• Essays

    How Arson Became A
    Capital Crime

    A Brief History of Early Fire Regulations in New York City

    October 18, 2019  By Paddy Hirsch
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    Detecting During Disasters

    Fires, hurricanes, plague—crime fiction persists in moments of crisis.

    October 17, 2019  By J. Kingston Pierce
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    The Art of Blending Crime
    and Humor

    What's so funny about crime, murder, and mayhem?

    October 16, 2019  By Tim Maleeny
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    Can Everyone Stop Slagging Off Brighton, Already?

    In defense of the once-seedy, now-sparkling crime fiction mecca.

    October 16, 2019  By Lynne Truss
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    In Defense of the Supernatural in Detective Fiction

    John Connolly on the long tradition of mixing mystery and the paranormal

    October 15, 2019  By John Connolly
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    Did Hill Street Blues Rip Off Ed McBain's 87th Precinct Series?

    A tragicomic tale of stolen set-ups, threatened lawsuits, bruised egos, stalled adaptations, and besieged productions.

    October 15, 2019  By Paul Abbott
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    Discovering the Misogyny
    Behind the Famous Plot of
    Lord of the Flies

    William Golding elaborates on the exclusion of little girls from his deserted island

    October 15, 2019  By Kim Liggett
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    Dorothy L. Sayers: A Crime Reader's Guide to the Classics

    Lord Peter Wimsey, Harriet Vane, and a Queen of Crime

    October 11, 2019  By Neil Nyren
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    Bickle’s Lament: The Cinematic Lineage of the Angry White Loner

    Why generations of filmmakers can't seem to quit a troubled figure.

    October 11, 2019  By Zach Vasquez
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    New England Gothic, and The Uncanny Making of a Mystery

    "All novels are mysteries"—especially in New England.

    October 11, 2019  By Neil Olson
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