• Features

    Catherine Ryan Howard
    On the Missing Women
    of 1990s Ireland

    "While we were growing up, a faceless phantom snatched multiple women and no one did anything about it at all."

    August 7, 2023  By Catherine Ryan Howard
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    Denise Mina Takes on Philip Marlowe and Chandler's Los Angeles

    Denise Mina talks about redemption, P.G. Wodehouse, and being the first woman to continue the story of Raymond Chandler’s foundational detective.

    August 4, 2023  By Nancie Clare
    0

    Nuclear Noir

    How Oppenheimer’s deadly toy influenced noir film and fiction.

    August 4, 2023  By Nick Kolakowski
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    How Hardboiled Whodunits Have Given Way to the Psychological Thriller

    Chris Narozny on trauma as mystery and the evolution of the genre.

    August 4, 2023  By Chris Narozny
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    On The Ethics of Taking Writing Inspiration from True Crime

    "How do we ensure we do not become titillating in our re-telling?...And how do we give killers a human face without glorifying them?"

    August 4, 2023  By Victoria Selman
    0

    The Grifter in Popular Culture

    Sabine Durrant on why we're so consistently captivated by the tales of modern grifters and scammers.

    August 3, 2023  By Sabine Durrant
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    Gothic vs. Horror: It's Time to Settle the Debate

    "Horror’s main objective is to disturb the reader, to scare, and to repulse...Gothic is a gentle creep of dread."

    August 3, 2023  By Shannon Morgan
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    9 Crime Novels About Stolen Children

    These books explore a parent's worst nightmare, to chilling effect.

    August 3, 2023  By Sarah Stewart Taylor
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    Five Books Exploring Twisted Mother/Daughter Relationships

    "A thin, jagged line separates maternal protection from unhealthy control."

    August 3, 2023  By Sarah Pekkanen
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    Unlikely Investigative Teams in Crime Fiction

    Detectives, sleuths, and implausible duos of all stripes who find a way to make it work.

    August 2, 2023  By Mindy Mejia
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