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<em>Spenser: Confidential</em> Isn’t Your Father’s Spenser. Hell, It Isn’t Even Robert B. Parker’s Spenser.

Spenser: Confidential Isn’t Your Father’s Spenser. Hell, It Isn’t Even Robert B. Parker’s Spenser.

A new look and a new era for Boston's legendary private eye.

By Keith Roysdon | March 12, 2020

The Essential Crime Novels of Los Angeles

The Essential Crime Novels of Los Angeles

34 novels every lover of LA Noir should read as soon as humanly possible.

By Katie Orphan | March 11, 2020

The Evolution of the

The Evolution of the "Mildly Autistic Super-Detective"

A trope finds its way toward authenticity.

By Zack Budryk | March 11, 2020

Adventures in Historical Fiction: History is Everywhere (And Full of Surprises)

Adventures in Historical Fiction: History is Everywhere (And Full of Surprises)

You could just look up the details you need to know, but historical fiction is much more fun when you let history take you by surprise.

By John Lawton | March 11, 2020

Searching for James M. Cain's Los Angeles

Searching for James M. Cain's Los Angeles

Where have all the roadhouses gone?

By Katie Orphan | March 10, 2020

<em>Briarpatch</em> May Just Be the Coolest Show on TV

Briarpatch May Just Be the Coolest Show on TV

A new series returns to a bygone era of strange, slick crime fiction.

By Dwyer Murphy | March 10, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Michael Koryta and Alma Katsu on Horror, Craft, and Reinvention

By Michael Koryta | March 9, 2020

Writing a Crime Novel About Munchausen-By-Proxy—While Pregnant

By Emily Elgar | March 9, 2020

How Do You Write a Mystery When Every Plot Is Taken?

By Tessa Wegert | March 9, 2020

5 Psychological Thrillers You Need to Read This Month

5 Psychological Thrillers You Need to Read This Month

A banner month for these timely novels of suspense.

By Lisa Levy | March 6, 2020

Sixteen of the Most Perfect Murders in Crime Fiction

Sixteen of the Most Perfect Murders in Crime Fiction

Reading and re-reading mystery novels in pursuit of the platonic ideal of the undetectable, unsolvable crime.

By Peter Swanson | March 6, 2020

The Art of Letting Your Heroes Get Beat Up Now and Again

The Art of Letting Your Heroes Get Beat Up Now and Again

Sometimes the most powerful thing an author can do is kick a guy when he's down.

By John McMahon | March 6, 2020

Paul Vidich on Cold War Espionage, a CIA Cover-Up, and a Family Tragedy

Paul Vidich on Cold War Espionage, a CIA Cover-Up, and a Family Tragedy

The author's uncle was dosed with LSD and died outside a New York City hotel. Now, he's exploring that crime in a new thriller.

By Kevin Larimer | March 6, 2020

The 19 Best Crime-Solving Writers in Fiction, Ranked

The 19 Best Crime-Solving Writers in Fiction, Ranked

A cold, hard look at the detective and writing skills of Rick Castle, Harriet Vane, and more.

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 5, 2020

Discovery and Decay: Lost in the ’90s

Discovery and Decay: Lost in the ’90s

The formative obsessions that led to a new Brooklyn Noir.

By William Boyle | March 5, 2020

The Homme Fatal: Reimagining a Noir Archetype

The Homme Fatal: Reimagining a Noir Archetype

Dangerous partners, queer icons, and a story that became a crime novel.

By Russ Thomas | March 5, 2020

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