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Money Ain’t a Thang: 'Paid in Full' and the Culture That Rose out of New York's Crack Era

Money Ain’t a Thang: 'Paid in Full' and the Culture That Rose out of New York's Crack Era

In the 1980s, the city was ravaged by a new drug. But a new culture, born of the same streets, was on the rise, too.

By Michael Gonzales | February 20, 2020

The Best Small Presses Publishing Crime Fiction Today

The Best Small Presses Publishing Crime Fiction Today

A celebration of the indie presses keeping crime fiction weird.

By Gabino Iglesias | February 20, 2020

Juries and Judgement in Hollywood Cinema

Juries and Judgement in Hollywood Cinema

Sometimes, the jury is part of the movie—and sometimes, the viewers are the jury.

By Graham Moore | February 20, 2020

Aberdeen: Granite Noir in the Granite City

Aberdeen: Granite Noir in the Granite City

The rise of crime fiction in Scotland's gritty northeastern city

By Paul French | February 19, 2020

On Cults, and the <br>Weight of Family

On Cults, and the
Weight of Family

Leaving a cult is hard. It's even harder when the cult is your family.

By Nile Cappello | February 19, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #27

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #27

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

By Otto Penzler | February 19, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Two Authors Talk Psychological Thrillers, Motherhood, and Maine

By Mary Kubica | February 18, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 28

By Otto Penzler | February 18, 2020

Unreliable Narrators Who Break Every Rule We Thought We Knew

By Michael Seidlinger | February 17, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #29

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #29

The Big Sleep (1946)

By Otto Penzler | February 17, 2020

True Romance: 7 Noir Love Stories

True Romance: 7 Noir Love Stories

This Valentine's Day, consider some noir counter-programming.

By Nick Kolakowski | February 14, 2020

Violent Delights, Violent Ends: 5 Savage Cinematic Visions of Romeo and Juliet

Violent Delights, Violent Ends: 5 Savage Cinematic Visions of Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare's great romance is also a wickedly violent story of tribalism, vengeance, and blood.

By Zach Vasquez | February 14, 2020

15 Crime Movies Where Love Comes as a Surprise

15 Crime Movies Where Love Comes as a Surprise

When you least expect it, expect it. This goes for both love AND crime.

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 14, 2020

Six Nonfiction Books You Should Read This February

Six Nonfiction Books You Should Read This February

Colonial Murders, Iconic Outlaws, Brilliant Criminalists, Driven Filmmakers, and Never-Solved Crimes

By CrimeReads | February 13, 2020

How Charles Dickens Presaged the Rise of True Crime Podcasts

How Charles Dickens Presaged the Rise of True Crime Podcasts

Barnaby Rudge was a new kind of 'crime' story, with an unresolved murder tale which unfolded orally and serially. Today's podcasters are chasing the same magic.

By Susan Cook | February 13, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #30

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #30

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

By Otto Penzler | February 13, 2020

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