• Essays

    Sweden's Crime Writers and the Case of The Unregistered, Prepaid Cell Phone

    New legislation brings an uncertain future for Scandinavian detective fiction's favorite plotting device.

    July 13, 2021  By Peter Mohlin and Peter Nystrom
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    Quentin Tarantino Wrote a "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" Novel—Here's What You Need to Know

    This is not your usual novelization of a movie. It's much stranger.

    July 12, 2021  By Nick Kolakowski
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    The Strange Story of Orson Welles' Lost Film, Mr. Arkadin

    The 1955 film was supposed to be Welles' masterpiece. Or maybe it was just a lark. Or a KGB-funded money laundering enterprise.

    July 9, 2021  By Craig Pittman
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    The Reimagined Mosquito Coast Is a Hitchcockian Chase Thriller With a Social Critique

    The new Apple TV+ series takes on American exceptionalism but delivers it with a stylish story about a family pursued.

    July 9, 2021  By Harrison Blackman
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    Setting a Murder Mystery in the Real Hollywood Canteen Required Piercing a Veil of Myth and Nostalgia

    The Hollywood canteen was where soldiers went to dance and everyone was equal. That was the story, anyway.

    July 9, 2021  By Susan Elia MacNeal
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    Charlotte Philby Remembers Her Paradoxical Grandfather, Kim Philby

    Why are people drawn to espionage fiction? For Philby, the answer has always been personal

    July 8, 2021  By Charlotte Philby
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    In True Crime, We Find a Deep, Elusive Connection

    The best true crime is an invitation to believe that our opinions and our empathy matter.

    July 8, 2021  By Jessica Chiarella
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    The Most Murdered Woman in the World

    How an early form of true crime set the stage for Paula Maxa, the original scream queen.

    July 7, 2021  By April Snellings
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    On Loving, and Leaving, Barcelona

    "If I saw the beauty in Barcelona, I also saw the shadows."

    July 7, 2021  By Rupert Thomson
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    "L’affaire Flactif": How Racist Motivations Were Overlooked in a Family Homicide

    According to the press, David Hotyat murdered an entire family out of jealousy. But his true motivations were much more sinister.

    July 7, 2021  By Samira Sedira
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