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    How Elmore Leonard Really Wrote His Novels—According to His Characters

    How Elmore Leonard Really Wrote His Novels—According to His Characters

    "So he names us and he says okay start talking."

    By Dwyer Murphy | October 9, 2020

    The Moral Morass of the Slasher: Revisiting The Strangely Slapstick Horror of <em>Freddy's Dead</em>

    The Moral Morass of the Slasher: Revisiting The Strangely Slapstick Horror of Freddy's Dead

    If horror exists to reinforce the status quo, then how did we end up rooting for Freddy?

    By Paul Michael Anderson | October 9, 2020

    The Strange Poetry of a Notorious Gangster's Last Words

    The Strange Poetry of a Notorious Gangster's Last Words

    In 1935, Dutch Schultz was shot in a Newark steakhouse. His deathbed monologue would inspire an unusual literary legacy.

    By Michael Cannell | October 8, 2020

    Gillian Flynn on Paranoia, Conspiracy Theories, and Adding

    Gillian Flynn on Paranoia, Conspiracy Theories, and Adding "Showrunner" to Her Resume

    The novelist takes on a new challenge as the creator of the sci-fi thriller series, Utopia.

    By Caitlin Flynn | October 5, 2020

    What's New to Streaming in October: Crime Edition

    What's New to Streaming in October: Crime Edition

    Rebecca is headed to Netflix, Bly Manor is haunted, and HBO is having rich people problems.

    By Dwyer Murphy | October 2, 2020

    On the Rearranged Sherlockian World of <em>Enola Holmes</em>

    On the Rearranged Sherlockian World of Enola Holmes

    What the new Netflix film accomplishes in stressing diversity and political equality, it also flubs in erasing the real people who fought for these things.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | September 30, 2020

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    Miller's Crossing, 30 Years Later: Revisiting the Coen Bros' Gay Irish Gangster Epic

    By Zack Budryk | September 22, 2020

    The Evolution of Joe Lansdale's Hap and Leonard

    The Evolution of Joe Lansdale's Hap and Leonard

    How a liberal redneck and a conservative gay Black man formed one of crime fiction's most enduring odd couples.

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    Alexander McCall Smith: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

    Alexander McCall Smith: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

    Exploring the vast, big-hearted world of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency—and a truly prolific career.

    By Neil Nyren | September 11, 2020

    Eleanor Roosevelt's Son Authored Twenty Mysteries in which His Mother Solves Murders

    Eleanor Roosevelt's Son Authored Twenty Mysteries in which His Mother Solves Murders

    The presidential mystery series you never knew you needed.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | September 11, 2020

    The Black Dahlia: The Long, Strange History of Los Angeles' Coldest Cold Case

    The Black Dahlia: The Long, Strange History of Los Angeles' Coldest Cold Case

    Larry Harnisch has spent 24 years researching the Dahlia case and dispelling myths. Has he finally found an answer of his own?

    By Miles Corwin | September 10, 2020

    Sympathy for the Devil: 5 Classic Noir Villains with a Touch of Humanity

    Sympathy for the Devil: 5 Classic Noir Villains with a Touch of Humanity

    The notorious, nuanced "villains" of film noir.

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    The 35 Most Iconic Caper Movies, Ranked

    The 35 Most Iconic Caper Movies, Ranked

    They're like heist movies but more charming, and also sometimes goofy, and occasionally confusing, but in a sexy way.

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    Exorcisms: A Brief History of Banishing Demons

    Exorcisms: A Brief History of Banishing Demons

    Exorcism, a once controversial rite, is as popular as ever. But the practice spans centuries, beliefs, and cultures.

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