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The Magic of Ed McBain's 87th Precinct

The Magic of Ed McBain's 87th Precinct

Over the decades, the procedural series captured life in the New York like no other and made the squad room the star.

By Paul Abbott | April 22, 2019

The Crime Fiction of Kingston, Jamaica

The Crime Fiction of Kingston, Jamaica

Crime and the City on the Jamaican Capital and Diaspora

By Paul French | April 22, 2019

A Medical Thriller That Asks: What Happens When Hospitals and Parents Clash?

A Medical Thriller That Asks: What Happens When Hospitals and Parents Clash?

Controversial Diagnoses, Distrust, and Heartbreaking Sagas

By D.J. Palmer | April 22, 2019

The Greatest Crime Magazine That Never Was

The Greatest Crime Magazine That Never Was

Remembering 'The Big Clock' and Its Crime-Solving Editors

By Nathan Ward | April 19, 2019

Why We've Decided That The Machines Want to Kill Us

Why We've Decided That The Machines Want to Kill Us

On the Murderous Potential of A.I., in Fiction and Reality

By M. G. Wheaton | April 19, 2019

A Look at Gilded Age Crimes, Then and Now

A Look at Gilded Age Crimes, Then and Now

“The whole damn world believes in dynamite.”

By Mariah Fredericks | April 18, 2019

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By Alisa Smith | April 16, 2019

Jim Crumley and the Rocky Mountain (Crime) Renaissance

Jim Crumley and the Rocky Mountain (Crime) Renaissance

An Icon of the American West and a Burgeoning Writing Scene

By Allen Morris Jones | April 16, 2019

Québécois Noir: Crime and the City Montreal

Québécois Noir: Crime and the City Montreal

Montreal Crime Fiction Isn't What You Expect...Except for the Snow

By Paul French | April 15, 2019

Brussels '79: A Thriller Born of a Tumultuous Era

Brussels '79: A Thriller Born of a Tumultuous Era

Peter May on How a Classic Thriller Came Together in a New Europe

By Peter May | April 15, 2019

Ross Macdonald's ‘The Moving Target': A History in 25 Covers

Ross Macdonald's ‘The Moving Target': A History in 25 Covers

70 Years of Lew Archer, Post-War America's "New-Type" Detective

By J. Kingston Pierce | April 11, 2019

On Mourning and Post-Mortem Photography

On Mourning and Post-Mortem Photography

After Tragedy, Drawing Inspiration from Victorian Death Rituals

By Kris Waldherr | April 11, 2019

I Was a Teenage (Wannabe) Horror Writer

I Was a Teenage (Wannabe) Horror Writer

The world of 1970s horror comics was wild and strange. And a 14 year-old kid could get a meeting with just about anyone.

By Michael Gonzales | April 10, 2019

Jacobean Noir: Poison, Scandal & An Infamous Beauty

Jacobean Noir: Poison, Scandal & An Infamous Beauty

In the bloody Jacobean court, women took the fall for murders.

By Elizabeth Fremantle | April 10, 2019

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