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    10 More Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place During Christmas

    10 More Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place During Christmas

    Nothing marks the holiday season like a viewing of 'The Thin Man' or a brooding Patricia Highsmith tale of forbidden love.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 18, 2019

    How Dr. Seuss Gave Us One of the Most Complex, Socially Important Heist Stories Ever

    How Dr. Seuss Gave Us One of the Most Complex, Socially Important Heist Stories Ever

    And other hidden readings of a holiday classic.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 17, 2019

    A Crime Writer’s Guide to the Netflix Holiday Romances

    A Crime Writer’s Guide to the Netflix Holiday Romances

    So you love noir, but you also love cheesy holiday movies with princes and meet-cutes. You're not alone.

    By Erica Wright | December 16, 2019

    I've Written Superheroes, Legends, and My Own Characters. Here's What I've Learned—Every Story Is a Journey

    I've Written Superheroes, Legends, and My Own Characters. Here's What I've Learned—Every Story Is a Journey

    With great stories come great responsibilities.

    By Charles Soule | December 16, 2019

    The Most Underrated Crime Films of the Decade

    The Most Underrated Crime Films of the Decade

    Think you've seen every great thriller and neo-noir the decade had to offer? Think again.

    By Zach Vasquez | December 13, 2019

    Why We Love Looking for Hidden Symbols—In Thrillers and In Real Life

    Why We Love Looking for Hidden Symbols—In Thrillers and In Real Life

    Thriller authors discuss the power of literary treasure hunting.

    By Ellen Crosby | December 13, 2019

    Best Reviewed
    Books of the Week

    • 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
    • The End of Everything
    • 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

    A Hard World for Little Things: 10 Dark Stories of Kids in Peril

    By Zach Vasquez | December 6, 2019

    What to Watch in December: Your Guide to the Month's Essential Crime TV

    By Camille LeBlanc | December 6, 2019

    The Crime Stories of
    New Zealand

    By Nalini Singh | December 6, 2019

    The Evolution of the Femme Fatale in Film Noir

    The Evolution of the Femme Fatale in Film Noir

    From moral disruptor, to crazy b----, to the anti-heroine of our century: an ode to femmes fatales through the ages.

    By Halley Sutton | December 5, 2019

    10 Movies That Will Make Any Kid Into a Lover of Classic Suspense

    10 Movies That Will Make Any Kid Into a Lover of Classic Suspense

    A childhood history, one great movie at a time.

    By Paige Shelton | December 4, 2019

    The Best and Most Binge-Worthy Thrillers for Your Thanksgiving Weekend

    The Best and Most Binge-Worthy Thrillers for Your Thanksgiving Weekend

    So Many Thrillers to Watch, So Many Leftovers to Eat

    By Camille LeBlanc | November 27, 2019

    Our Boys From Jefferson Street: Reckoning with the Murder of Jimmy Hoffa and a Culture of Tarnished Men

    Our Boys From Jefferson Street: Reckoning with the Murder of Jimmy Hoffa and a Culture of Tarnished Men

    Mauro Altamura signed up as an extra on 'The Irishman'—he'd been struggling with the legacy of the Hoffa killing for 50 years.

    By Mauro Altamura | November 27, 2019

    <em>Knives Out</em> Is a Surprisingly Subversive Mystery

    Knives Out Is a Surprisingly Subversive Mystery

    Rian Johnson's new movie celebrates the whodunit—while also skewering its traditional power structure to condemn the 1%

    By Olivia Rutigliano | November 27, 2019

    How a Gang of Heavy Metal Stoners Went to 1980s L.A. and Became the Notorious MS-13

    How a Gang of Heavy Metal Stoners Went to 1980s L.A. and Became the Notorious MS-13

    In the 1980s, L.A. was a mecca for street gangs. When civil war drove thousands of Salvadorans there, a violent new culture grew.

    By Óscar Martínez and Juan José Martínez | November 21, 2019

    A Tale of Two Sex Worker <br>Heist Stories

    A Tale of Two Sex Worker
    Heist Stories

    Aya de Leon on Hustlers, social justice, and the complicated intersection of feminism and crime.

    By Aya de Leon | November 21, 2019

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