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    The Girl Detective Disappears: On Searching for Nancy Drew, and Finding Myself

    The Girl Detective Disappears: On Searching for Nancy Drew, and Finding Myself

    Nancy Drew has always been a liminal figure, caught between girl and woman, masculine and feminine, traditional and modern...

    By Bethany Kaylor | December 14, 2020

    On the Incredible, Gruesome Legacy of Paris's Grand Guignol Theater

    On the Incredible, Gruesome Legacy of Paris's Grand Guignol Theater

    Exaggerated spectacles of violence and gore played to fainting audiences night after night, for six decades

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 14, 2020

    5 New Books Coming Out This Week

    5 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

    By CrimeReads | December 14, 2020

    The Best Crime Novels of 2020

    The Best Crime Novels of 2020

    Celebrating the year's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | December 11, 2020

    Thirty Years Later, Is <em>Goodfellas</em> The Greatest Mob Movie Ever Made?

    Thirty Years Later, Is Goodfellas The Greatest Mob Movie Ever Made?

    A demented, predatory nihilism runs through Martin Scorsese's 1990 mob classic, and audiences are still cheering for it. Why?

    By Andy McCarthy | December 11, 2020

    Famed mystery writer G.K. Chesterton proudly, sincerely believed in Santa Claus

    Famed mystery writer G.K. Chesterton proudly, sincerely believed in Santa Claus

    And he hoped children would genuinely believe in him, too.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 11, 2020

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    The Politically Engaged, Wildly Entertaining Novels of Paco Ignacio Taibo II

    By Gabino Iglesias | December 11, 2020

    Another 10 Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place at Christmas

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 10, 2020

    John le Carré and the Most Interesting Author Interview You Will Ever See

    By Dwyer Murphy | December 10, 2020

    The Good Thief: The Best Heist Movie You’ve (Probably) Never Seen

    The Good Thief: The Best Heist Movie You’ve (Probably) Never Seen

    It's the South of France and Nick Nolte is broke and hooked on heroin, but somehow this is the uplifting noir we need this year.

    By Nick Kolakowski | December 10, 2020

    Evelyn Waugh Loved Perry Mason With All His Heart

    Evelyn Waugh Loved Perry Mason With All His Heart

    He read every single one of Erle Stanley Gardner's books. But his passion didn't stop there.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | December 10, 2020

    The Long, Dark Legacy of William Hjortsberg's Supernatural Neo-Noirs

    The Long, Dark Legacy of William Hjortsberg's Supernatural Neo-Noirs

    Revisiting the 'Angel' novels and their occult obsessions

    By Andrew Nette | December 9, 2020

    The Vigilantes of the Oppressed

    The Vigilantes of the Oppressed

    Move over, Batman: there's a new wave of justice-seekers in town.

    By Molly Odintz | December 9, 2020

    We Need More Dark Stories with Hopeful Endings

    We Need More Dark Stories with Hopeful Endings

    "To endure page after page of never-ending pain and sorrow and to culminate in the same morass of tragedy would only be nihilism."

    By Les Edgerton | December 9, 2020

    The Georgia Guidestones: America's Stonehenge, History's Unsolved Mystery

    The Georgia Guidestones: America's Stonehenge, History's Unsolved Mystery

    Are they a monument to human civilization, or a powerful condemnation of our species? And who the heck built them?

    By Brad Meltzer and Keith Farrell | December 9, 2020

    Crime by Committee: 8 Novels Featuring Group Misdeeds

    Crime by Committee: 8 Novels Featuring Group Misdeeds

    Why we’re forever entranced by co-conspirators

    By Kia Abdullah | December 8, 2020

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