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Tourism in Mansonland

Tourism in Mansonland

Bus tours offer a chance to (literally) revisit the end of the 60s. They also offer perspectives you can't find in true crime literature.

By Halley Sutton | August 8, 2019

Searching for Crime Fiction in Mumbai's Beloved English-Language Bookstore

Searching for Crime Fiction in Mumbai's Beloved English-Language Bookstore

Bookstore Dispatch: Kitab Khana, Mumbai

By Radha Vatsal | August 8, 2019

The Rise and Fall and Restoration of Anna Katharine Green’s 'The Leavenworth Case'

The Rise and Fall and Restoration of Anna Katharine Green’s 'The Leavenworth Case'

Centuries pass and everyone has an opinion about the landmark novel that was once one of the world's most widely read books.

By Curtis Evans | August 7, 2019

Fake Paintings, Forged Van Goghs, and Finding Inspiration in Unexpected Places

Fake Paintings, Forged Van Goghs, and Finding Inspiration in Unexpected Places

"Why do people fake paintings? Is the motivation profit, vanity, revenge?"

By Clare Clark | August 7, 2019

Why Write Medieval Mysteries?

Why Write Medieval Mysteries?

The Middle Ages in Europe were full of surprises. Writing crime fiction can help uncover the complexities of a long-ago era.

By Priscilla Royal | August 7, 2019

How <em>North by Northwest</em> Changed Cinema Forever

How North by Northwest Changed Cinema Forever

A much-abused gray suit + Cold War shenanigans = a template for decades of midcentury action fare.

By Derek Milman | August 6, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Tanya Nelson: The
Fortuneteller With Real Power

By Tori Telfer | August 5, 2019

Bugging John Gotti

By Anthony DeStefano | August 5, 2019

6 Rules for Writing Realistic, Meaningful Gunfights

By Stephen Hunter | August 1, 2019

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #43

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #43

The Big Heat (1953)

By Otto Penzler | August 1, 2019

The Secrets of the <br>Forensic Artist

The Secrets of the
Forensic Artist

Facial reconstructions, crime scene sketches, and lots of erasers—all in a day's work for forensic artists.

By Carrie Stuart Parks | July 31, 2019

Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of July

Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of July

Miami Noir, Western Icons, and Waterfront Battles

By CrimeReads | July 31, 2019

When Black Women Go Missing

When Black Women Go Missing

In the ongoing epidemic of missing women of color, realistic fears and indifferent authorities complicate the search for the missing.

By Kalisha Buckhanon | July 30, 2019

Noir and the Mystery of Evangelicalism

Noir and the Mystery of Evangelicalism

"The Evangelical pastor is just another shade of the American cowboy, whose latter-day shadow is the American detective."

By Patrick Coleman | July 30, 2019

The Crime Novels of Buenos Aires

The Crime Novels of Buenos Aires

La Novela Negra is on the rise again, as a new generation of Argentine crime novelists explores the country's underbelly.

By Paul French | July 29, 2019

Back in Time at the <br>Edo-Tokyo Museum

Back in Time at the
Edo-Tokyo Museum

A historical crime writer considers the nature of research, and looks to a national treasure to fill out the rich details of her writing.

By Susan Spann | July 29, 2019

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