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Banned From the Movie Set

Banned From the Movie Set

What Do You Do When Hollywood Doesn't Agree with Your Vision (Or Your Principles)?

By Randall Silvis | June 11, 2019

Mick Herron on the Art of the Misfit Spy Thriller

Mick Herron on the Art of the Misfit Spy Thriller

Talking Dark Humor, Voracious Reading and Castoff Spies

By Daneet Steffens | June 10, 2019

The Federal Government's <br>War On Margarine

The Federal Government's
War On Margarine

Big Butter smear campaigns, margarine criminals, and the long history of pseudo-dairy discrimination.

By Mike Chase | June 10, 2019

Tony Hillerman: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Tony Hillerman: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

On the Richly Sensory Mystery Novels of the Navajo Tribal Police

By Neil Nyren | June 7, 2019

Learning to Love the Unreliable Narrator

Learning to Love the Unreliable Narrator

Reliable narrators are a myth—it's time we do away with them.

By Jean Kwok | June 7, 2019

Agatha Christie and the Case of the Unwieldy Adaptation

Agatha Christie and the Case of the Unwieldy Adaptation

Christie knew when to stop writing a detective novel. Today's flashy adaptations over-embellish the source material.

By Radha Vatsal | June 6, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Jacqueline and Eileen Nearne: Sisters and Spies

By Jennifer Ryan | June 6, 2019

The Last Painting of Mary Pinchot Meyer

By Maria Hummel | June 5, 2019

The History of Queer True Crime and the Legacy of Tom Ripley

By James Polchin | June 5, 2019

Why Women Are Spearheading the True Crime Renaissance

Why Women Are Spearheading the True Crime Renaissance

On My Favorite Murder, True Crime Memoirs, and Bearing Witness

By Scarlett Harris | June 5, 2019

Psychological Thrillers Demand Complex Villains

Psychological Thrillers Demand Complex Villains

On Finding Ambiguity in Characters and Figures We Disdain

By Nathan Ripley | June 5, 2019

James Ellroy, David Milch and a Dark, Twisted Vision of History

James Ellroy, David Milch and a Dark, Twisted Vision of History

Two Noir Icons Explore Atrocity and Redemption in America

By Zach Vasquez | June 4, 2019

The Many Mysteries of Oxford

The Many Mysteries of Oxford

A University Town Inspires a Booming Crime Fiction Scene

By Paul French | June 3, 2019

Wild Bill, We Hardly Knew Ye

Wild Bill, We Hardly Knew Ye

On Deadwood's real-life origins, legendary figures, and why Wild Bill Hickok had to die so that the town could live.

By Nathan Ward | May 31, 2019

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #53

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #53

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

By Otto Penzler | May 30, 2019

On Chicago, and the Joys and Agonies of Choosing a Setting for Your Crime Novel

On Chicago, and the Joys and Agonies of Choosing a Setting for Your Crime Novel

Hop off the double decker bus and get lost in the Windy City....

By Tracy Clark | May 29, 2019

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