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    <em>Briarpatch</em> May Just Be the Coolest Show on TV

    Briarpatch May Just Be the Coolest Show on TV

    A new series returns to a bygone era of strange, slick crime fiction.

    By Dwyer Murphy | March 10, 2020

    The 19 Best Crime-Solving Writers in Fiction, Ranked

    The 19 Best Crime-Solving Writers in Fiction, Ranked

    A cold, hard look at the detective and writing skills of Rick Castle, Harriet Vane, and more.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | March 5, 2020

    Discovery and Decay: Lost in the ’90s 

    Discovery and Decay: Lost in the ’90s 

    The formative obsessions that led to a new Brooklyn Noir.

    By William Boyle | March 5, 2020

    The Homme Fatal: Reimagining a Noir Archetype

    The Homme Fatal: Reimagining a Noir Archetype

    Dangerous partners, queer icons, and a story that became a crime novel.

    By Russ Thomas | March 5, 2020

    Cheerleaders, True Crime, and the American Dream

    Cheerleaders, True Crime, and the American Dream

    Dare Me, Cheer, and the prosecution of Brooke Skylar Richardson

    By Lizzy Steiner | March 4, 2020

    The Body Double

    The Body Double

    Emily Beyda

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 4, 2020

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    • Luna, Phoenix, Queen
    • Music Against the Night
    • Peck & Peck
    • The Best Kind of American: A True Story of Murder, War, and America's Undoing in the Middle East
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    • Morbid: Debunking Modern Longevity Science
    • American Socialist: The Life and Legacy of Eugene V. Debs
    • Solace House
    • On Another Planet They Can Save Me
    • Reds: A Global History of Communism

    Double Indemnity isn’t
    about bad people—
    it’s about redemption

    By Michael Ledwidge | March 3, 2020

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

    By Dwyer Murphy | March 2, 2020

    Black Power, Blaxploitation, & The Sounds of the Seventies

    By Ashawnta Jackson | February 26, 2020

    Pretty as a Picture

    Pretty as a Picture

    Elizabeth Little

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 25, 2020

    People v. Gillette: How an Obscure Execution in the Finger Lakes  Inspired Generations of Storytellers

    People v. Gillette: How an Obscure Execution in the Finger Lakes Inspired Generations of Storytellers

    The Long Cultural Afterlife of a Horrifying Crime

    By S.L. McInnis | February 24, 2020

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 25

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 25

    The Lady Vanishes (1938)

    By Otto Penzler | February 24, 2020

    These Famous Noirs and Mysteries Were Inspired by Real-Life Crimes

    These Famous Noirs and Mysteries Were Inspired by Real-Life Crimes

    Agatha Christie, Alfred Hitchcock, and other greats who found inspiration in real crimes.

    By Nick Kolakowski | February 21, 2020

    The Punk Rock Private Eye and the End of an Era in Downtown New York

    The Punk Rock Private Eye and the End of an Era in Downtown New York

    In 1979, as the music scene was under threat, one man captured its corruption in true noir fashion.

    By David Masciotra | February 21, 2020

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 26

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 26

    Body Heat (1981)

    By Otto Penzler | February 21, 2020

    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

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