Character is a Lot Like Having an Imaginary Friend

Honestly, Writing a Recurring Character is a Lot Like Having an Imaginary Friend

You don't have to stop inventing wonderful individuals just because you're an adult.

By Sulari Gentill | April 7, 2020

Ishmael Reed’s Hoodoo Detective

Ishmael Reed’s Hoodoo Detective

The 1972 cult crime novel that explores Black identity, African religion, civilizations at war, and all of recorded history.

By Scott Adlerberg | April 6, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 21

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 21

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

By Otto Penzler | April 6, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Blurring the Lines Between Criminal Justice and Popular Culture

By Scarlett Harris | April 6, 2020

Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist in history.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 3, 2020

The Rise of Australian True Crime Podcasts

By Sara Foster | April 3, 2020

Border Stories: A Guide to the Novels of Don Winslow

Border Stories: A Guide to the Novels of Don Winslow

The evolution of a career in crime fiction, from surf noir to borderland epics.

By Bruce Riordan | April 3, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 22

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 22

The Usual Suspects (1995)

By Otto Penzler | April 3, 2020

My First Thriller: Lee Child

My First Thriller: Lee Child

How the creator of Jack Reacher got fired, started writing, found a pen name, found an agent, and launched a new career.

By Rick Pullen | April 2, 2020

Raymond Chandler Wanted Cary Grant to Play Philip Marlowe.

Raymond Chandler Wanted Cary Grant to Play Philip Marlowe.

What a different movie that would have been.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 2, 2020

10 Books You Should Read This April

10 Books You Should Read This April

The month's best new crime, mystery, and thriller fiction.

By CrimeReads | April 1, 2020

These Are Plot Descriptions of Actual Episodes from the 1960s Spy Television Series <em>The Man From U.N.C.L.E</em>, and Wow they are… Insane

These Are Plot Descriptions of Actual Episodes from the 1960s Spy Television Series The Man From U.N.C.L.E, and Wow they are… Insane

Sometimes the best medicine is bonkers 60s spycraft.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 1, 2020

The Man Who Can’t Be Beat: <em>Peaky Blinders</em> and the Rise of Fascism

The Man Who Can’t Be Beat: Peaky Blinders and the Rise of Fascism

The Shelby crime family finds a new politics in 1920's Birmingham.

By Torrey Crim | March 31, 2020

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