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On Charles Dickens' Devious, Hypocritical

On Charles Dickens' Devious, Hypocritical "Nice Guy" Cop

Meet the insidious Mr. Bucket, who embodies Dickens' misgivings about the police force he once enthusiastically supported

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 9, 2020

John Logan, Creator of Penny Dreadful, on His New Spinoff Series, City of Angels

John Logan, Creator of Penny Dreadful, on His New Spinoff Series, City of Angels

"You can't imagine how happy I am to be writing a proper crime story!"

By Michael Barson | June 5, 2020

My First Thriller: <br>Tess Gerritsen

My First Thriller:
Tess Gerritsen

How the creator of Rizzoli & Isles went from working late-night hospital shifts in Honolulu to writing bestselling thrillers.

By Rick Pullen | June 4, 2020

Falling in Love with <em>The Rockford Files</em>—All Over Again

Falling in Love with The Rockford Files—All Over Again

James Garner and 'The Rockford Files' didn’t just humanize the TV private detective; for some, the show was a kind of guide to life.

By Nathan Ward | June 4, 2020

Your Guide to What's Streaming in June: Crime Edition

Your Guide to What's Streaming in June: Crime Edition

Perry Mason, international espionage, and more HBO shows that you can reasonably get through in one month.

By Dwyer Murphy | June 3, 2020

The Copyright Battle that Gave Cinematic Life to <em>Dracula</em>

The Copyright Battle that Gave Cinematic Life to Dracula

Nosferatu was an illegal adaptation, but the fight over it spawned a monsterous legacy.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 26, 2020

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What Jessica Fletcher Is Reading During the Quarantine

By Jessica Fletcher | May 26, 2020

The Great Elmore Leonard Renaissance of the Late ‘90s

By Zach Vasquez | May 22, 2020

John Waters: Kissin’ Cousin of Crime

By Thomas Pluck | May 21, 2020

Read Bong Joon Ho's <em>Parasite</em> as a Graphic Novel in Storyboards

Read Bong Joon Ho's Parasite as a Graphic Novel in Storyboards

It's going to change the way you watch the movie.

By Bong Joon Ho | May 20, 2020

Victorians Were Obsessed with the Idea that George Eliot Had Two Different-Sized Hands

Victorians Were Obsessed with the Idea that George Eliot Had Two Different-Sized Hands

Presenting one of the 19th century's most random mysteries, and the modern scholar who solved it.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 19, 2020

The Most Iconic Detective Sidekicks, Ranked

The Most Iconic Detective Sidekicks, Ranked

45 of the greatest detective-adjacent crime-solvers in history.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 14, 2020

The Rise of the Female Stalker in Fiction and Film

The Rise of the Female Stalker in Fiction and Film

From Single White Female to Ingrid Goes West, a brief history of fictional takes on female stalkers.

By Liv Constantine | May 13, 2020

Before there was Jessica Fletcher, there were the Snoop Sisters

Before there was Jessica Fletcher, there were the Snoop Sisters

That's Ernesta Snoop and Gwendolyn Snoop Nicholson, to you.

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 13, 2020

Scott Turow on the One Character Who Keeps Coming Back to Him, Again and Again

Scott Turow on the One Character Who Keeps Coming Back to Him, Again and Again

On Kindle County, Sandy Stern, and a career in novels.

By Scott Turow | May 12, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #17

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #17

The Public Enemy (1931)

By Otto Penzler | May 12, 2020

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