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Leopold and Loeb: 90 Years <br>Later, Finding the Truth

Leopold and Loeb: 90 Years
Later, Finding the Truth

Behind the Crime of the Century, a Crime Between Families

By Nina Barrett | August 1, 2018

Discovering Hardboiled Fiction<br> Changed My Life

Discovering Hardboiled Fiction
Changed My Life

On Leaving the Navy and Finding Jim Thompson and Black Lizard

By Jim Ruland | August 1, 2018

How World War One Gave Rise to the Traditional Mystery

How World War One Gave Rise to the Traditional Mystery

Restoring the Status Quo in the Golden Age of Detective Fiction

By Christopher Huang | July 31, 2018

Budapest: The Haunted City

Budapest: The Haunted City

Making Sense of Modern Hungary Through Crime Fiction

By Adam LeBor | July 31, 2018

In an Age of Predators, Seeking Vengeance in Crime Fiction

In an Age of Predators, Seeking Vengeance in Crime Fiction

An Olympic Swimmer Turned Author
Reckons with Sexual Abuse in Elite Sports

By Casey Barrett | July 30, 2018

Mary Higgins Clark Warned Me to Fear Men, But I Didn't Listen

Mary Higgins Clark Warned Me to Fear Men, But I Didn't Listen

On a Life of Reading and Dealing with Bad Men

By Becca Schuh | July 27, 2018

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

A Preacher, a Scam, and a Massacre in Brooklyn

By Sarah Weinman | July 26, 2018

Borges, Bioy Casares and the Dawn of Argentine Mystery

By Scott Adlerberg | July 25, 2018

The Hardboiled Crime Fiction
of Central Asia

By Paul French | July 24, 2018

A Brief History of Cryptography in Crime Fiction

A Brief History of Cryptography in Crime Fiction

Biblical Codes, Holmesian Ciphers, and Poe's Encryptions

By Gray Basnight | July 23, 2018

The Politics of Sherlock

The Politics of Sherlock

Sherlock Holmes Is a Feminist Who Bites His Thumb At Aristocrats

By Lyndsay Faye | July 23, 2018

Nathan Ripley's <br>Small-Town Noir

Nathan Ripley's
Small-Town Noir

Naben Ruthnum, aka Nathan Ripley, On Serial Killers, Small Town Canada, and Curry Recipes

By Lisa Levy | July 19, 2018

How to Write Like Chandler Without Becoming a Cliche

How to Write Like Chandler Without Becoming a Cliche

Tips for Aspiring Crime Writers Enthralled by the Classics

By Owen Hill | July 18, 2018

The World of Raymond Chandler<br> and 'The Big Sleep'

The World of Raymond Chandler
and 'The Big Sleep'

How Chandler Reinvented Himself and the Crime Novel

By Owen Hill, Pamela Jackson, and Anthony Rizzuto | July 16, 2018

Obsession, Identity, and the New Thriller

Obsession, Identity, and the New Thriller

A New Wave of Thrillers Redefines Women's Roles and Desires

By Alice Bolin | July 13, 2018

The Disappearing Newsroom

The Disappearing Newsroom

Wallace Stroby on Copy Boys, Night Shifts, and the End of an Era

By Wallace Stroby | July 12, 2018

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