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David Maurer, the Dean of Criminal Language

David Maurer, the Dean of Criminal Language

Why 'The Big Con' and Its Scammers Still Have Us On the Hook

By Sarah Weinman | January 4, 2019

How a Drug-Addicted Art Critic Created the Perfect Sleuth for the Jazz Age

How a Drug-Addicted Art Critic Created the Perfect Sleuth for the Jazz Age

On S.S. Van Dine and His Elegant Sleuth, Philo Vance

By John Loughery | January 3, 2019

Our Favorite Stories of 2018

Our Favorite Stories of 2018

Junk Science, Obsessive Friendships, and Transgressive Noir

By CrimeReads | December 27, 2018

True Crime Advice: How Does Sororicide Work?

True Crime Advice: How Does Sororicide Work?

And Other Burning Questions from the True Crime Obsessed

By Tori Telfer | December 27, 2018

On Mental Health, Disbelief, and the Psychological Thriller

On Mental Health, Disbelief, and the Psychological Thriller

Carving Out a Space for Belief in a Dubious World

By Wendy Heard | December 20, 2018

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #105

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #105

A Shot in the Dark (1964): A Madcap Peter Sellers Mystery

By Otto Penzler | December 18, 2018

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Christmas Mysteries: A Tradition Revived

By Paul French | December 17, 2018

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #107

By Otto Penzler | December 17, 2018

Emma Lathen: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

By Neil Nyren | December 12, 2018

A Brief History of Spy Fiction

A Brief History of Spy Fiction

What Graham Greene's Spy Anthology Reveals About Espionage

By Stella Rimington | December 11, 2018

The Crime Fiction of Galway

The Crime Fiction of Galway

An Outpost for Emerald Noir on Ireland's West Coast

By Paul French | December 10, 2018

How Patricia Highsmith Helped Me Leave Christian Science

How Patricia Highsmith Helped Me Leave Christian Science

Genre Fiction Can Open Up The World

By Mark Stevens | December 10, 2018

On Junk Science, Pop Forensics and Crime Fiction

On Junk Science, Pop Forensics and Crime Fiction

Discredited by the Legal System, Junk Science Lives on in Fiction

By Andrew Case | December 7, 2018

Val McDermid: Finding Inspiration After 32 Novels

Val McDermid: Finding Inspiration After 32 Novels

Be Careful Which Stories You Tell a Working Crime Author

By Val McDermid | December 6, 2018

Why We (Still) Love Crime and Comic Book Heroes

Why We (Still) Love Crime and Comic Book Heroes

On the Flawed Heroes and Superheroes of Modern Genre Fiction

By Meghan Scott Molin | December 5, 2018

Is Crime Fiction Allowed <br>to Be Funny?

Is Crime Fiction Allowed
to Be Funny?

The Tricky Business of Balancing Humor and Crime

By Christopher Fowler | December 3, 2018

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