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The Five Michael Douglas Thrillers You Meet in Heaven

The Five Michael Douglas Thrillers You Meet in Heaven

Try explaining Michael Douglas to people who weren't there.

By Dwyer Murphy | January 14, 2022

How New Advances in Genetic Genealogy—And a Worried Phone Call from a Friend—Inspired One Crime Novelist

How New Advances in Genetic Genealogy—And a Worried Phone Call from a Friend—Inspired One Crime Novelist

The unknown heir, an old mystery standby, gets a makeover for a new generation of novelists.

By Victoria Houston | January 14, 2022

Remembering Joseph Hansen's Groundbreaking Dave Brandstetter Series

Remembering Joseph Hansen's Groundbreaking Dave Brandstetter Series

"Brandstetter, you see, is a homosexual..A smart, masculine, competent, unapologetic homosexual and ace private investigator."

By Michael Nava | January 13, 2022

Vampire noir came into <br>its own 50 years ago <br>with <em>The Night Stalker</em>

Vampire noir came into
its own 50 years ago
with The Night Stalker

The 70s classic tells of gritty, down-on-his luck reporter Carl Kolchak who finds himself investigating an impossible crime.

By Keith Roysdon | January 13, 2022

The Torso Murderer: Jack the Ripper Wasn't the Only Serial Killer Stalking London in 1888

The Torso Murderer: Jack the Ripper Wasn't the Only Serial Killer Stalking London in 1888

The crimes were gruesome and cruel. And performed in the shadow of Jack the Ripper.

By Laura Joh Rowland | January 13, 2022

Twentysomething Spies: A Rare Breed in the Annals of Espionage Literature

Twentysomething Spies: A Rare Breed in the Annals of Espionage Literature

Charles Cumming on an elusive literary figure, the young spy.

By Charles Cumming | January 13, 2022

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By Molly Odintz | January 12, 2022

10 Classic Crime Stories That Have Just Entered the Public Domain in 2022

10 Classic Crime Stories That Have Just Entered the Public Domain in 2022

Books by Agatha Christie, Ernest Hemingway, and Arthur Conan Doyle now belong to everyone.

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 12, 2022

Alafair Burke: An Appreciation of Female Friendships in Fiction

Alafair Burke: An Appreciation of Female Friendships in Fiction

"Female friendships are a fundamental aspect of women’s experience"

By Alafair Burke | January 12, 2022

Life and Death Among the Vanished in the Himalayas' Parvati Valley

Life and Death Among the Vanished in the Himalayas' Parvati Valley

Every year, people disappear in the Parvati Valley. What happens to them?

By Harley Rustad | January 11, 2022

How to Take Down An International Sex Trafficker

How to Take Down An International Sex Trafficker

Backpage.com was being used to traffic sex with minors. But prosecutor Maggy Krell had to prove it.

By Maggy Krell | January 11, 2022

Why T. Jefferson Parker Traded in the Current Day for the Psychedelic Thrills of 1968 Laguna Beach

Why T. Jefferson Parker Traded in the Current Day for the Psychedelic Thrills of 1968 Laguna Beach

Head shops, record stores, and rocky beaches are the backdrop for this transportive new novel.

By T. Jefferson Parker | January 11, 2022

I Wrote A Book. It Was Adapted Into a Movie. Everything Went Really Well.

I Wrote A Book. It Was Adapted Into a Movie. Everything Went Really Well.

Darcey Bell on the surprisingly smooth experience of having her book A Simple Favor adapted for the screen.

By Darcey Bell | January 11, 2022

Do People Really Know What They Think They Know about Cornell Woolrich?

Do People Really Know What They Think They Know about Cornell Woolrich?

Biographies have characterized Cornell Woolrich as a self-hating gay man who mistreated women and was far too close to his mother. The truth is much more complicated.

By Curtis Evans | January 10, 2022

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