• Essays

    James Ellroy, David Milch and a Dark, Twisted Vision of History

    Two Noir Icons Explore Atrocity and Redemption in America

    June 4, 2019  By Zach Vasquez
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    The Many Mysteries of Oxford

    A University Town Inspires a Booming Crime Fiction Scene

    June 3, 2019  By Paul French
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    Wild Bill, We Hardly Knew Ye

    On Deadwood's real-life origins, legendary figures, and why Wild Bill Hickok had to die so that the town could live.

    May 31, 2019  By Nathan Ward
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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #53

    The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

    May 30, 2019  By Otto Penzler
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    On Chicago, and the Joys and Agonies of Choosing a Setting for Your Crime Novel

    Hop off the double decker bus and get lost in the Windy City....

    May 29, 2019  By Tracy Clark
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    Ian Fleming Explains How to Write a Thriller, Circa 1963

    Revisiting the Legendary Author's Very Pointed Advice to Writers

    May 28, 2019  By Emily Temple
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    Sara Paretsky Writes What's On Her Mind

    The Legendary Crime Writer on White Collar Crime, Her Lifelong Activism, and the Importance of a Good Editor

    May 28, 2019  By Lori Rader-Day
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    What Are Criminals 'Supposed' to Look Like?

    After a break-in, a crime writer imagines her burglar, and reckons with our cultural notions about good-looking criminals.

    May 28, 2019  By Amy Lloyd
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    Raymond Chandler's Grudge Against British Mysteries, Reconsidered

    Chandler slammed English detective novels and their authors time and again. But he didn't hate the literature, just the class snobbery.

    May 24, 2019  By Curtis Evans
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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #54

    The Fugitive (1993)

    May 24, 2019  By Otto Penzler
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