The Violence Is Still There: Reinvestigating <em>Mike's Murder</em>

The Violence Is Still There: Reinvestigating Mike's Murder

Looking back at James Bridges’ true-crime-inspired film forty years later

By Vince Keenan | December 6, 2024

Martin Edwards Revisits E.C.R. Lorac's 1946 Opus, <em>The Theft of the Iron Dogs</em>

Martin Edwards Revisits E.C.R. Lorac's 1946 Opus, The Theft of the Iron Dogs

Lorac's newly reissued work features a strong sense of place and evocative atmospherics

By Martin Edwards | December 6, 2024

Poison Gardens in Fiction

Poison Gardens in Fiction

Poisonous plants can symbolize toxic relationships, or highlight the violence within beauty

By Chelsea Iversen | December 6, 2024

The End as the Beginning: Alex Segura on his Continuing Adventures in Comic Book Noir

The End as the Beginning: Alex Segura on his Continuing Adventures in Comic Book Noir

Segura's new book, 'Alter Ego', adds a new chapter to the story of the Legendary Lynx.

By John B. Valeri | December 5, 2024

The Best Psychological Thrillers of 2024

The Best Psychological Thrillers of 2024

Gaslighters, doppelgangers, and all manner of grifters

By Molly Odintz | December 5, 2024

Embracing the Mystery of the Gothic

Embracing the Mystery of the Gothic

"Gothic is timeless, and because of that, it’s strangely comforting in our present age."

By Jess Armstrong | December 5, 2024

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Is Suspense the Enemy of Realism?

By John Brandon | December 5, 2024

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Pip Drysdale:
My Stalker, My Novel

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Why I Killed Someone I Once Knew (In Fiction)

Why I Killed Someone I Once Knew (In Fiction)

Daniel Aleman on literary catharsis.

By Daniel Aleman | December 4, 2024

Enough with Manhattan: Crime Fiction Set in The Other Four Boroughs

Enough with Manhattan: Crime Fiction Set in The Other Four Boroughs

Michael Sears highlights some of New York City's many outer-borough-set crime books

By Michael Sears | December 4, 2024

Willy Falcon, Scarface, and How 1980s Miami Cocaine Culture Infiltrated the National Imagination

Willy Falcon, Scarface, and How 1980s Miami Cocaine Culture Infiltrated the National Imagination

T.J. English on the rise of the narcosphere.

By T.J. English | December 3, 2024

Adam Hamdy on Antiheroes We Hate to Love

Adam Hamdy on Antiheroes We Hate to Love

"Are we fascinated by the distortion? Do we secretly yearn to be free of the morality that constrains our decisions?"

By Adam Hamdy | December 3, 2024

Understanding the Detective Novel as a Workplace Novel

Understanding the Detective Novel as a Workplace Novel

"[T]he detectives we read about don’t just do their job, they are deeply invested in it."

By Jane Pek | December 3, 2024

How to Write about Spirituality While Crafting a Dynamic Narrative

How to Write about Spirituality While Crafting a Dynamic Narrative

Asking existential questions shouldn't preclude writers from creating a propulsive story with complex characterization

By Cary Groner | December 3, 2024

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | December 2, 2024

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