• Essays

    Toronto: Crime Fiction in North America’s Safest City

    The mystery scene is booming in Canada's largest city.

    October 19, 2020  By Paul French
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    How The 1969 Murders of a Labor Leader and His Family Changed Coal Country Forever

    When reformer Joseph Yablonski decided to challenge union boss Tony Boyle in an election, Boyle soon decided to rid himself of his rival—permanently.

    October 16, 2020  By Mark A. Bradley
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    Killing Them Softly Is the Desperate, Pitch-Black Noir That Perfectly Captures What America Has Become

    The 2012 film adapted the George V. Higgins classic and predicted the country's bleak road ahead.

    October 16, 2020  By Zach Vasquez
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    The Westing Game may be a murder mystery—but it’s also a ghost story.

    On remembrance, inheritance, and legacy in one of the most beloved children's novels of all time.

    October 15, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    I Didn't Set Out to Write a Book About the Argentine Scrabble Mafia But That's What I've Done

    Discovering a crime novel among the Saturday afternoon set in the basement of the Polish Club on Borges Street

    October 15, 2020  By Daniel Tunnard
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    Five Tips for Writing a Dual Narrative Mystery

    Presenting readers with two timelines can be highly rewarding. But your craft needs to be sharp to pull it off.

    October 15, 2020  By Heather Young
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    Justice for the Invisibles, by the Invisibles: A Brief History of Nontraditional Voices in Crime Fiction

    American crime stories featuring poor people and nontraditional voices are as old as Poe’s Dupin. And now, they're finally trending.

    October 14, 2020  By Christopher Chambers
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    Snapshots in the Life of a Criminal Data Analyst

    "While the cops are in the wireroom listening live for the street hustle, I’m at my desk with my herbal tea, listening to recorded calls. Tracing the money."

    October 14, 2020  By Brian Selfon
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    How Edward Hopper’s Stony Blonde Became a Noir Icon

    On The Femme Fatale Who Flipped the Script

    October 14, 2020  By Stephanie Kane
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    In crime fiction, anyone can be a murderer. That's what's so great about it.

    Lisa Jewell explores toxic masculinity in her latest thriller, but takes a stand for equal opportunity killing in the genre at large.

    October 13, 2020  By Lisa Jewell
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