• Essays

    Revisiting the Social Climber Novel and the American Dream

    Tom Ripley, Jay Gatsby, and a Quintessential American Art Form

    May 23, 2019  By Anna Pitoniak
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    Donald Goines and the Birth of Black Pulp Fiction

    The man who ushered in a new era of stories by black people, for black people, about the black urban experience.

    May 22, 2019  By Kinohi Nishikawa
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    Fairy Tales Are Really Just Hard-Boiled Crime Stories

    Exploring the Dark, Twisted World of Classic Fairy Tales

    May 22, 2019  By Steph Post
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    Barbara Neely, The Activist-Turned-Crime Writer Who Inspired A Generation

    On Barbara Neely and Her Iconic Sleuth, Blanche White

    May 21, 2019  By Kellye Garrett
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    What's With All the Supernatural Sherlocks?

    On The Surprising Logic Behind Sherlock/Lovecraft Mashups

    May 21, 2019  By G. S. Denning
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    The Crime Fiction of Athens

    Crime and the City Visits the Turbulent Greek Capital

    May 20, 2019  By Paul French
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    A Uniquely Alaskan Crime Scene

    A Crime Writer Reflects on His Days as a US Marshal in Alaska

    May 20, 2019  By Marc Cameron
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    The Dangers of Dime Westerns

    From Mark Twain's "bloodthirstily interesting" favorites to first-person shooters, Westerns were the first "true crime" sensation.

    May 17, 2019  By Nathan Ward
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    Harper Lee and Truman Capote: Partners in Crime

    Capote wanted an "assistant researchist." Lee got a train to Kansas and helped to revolutionize crime literature.

    May 17, 2019  By Casey Cep
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    The Groundbreaking Art of
    Jim Steranko

    How a maverick artist's dark vision transformed the comics world and ushered in the graphic novel

    May 16, 2019  By Michael Gonzales
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