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    My Writing Will Never Be as Good as Charles Willeford's

    My Writing Will Never Be as Good as Charles Willeford's

    But I keep on writing anyway.

    By Chip Mosher | July 3, 2020

    What's Streaming in July: <br>Crime Edition

    What's Streaming in July:
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    Your guide to new shows and features headed to streaming.

    By Dwyer Murphy | July 3, 2020

    On the Endless Symbolism of <em>Jaws</em>, Which Owes Its Dark Soul to <em>Moby Dick</em>

    On the Endless Symbolism of Jaws, Which Owes Its Dark Soul to Moby Dick

    Olivia Rutigliano discusses punishment, redemption, and fate in her favorite movie of all time.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 2, 2020

    P. D. James: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

    P. D. James: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

    She refined the crime novel to its dark, poetic core and created a roster of iconic detectives along the way.

    By Neil Nyren | July 2, 2020

    Discovering the Women Authors Behind Hitchcock's Movies

    Discovering the Women Authors Behind Hitchcock's Movies

    How reading Patricia Highsmith and Daphne Du Maurier changed my understanding of the Master of Suspense.

    By Leah Konen | June 30, 2020

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #11

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #11

    Psycho (1960)

    By Otto Penzler | June 30, 2020

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    Patricia Highsmith: Preying on Our Minds

    By Sarah Hilary | June 26, 2020

    The Great Muppet Caper Is the Loveliest Crime Movie Ever

    By Olivia Rutigliano | June 26, 2020

    The 12 Greatest, Strangest, Most Transfixing Dance Scenes in the History of Crime Movies

    The 12 Greatest, Strangest, Most Transfixing Dance Scenes in the History of Crime Movies

    Because people may cheat, steal, and kill, but their hips don't lie.

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    The Uneasy Noirs of <br>Stephen King

    The Uneasy Noirs of
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    From Bachman to The Outsider, King revels in subtly subverting the rules of mystery.

    By Nick Kolakowski | June 22, 2020

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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #13

    Double Indemnity (1944)

    By Otto Penzler | June 22, 2020

    How to Write Legal Thrillers That Won't Drive Lawyers Crazy with Mistakes and Inventions

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    Virginia Kellogg: The Forgotten Screenwriter Behind A String of Classic Noirs

    Virginia Kellogg: The Forgotten Screenwriter Behind A String of Classic Noirs

    She wrote some of the greatest crime movies in Hollywood's Golden Age. Today, we know almost nothing about her.

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    Perry Mason and the Case of the Wildly Successful, Perpetually Restless Author

    Perry Mason and the Case of the Wildly Successful, Perpetually Restless Author

    Erle Stanley Gardner had an idea for a lawyer who liked to brawl on behalf of the little guy. 170 million copies later, he had an icon.

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