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    A Constellation of Noir Influences

    A Constellation of Noir Influences

    Irish novelist Colin Walsh looks back at the film and TV experiences that helped shape his new novel.

    By Colin Walsh | July 25, 2023

    At the Cold, Still Bottom of the Lake: Five Mysteries Set in Still Waters

    At the Cold, Still Bottom of the Lake: Five Mysteries Set in Still Waters

    Alice Blanchard on a lifelong "fascination with eerie, murderous small town lakes"

    By Alice Blanchard | July 25, 2023

    The Best International Crime Fiction of July 2023

    The Best International Crime Fiction of July 2023

    Scandinavian serial killers, Latin American noirs, and a Swiss procedural

    By Molly Odintz | July 24, 2023

    James Lee Burke Reckons with History, the South, and the Hatred Burning Through America

    James Lee Burke Reckons with History, the South, and the Hatred Burning Through America

    The author discusses his newest novel, an epic of the American Civil War, with David Masciotra.

    By David Masciotra | July 24, 2023

    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 | July 24, 2023

    Rebecca Turkewitz Tells Scary Stories in the Dark

    Rebecca Turkewitz Tells Scary Stories in the Dark

    In debut collection Here in the Night, ghost stories animate the forces that haunt adult life

    By Michael Colbert | July 24, 2023

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    On Horror Fiction and The "Ick" Factor

    By Angel Luis Colón | July 21, 2023

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    How The History of Nuclear Violence Shapes Our Present

    By Constance Hays Matsumoto | July 21, 2023

    The Age of the

    The Age of the "Feminist 'American Psycho'" Has Arrived

    Are they battling the patriarchy, or are they symptoms of it? Is the serial killer a rebel, or the new "pick me" girl? That's the tension that drives a wave of new thrillers.

    By Molly Odintz | July 20, 2023

    In Pursuit of the Lizard People, and the Dangerous Conspiracy Theories That Led to the 2020 Nashville Bombing

    In Pursuit of the Lizard People, and the Dangerous Conspiracy Theories That Led to the 2020 Nashville Bombing

    In 2021, Colin Dickey went to Nashville to see the garage where Anthony Quinn Warner set off his bomb. He found a web of conspiracy theories, and city still unsure what really happened.

    By Colin Dickey | July 20, 2023

    When Writers Fall in Love

    When Writers Fall in Love

    John David Mann on discovering your characters and learning about them as you go.

    By John David Mann | July 20, 2023

    Colson Whitehead on Blaxploitation Cinema, Sidney Lumet's New York, and His Own Harlem Trilogy

    Colson Whitehead on Blaxploitation Cinema, Sidney Lumet's New York, and His Own Harlem Trilogy

    The author discusses the latest installment of his sweeping crime history of New York City.

    By Dwyer Murphy | July 20, 2023

    How Layers of History Add a Rich Flavor to Contemporary Mysteries

    How Layers of History Add a Rich Flavor to Contemporary Mysteries

    Celebrating "the secrets old walls hide"

    By Leslie Budewitz | July 20, 2023

    On Asylums, Mental Illness, and Controlling Women's Emotions

    On Asylums, Mental Illness, and Controlling Women's Emotions

    Jennifer Cody Epstein on an infamous 19th century asylum and its exploitative director.

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    Masculinity, Queerness, and Hope in Crime Fiction

    Masculinity, Queerness, and Hope in Crime Fiction

    Nihilism is a tool of the status quo. We need to embrace hope for a path towards change.

    By Ben Crane | July 19, 2023

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