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The Man Who Can’t Be Beat: <em>Peaky Blinders</em> and the Rise of Fascism

The Man Who Can’t Be Beat: Peaky Blinders and the Rise of Fascism

The Shelby crime family finds a new politics in 1920's Birmingham.

By Torrey Crim | March 31, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 23

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 23

Vertigo (1958)

By Otto Penzler | March 31, 2020

After a Husband's Betrayal, Turning to Mystery Novels

After a Husband's Betrayal, Turning to Mystery Novels

In the wake of a divorce, a writer seeks order, puzzles, and answers.

By Laura Hilgers | March 30, 2020

The Crime Cinema Renaissance of 1990

The Crime Cinema Renaissance of 1990

30 years later, looking back at an epic year in crime movies.

By Zach Vasquez | March 27, 2020

Seattle: Primed and Ready for Crime Fiction Fame

Seattle: Primed and Ready for Crime Fiction Fame

Exploring the city's history and character, through crime novels

By J. Kingston Pierce | March 27, 2020

The Evolution—and the Future—of the Private Eye

The Evolution—and the Future—of the Private Eye

Cheryl A. Head on the authors and books ushering PI fiction into the 21st century.

By Cheryl A. Head | March 26, 2020

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The Girl in the Title of the Crime Novel: The Great Crime Fiction Disambiguation Project

By Lisa Levy | March 26, 2020

The Artist Who Captured America's Most Dramatic Courtroom Moments—And Was Hounded by the FBI

By Alix Lambert | March 25, 2020

Memories, Hauntings, and The Meaning of a Home

By T. Marie Vandelly | March 25, 2020

Social Media Fakeness Is Bad for Our Psyches...But Great for Crime Writers

Social Media Fakeness Is Bad for Our Psyches...But Great for Crime Writers

Between the curated and the real, thriller authors find gold.

By Andrea Bartz | March 24, 2020

The Crime Novels of Bogotá

The Crime Novels of Bogotá

Colombia's capital city has seen decades of trauma. It has also produced some of fiction's most powerful stories.

By Paul French | March 23, 2020

Our Obsession with Beautiful Dead Girls Is Keeping Us from Addressing Domestic Violence

Our Obsession with Beautiful Dead Girls Is Keeping Us from Addressing Domestic Violence

Why do we crave stories of violence, yet turn our faces from the reality of that violence?

By Jessica Moor | March 23, 2020

Why Journalists Have Such a Hard Time Writing About Themselves

Why Journalists Have Such a Hard Time Writing About Themselves

And why turning to fiction is the solution for many.

By Christi Daugherty | March 23, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 24

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 24

The Killers (1946)

By Otto Penzler | March 23, 2020

The Tools of Abuse: Why Technology Deserves a Place at the Heart of Modern Crime Narratives

The Tools of Abuse: Why Technology Deserves a Place at the Heart of Modern Crime Narratives

How abusers use phones and other devices to control their victims.

By Gytha Lodge | March 20, 2020

Carolyn Wells, in the Library, with a Revolver

Carolyn Wells, in the Library, with a Revolver

How a prolific mystery author with a penchant for collecting rare books helped to create the ‘biblio-mystery’ genre

By Rebecca Rego Barry | March 19, 2020

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