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    Hollywood Will Never Give Up Making Hardboiled Movies

    Hollywood Will Never Give Up Making Hardboiled Movies

    Jim Thompson and William Lindsay Gresham have proven difficult to adapt to screen. Directors can't resist the challenge—or the noir.

    By Zach Vasquez | July 15, 2019

    Hannibal Lecter: 20 Years Later

    Hannibal Lecter: 20 Years Later

    The last Hannibal Lecter book was a publishing phenomenon like no other—it left a long, strange legacy.

    By Patrick J. Sauer | July 10, 2019

    7 'Unlikeable' Women (Characters) You Should Get to Know This Summer

    7 'Unlikeable' Women (Characters) You Should Get to Know This Summer

    Pop culture is full of interesting women challenging stereotypes and ridiculous old questions about likeable characters.

    By Kristen Lepionka | July 10, 2019

    Stuntwoman, Armorer, and...Crime Writer?

    Stuntwoman, Armorer, and...Crime Writer?

    Five ways my background as a stuntwoman and armorer helped me become a crime writer (and one way it didn't).

    By S. L. Huang | July 10, 2019

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #48

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #48

    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

    By Otto Penzler | July 9, 2019

    Gritty Old New York Movies: My Home Bittersweet Home

    Gritty Old New York Movies: My Home Bittersweet Home

    The streets were dirty, crime was up, and the culture was alive.

    By David Gordon | July 2, 2019

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    Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of June

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    A Brief History of the Heroes of Black Pulp

    A Brief History of the Heroes of Black Pulp

    Finding inspiration and representation in the slam-bang cool of Black Pulp, past & present.

    By Michael Gonzales | June 27, 2019

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #50

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #50

    Scarface (1932)

    By Otto Penzler | June 25, 2019

    Art World Noir

    Art World Noir

    The art world mystery has it all: tortured artists, gallery parties, downtown scenesters, existential angst, counterfeits and collectors.

    By Lisa Levy | June 21, 2019

    Now Streaming in Crime: June

    Now Streaming in Crime: June

    A Crime and Mystery Lover's Guide to What's Streaming Now

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    Noir Tropes Are Alive and Well—And Powerful as Ever

    Noir Tropes Are Alive and Well—And Powerful as Ever

    How Today's Writers Explore and Complicate the Noir Classics

    By Kelsey Rae Dimberg | June 19, 2019

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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #51

    Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

    By Otto Penzler | June 18, 2019

    The Crime Fiction of Algiers

    The Crime Fiction of Algiers

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