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The Night Jacqueline Winspear Helped Her Father Steal a Christmas Tree

A most wholesome crime

When "Normal" People Snap: The Unnervingly Universal Potential for Violence

"As crime and thriller writers, we want to know what separates us from people who snap. We suspect the answer is: Not much."

December 23, 2020 By Sharon Doering

War Pigeons: The Humble Heroes Behind His Majesty's Secret Service

During both world wars, homing pigeons flew hundreds of miles through enemy fire to deliver messages and save lives.

December 22, 2020 By Stephanie Graves

On the Lost Christmastime Tradition of Telling
Ghost Stories

A Christmas Carol is the main vestige of this pastime, but it was once one of the most hallowed ways to celebrate the winter season

December 21, 2020 By Olivia Rutigliano

Something for Everyone: The Swinging Seventies' Gayest Murder Mystery

It's time to take a new look at an under-appreciated cult classic of queer cinema.

December 21, 2020 By Curtis Evans

Cape Town: South Africa’s New Hub of Urban Cool … and Crime Fiction

Crime and the City visits Cape Town, a city of contrasts with a turbulent history.

December 21, 2020 By Paul French

Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy and The Greatest Office Christmas Party Ever Filmed

It's just like your old office holiday parties except everyone's a spy, everyone's cheating, and a new world order is at stake.

December 18, 2020 By Dwyer Murphy

The John Jovino Gun Shop: The Closing of a Noir Landmark in Downtown New York

Patrolmen took target practice in the basement. Weegee snapped portraits from the fire escape. This spring, in the early days of the pandemic, the shop closed its doors for the last time.

December 18, 2020 By Michael Cannell

Thirty Years Later, Home Alone Has a Lot to Say About Adulthood

And it construes adulthood as having the right to do what it takes to defend your property.
("Keep the change, you filthy animal.")

December 17, 2020 By Olivia Rutigliano

Walter Mosley on Devil in a Blue Dress, Thirty Years Later

"He has been stopped by a thousand disrespectful policemen and he has brought to light the truths that America, from white nationalists to the Ivy League, has tried its best to hide."

December 17, 2020 By Walter Mosley

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Essays

The Night Jacqueline Winspear Helped Her Father Steal a Christmas Tree

A most wholesome crime

When "Normal" People Snap: The Unnervingly Universal Potential for Violence

"As crime and thriller writers, we want to know what separates us from people who snap. We suspect the answer is: Not much."

War Pigeons: The Humble Heroes Behind His Majesty's Secret Service

During both world wars, homing pigeons flew hundreds of miles through enemy fire to deliver messages and save lives.

On the Lost Christmastime Tradition of Telling
Ghost Stories

A Christmas Carol is the main vestige of this pastime, but it was once one of the most hallowed ways to celebrate the winter season

Something for Everyone: The Swinging Seventies' Gayest Murder Mystery

It's time to take a new look at an under-appreciated cult classic of queer cinema.

Cape Town: South Africa’s New Hub of Urban Cool … and Crime Fiction

Crime and the City visits Cape Town, a city of contrasts with a turbulent history.

The John Jovino Gun Shop: The Closing of a Noir Landmark in Downtown New York

Patrolmen took target practice in the basement. Weegee snapped portraits from the fire escape. This spring, in the early days of the pandemic, the shop closed its doors for the last time.

Thirty Years Later, Home Alone Has a Lot to Say About Adulthood

And it construes adulthood as having the right to do what it takes to defend your property.
("Keep the change, you filthy animal.")

Walter Mosley on Devil in a Blue Dress, Thirty Years Later

"He has been stopped by a thousand disrespectful policemen and he has brought to light the truths that America, from white nationalists to the Ivy League, has tried its best to hide."

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A most wholesome crime

"As crime and thriller writers, we want to know what separates us from people who snap. We suspect the answer is: Not much."

During both world wars, homing pigeons flew hundreds of miles through enemy fire to deliver messages and save lives.

A Christmas Carol is the main vestige of this pastime, but it was once one of the most hallowed ways to celebrate the winter season

It's time to take a new look at an under-appreciated cult classic of queer cinema.

Crime and the City visits Cape Town, a city of contrasts with a turbulent history.

It's just like your old office holiday parties except everyone's a spy, everyone's cheating, and a new world order is at stake.

Patrolmen took target practice in the basement. Weegee snapped portraits from the fire escape. This spring, in the early days of the pandemic, the shop closed its doors for the last time.

And it construes adulthood as having the right to do what it takes to defend your property. ("Keep the change, you filthy animal.")

"He has been stopped by a thousand disrespectful policemen and he has brought to light the truths that America, from white nationalists to the Ivy League, has tried its best to hide."

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And it construes adulthood as having the right to do what it takes to defend your property.
("Keep the change, you filthy animal.")