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    The Power—and the Responsibility—of True Crime Writing

    "From childhood, we are hardwired to be fascinated by danger, and by the dark potential of other humans."

    July 30, 2020  By Patrick Radden Keefe
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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #3

    Chinatown (1974)

    July 30, 2020  By Otto Penzler
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    The 50 Most Iconic Heist Movies, Ranked

    It's time for one last job—and that job is deciding which heist movie is the greatest of all-time.

    July 29, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    How to Start a Long-Running Mystery Series From Scratch

    Characters are key to keeping a series going.

    July 29, 2020  By Allison Montclair
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    True Crime Has Been Having a Moment for Three Centuries. But the New Era Is Different.

    Sarah Weinman takes stock of true crime, post-Serial.

    July 28, 2020  By Sarah Weinman
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    How a Lost Laptop and an Encounter with Criminal Bullfighters Saved My Novel

    Learning to write when inspiration strikes.

    July 28, 2020  By Stan Parish
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    How Film Noir Will Forever Change Your Worldview

    Decades later, Loren D. Estleman is still under the spell of that essential art form: the film noir.

    July 28, 2020  By Loren D. Estleman
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    It's Time for More Period Dramas to Embrace the Diversity of People of Color

    Un-Whitewashing the Past

    July 27, 2020  By Radha Vatsal
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    The Real Life Crimes Behind Ida Lupino's The Hitch-Hiker

    This 1953 classic noir, the first to be directed by a woman, was based on the chilling exploits of a cheerful sociopath.

    July 27, 2020  By Harold Schechter
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    All in a Day's Work: Why Do the Parker Novels Still Resonate So Powerfully?

    Fifty years later, Donald Westlake's passion for the logistics of crime captures our imaginations.

    July 24, 2020  By Nick Kolakowski
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