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    A New York State of Mind: The Unexpected Bonding Powers of Billy Joel's Melancholy Noir

    A New York State of Mind: The Unexpected Bonding Powers of Billy Joel's Melancholy Noir

    Michael Gonzales finds a lifeline to a city, a soundtrack for grief, and a way of remembering his father.

    By Michael Gonzales | July 17, 2020

    July's Best Crime Nonfiction

    July's Best Crime Nonfiction

    11 new works of true crime to fill the dog days of summer, including memoirs, histories, and reportage.

    By CrimeReads | July 17, 2020

    The Coen Brothers' Enduring Ties to Crime Literature

    The Coen Brothers' Enduring Ties to Crime Literature

    From Macbeth to Lebowski and Back Again

    By Zach Vasquez | July 17, 2020

    How America Once Fell in Love with Mystery “Wheels”

    How America Once Fell in Love with Mystery “Wheels”

    In the 1960s, TV executives came up with a novel way of delivering Americans their mysteries—the "wheel"

    By J. Kingston Pierce | July 16, 2020

    My Upstairs Downstairs Childhood

    My Upstairs Downstairs Childhood

    I didn't think anything was different between me and the girl upstairs. Then, I learned how to read.

    By Lee Conell | July 16, 2020

    Let's Not Forget the Time Mario Vargas Llosa Sucker Punched Gabriel García Márquez

    Let's Not Forget the Time Mario Vargas Llosa Sucker Punched Gabriel García Márquez

    It was about a woman.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | July 16, 2020

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    Bad Fathers, and the Readers Who Love Them

    By Glen Erik Hamilton | July 16, 2020

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 7

    By Otto Penzler | July 16, 2020

    Why Exposing Kids to Horror Might Actually Be Good for Them

    By Stephen Graham Jones | July 15, 2020

    The Exhilarating, Dangerous World of Helen Eustis

    The Exhilarating, Dangerous World of Helen Eustis

    Her 1947 novel, The Horizontal Man, was a wry, subversive take on the campus mystery. It's as timely as ever.

    By Charles Finch | July 15, 2020

    The Deadly High-Speed Chase That Launched Miami into the 1980s

    The Deadly High-Speed Chase That Launched Miami into the 1980s

    In 1979, a shoot-out on a crowded Miami street was a prelude to a new era of growth, drugs, wealth, and crime.

    By Nicholas Griffin | July 15, 2020

    Kim Wall's parents remember the moment they learned their daughter had been murdered.

    Kim Wall's parents remember the moment they learned their daughter had been murdered.

    A Horrifying Revelation and A Family's Heartbreak

    By Ingrid and Joachim Wall | July 15, 2020

    5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This July

    5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This July

    Grifters, Frenemies, and French Chateaux

    By Lisa Levy | July 14, 2020

    How I Stopped Worrying About the Rules and Learned to Write a Mystery Novel

    How I Stopped Worrying About the Rules and Learned to Write a Mystery Novel

    Workshops, an MFA, and a pair of literary novels couldn't prepare him for the intricate workings of noir, so he turned to the masters.

    By Sung J. Woo | July 14, 2020

    Safe as Houses: The

    Safe as Houses: The "Property-Porn Thriller" Is Here to Stay

    In this property-obsessed age, why are houses such a source of fictional terror?

    By Anna Downes | July 14, 2020

    Why Marshes Capture Our Imaginations—And Inspire Some of Our Most Unsettling Folklore

    Why Marshes Capture Our Imaginations—And Inspire Some of Our Most Unsettling Folklore

    Elly Griffiths on marshes, moors, and cautionary tales.

    By Elly Griffiths | July 14, 2020

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