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Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #20

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #20

The Conversation (1974)

By Otto Penzler | April 16, 2020

The Hollywood Golden Age Producer Turned Cold War Spy

The Hollywood Golden Age Producer Turned Cold War Spy

Boris Morros went to Hollywood to reinvent himself at Paramount. His Soviet handlers came along for the ride.

By Jonathan Gill | April 14, 2020

Confessions of a Conspiracy Theorist

Confessions of a Conspiracy Theorist

Do conspiracy thrillers serve a valuable, humanistic function? Or are they just plain dangerous?

By Oliver Harris | April 14, 2020

Donna Leon on Italian Culture, Environmentalism, and Her Long-Running Series

Donna Leon on Italian Culture, Environmentalism, and Her Long-Running Series

The crime maestro celebrates the generosity of Italians, in both ordinary and extraordinary times.

By CrimeReads | April 13, 2020

10 of the Greatest Con Artist Movies of All-Time

10 of the Greatest Con Artist Movies of All-Time

Elaborate scams, bizarre slang, and hustlers of all stripes.

By Dean Jobb | April 10, 2020

The 12 Darkest Endings in the History of Noir Fiction

The 12 Darkest Endings in the History of Noir Fiction

Noir is known for bleakness and despair. These 12 books outdo them all.

By Zach Vasquez | April 10, 2020

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Elmore Leonard, Florida Man

By Craig Pittman | April 9, 2020

Suing Hollywood

By Tess Gerritsen | April 9, 2020

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

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

Blurring the Lines Between Criminal Justice and Popular Culture

Blurring the Lines Between Criminal Justice and Popular Culture

True crime becoming entertainment has enormous effects on the justice system.

By Scarlett Harris | April 6, 2020

Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist in history.

Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist in history.

Looking back on 100 years of the Queen of Crime.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 3, 2020

The Rise of Australian True Crime Podcasts

The Rise of Australian True Crime Podcasts

Author Sara Foster on the growing world of true crime podcasting from down under.

By Sara Foster | April 3, 2020

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