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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

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

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

Two authors discuss their greatest fears and the weight of history

By Michael Koryta | March 9, 2020

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

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

A crime author reckons with her darkest fears.

By Emily Elgar | March 9, 2020

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

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

How to Mix Things Up, Do Justice to Tradition, and Still Keep Your Crime Writing Fresh

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

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Sixteen of the Most Perfect Murders in Crime Fiction

By Peter Swanson | March 6, 2020

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

By John McMahon | March 6, 2020

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

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

Cheerleaders, True Crime, and the American Dream

Cheerleaders, True Crime, and the American Dream

Dare Me, Cheer, and the prosecution of Brooke Skylar Richardson

By Lizzy Steiner | March 4, 2020

The Body Double

The Body Double

Emily Beyda

By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 4, 2020

<em>Double Indemnity</em> isn’t <br>about bad people—<br>it’s about redemption

Double Indemnity isn’t
about bad people—
it’s about redemption

It's not a movie about doing terrible things, it's a movie about making mistakes (and owning up to them).

By Michael Ledwidge | March 3, 2020

William Boyle's Technicolor Brooklyn Noir

William Boyle's Technicolor Brooklyn Noir

The author's noirs capture the borough in all its madcap, desperate, violent complexity.

By Daneet Steffens | March 3, 2020

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