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Border Stories: A Guide to the Novels of Don Winslow

Border Stories: A Guide to the Novels of Don Winslow

The evolution of a career in crime fiction, from surf noir to borderland epics.

By Bruce Riordan | April 3, 2020

Hilary Davidson and Susan Elia MacNeal on Writing PTSD in Fiction

Hilary Davidson and Susan Elia MacNeal on Writing PTSD in Fiction

Two acclaimed mystery authors compare the research and processes it takes to create traumatized characters

By Susan Elia MacNeal and Hilary Davidson | April 3, 2020

Crime in the Time of Corona: How Genre Fiction Leads Us Through the Darkness

Crime in the Time of Corona: How Genre Fiction Leads Us Through the Darkness

In times of crisis, we turn to mystery.

By Lyndsay Faye | April 2, 2020

My First Thriller: Lee Child

My First Thriller: Lee Child

How the creator of Jack Reacher got fired, started writing, found a pen name, found an agent, and launched a new career.

By Rick Pullen | April 2, 2020

Our Personalized Quarantine Crime Fiction Recommendations: Part 1

Our Personalized Quarantine Crime Fiction Recommendations: Part 1

Wondering what to read next? Just ask, and we'll help.

By Molly Odintz | April 2, 2020

Raymond Chandler Wanted Cary Grant to Play Philip Marlowe.

Raymond Chandler Wanted Cary Grant to Play Philip Marlowe.

What a different movie that would have been.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 2, 2020

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By CrimeReads | April 1, 2020

The Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-Era America

By David Stout | April 1, 2020

These Are Plot Descriptions of Actual Episodes from the 1960s Spy Television Series The Man From U.N.C.L.E, and Wow they are… Insane

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 1, 2020

Vidocq and the Birth of the Fictional Detective

Vidocq and the Birth of the Fictional Detective

The ex-convict turned police detective who inspired generations of authors and helped launch a new genre of literature.

By Nick Kolakowski | April 1, 2020

The Complicated Literature of Daughters and Mothers

The Complicated Literature of Daughters and Mothers

The deepest bond, full of love, affection, resentment, jealousy, and sometimes danger.

By Amy Engel | March 31, 2020

The Man Who Can’t Be Beat: <em>Peaky Blinders</em> and the Rise of Fascism

The Man Who Can’t Be Beat: Peaky Blinders and the Rise of Fascism

The Shelby crime family finds a new politics in 1920's Birmingham.

By Torrey Crim | March 31, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 23

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 23

Vertigo (1958)

By Otto Penzler | March 31, 2020

8 Great Novels Where Things Disappear

8 Great Novels Where Things Disappear

Things, people, time, space...these are different than the usual disappearances.

By Lincoln Michel | March 30, 2020

After a Husband's Betrayal, Turning to Mystery Novels

After a Husband's Betrayal, Turning to Mystery Novels

In the wake of a divorce, a writer seeks order, puzzles, and answers.

By Laura Hilgers | March 30, 2020

Your Guide to What's Streaming in April: Crime Edition

Your Guide to What's Streaming in April: Crime Edition

All the new shows and movies you need to get through a month of social distancing.

By Dwyer Murphy | March 30, 2020

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