• Essays

    The Heyday of Pulp Fiction

    Keith Roysdon on the heroes and villains of American pop culture, introduced to millions of readers in cheap magazines.

    April 22, 2024  By Keith Roysdon
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    The Los Angeles Wine World's Enduring Murder Mystery

    During Prohibition, wine production was booming, when one of the city's biggest wine makers went missing.

    April 19, 2024  By James T. Bartlett
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    “My Mind Had Been Fired By Reading Cheap Detective Stories"

    The colorful criminal escapades of the Gunn Brothers of San Francisco and Manhattan and the classic 1942 noir novel that came out of it all

    April 18, 2024  By Curtis Evans
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    Farewell, Prague: How I Had to Leave the City of Inspiration to Write My Spy Novel

    I.S. Berry on expat dreams

    April 18, 2024  By I. S. Berry
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    Dying Cities: On the Lone Book of 'Lost' Novelist Elaine Perry

    Published in 1990, 'Another Present Era' offered a vision of New York like no other.

    April 18, 2024  By Michael Gonzales
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    Philip Miller On Using Ouija Boards to Fuel Creativity

    "Ouija boards are a fascinating tool for a mystery novel."

    April 18, 2024  By Philip Miller
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    Heather Graham on Ancient Texts and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    The novelist reflects on reaching the end of a series.

    April 17, 2024  By Heather Graham
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    On Writing a Book When The World is On Fire

    Sara Koffi on turning to thrillers when justice is missing.

    April 16, 2024  By Sara Koffi
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    A Bloody-Minded Business: Julian Symons’ Evolution as a Crime Fiction Critic

    The seismic shifts in interpretation throughout the critic's long career say as much about society as they do about the individual

    April 15, 2024  By Curtis Evans
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    ‘I’ve Got a Bridge to Sell You’: The Con Artist Who Peddled the Brooklyn Bridge

    Dean Jobb on John McCarthy, the "last of the old-time crooks."

    April 15, 2024  By Dean Jobb
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