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Jean-Patrick Manchette: Inside the Decades-Long Effort to Bring a Master of French Crime Fiction to American Readers

Jean-Patrick Manchette: Inside the Decades-Long Effort to Bring a Master of French Crime Fiction to American Readers

Manchette's translator reflects on the legacy of an author who revolutionized French noir (twice).

By Donald Nicholson-Smith | December 4, 2020

A P.I. in Paradise: How ‘Magnum’ Set the Standard for ‘80s TV Detectives

A P.I. in Paradise: How ‘Magnum’ Set the Standard for ‘80s TV Detectives

The Hawaiian shirts. The short-short shorts. In 1980, CBS was in need of a Hawaii-set hit, and they found a P.I. for a new era.

By Keith Roysdon | December 4, 2020

Who gets to be a sympathetic character in <em>The Undoing</em>?

Who gets to be a sympathetic character in The Undoing?

The popular HBO miniseries treats victimhood as a privilege, which it reserves only for its white, female protagonist, and not its "othered" murder victim.

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 3, 2020

Why the Serial Killer Novel Is the New Feminist Fiction

Why the Serial Killer Novel Is the New Feminist Fiction

Authors are overturning the prevailing murder model

By Chelsea G. Summers | December 3, 2020

It Isn't Genre That Matters—It's Story.

It Isn't Genre That Matters—It's Story.

Characters, writing, and tension make or break a book. You can step over the genre fence and still appeal to your readers.

By Clare Mackintosh | December 3, 2020

The Unconventional Private Eyes of Stanley Ellin

The Unconventional Private Eyes of Stanley Ellin

A master of the short story, Ellin's detective novels are now mostly forgotten. They shouldn't be.

By J. Kingston Pierce | December 2, 2020

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Why Every Crime Writer Should Know How to Spot a Fake Diamond

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Linda, Interrupted

Linda, Interrupted

Linda Millar's brief life was full of tragedy. Her secrets found their way into novels thanks to her celebrated parents, Ross Macdonald and Margaret Millar. It's time to see who she really was.

By Sarah Weinman | November 24, 2020

The Enduring Noir Legacy of John Cassavetes

The Enduring Noir Legacy of John Cassavetes

Cassavetes was an early hero for American indie cinema. But his influence on crime films runs just as deep.

By Zach Vasquez | November 23, 2020

Phantasmagoria: A Look at Dark Romanticism, Romanticism's Black Mirror

Phantasmagoria: A Look at Dark Romanticism, Romanticism's Black Mirror

"Romanticism explores the world’s and the mind’s potential for the sublime; Dark Romanticism explores their most frightening depths."

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A Long Fall from Grace: The Trial of Genaro Garcia Luna, Mexico's Former Security Chief

A Long Fall from Grace: The Trial of Genaro Garcia Luna, Mexico's Former Security Chief

Garcia Luna led the hunt for Mexico's top cartel fugitives. Now he's awaiting trial in New York, accused of decades of corruption.

By Malcolm Beith | November 20, 2020

Arthur Conan Doyle and the Mutineers

Arthur Conan Doyle and the Mutineers

After killing off Sherlock Holmes, why did Arthur Conan Doyle take a detour into true crime writing with the story of a bloody mutiny?

By Dean Jobb | November 20, 2020

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