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Patricia Highsmith and the Women Who Inspired Ripley

Patricia Highsmith and the Women Who Inspired Ripley

In 1950, Highsmith went to Positano with a glamorous, wealthy young Londoner. A year later, she traveled there again, with a new companion, at the tail end of a manic journey across Europe.

By Richard Bradford | January 19, 2021

When Poe Invented the Detective Story, he Changed the Literary World Forever

When Poe Invented the Detective Story, he Changed the Literary World Forever

Poe's contemporaries and forebears had a lot to say about the new genre, and his detective, the brilliant Dupin

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 19, 2021

Forget Bones and CSI: The Real Business of Forensics is Grueling and Not At All Glamorous

Forget Bones and CSI: The Real Business of Forensics is Grueling and Not At All Glamorous

In an era where expert work is under siege, a tour of forensics today shows a profession that takes its work very, very seriously.

By Beth A. Bechky | January 19, 2021

Winter Thrillers: Snowstorms, Mountain Chalets, and Murder

Winter Thrillers: Snowstorms, Mountain Chalets, and Murder

You're on the mountaintop, a storm blows in, the phone lines go dead...

By Allie Reynolds | January 19, 2021

Lizzie Borden's House Is <br>Up For Sale

Lizzie Borden's House Is
Up For Sale

Looking for a new place to quarantine? For only 2 million dollars, the Borden's Fall River manor house could be yours!

By Molly Odintz | January 15, 2021

The 15 Best Crime and Mystery Television Series of 2020

The 15 Best Crime and Mystery Television Series of 2020

Gritty private detectives, pensive bounty hunters, maladjusted spies, and murderous cheerleaders

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 15, 2021

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Detective Fiction and Dementia: A Biopsy

By Frederick Weisel | January 15, 2021

The Best New Books to Check Out in Paperback This January

By CrimeReads | January 15, 2021

A Novel Is So Much More Than Just The Sum of Its Parts

By P.J. Tracy | January 15, 2021

Lisa Montgomery: The Life and Crimes of the Last Woman on Federal Death Row

Lisa Montgomery: The Life and Crimes of the Last Woman on Federal Death Row

Criminal Broads Presents: Fatal Obsession

By Tori Telfer | January 14, 2021

Diamonds in Literature: The Ultimate MacGuffin

Diamonds in Literature: The Ultimate MacGuffin

"Radiant, indestructible, immortal – diamonds are what we are not, and our admiration of them comes to no good."

By Victoria Gosling | January 14, 2021

The British Student-Turned-Bank Robber Who Became

The British Student-Turned-Bank Robber Who Became "A Modern-Day Robin Hood"

Stephen Jackley thought the world was deeply unfair, and set out to change it—by robbing banks and redistributing money.

By Ben Machell | January 14, 2021

Nine Great Science Fiction Thrillers

Nine Great Science Fiction Thrillers

Deep characters and big ideas drive these science fiction classics built on the chassis of crime fiction.

By Nick Petrie | January 14, 2021

I Grew Up In Apartheid South Africa. I Know What White Supremacists Look Like.

I Grew Up In Apartheid South Africa. I Know What White Supremacists Look Like.

A South African crime writer on the resurgence of authoritarianism, fanaticism, and hate in the US and South Africa.

By Joanne Hichens | January 14, 2021

10 of the Best Dinner Parties in Modern Fiction

10 of the Best Dinner Parties in Modern Fiction

"Study the smiling, privileged guests around you: can you guess which one knows where the bodies are buried?"

By Emma Rous | January 13, 2021

What the Iconic Outfits in <em>Laura</em> Say About Feminism, Fashion, and Film Noir

What the Iconic Outfits in Laura Say About Feminism, Fashion, and Film Noir

A well-dressed Gene Tierney isn't a screen siren—she's a businesswoman, projecting confidence and power.

By Kimberley Truhler | January 13, 2021

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