• Essays

    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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    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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