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    The Femme Fatale: A Brief History of Beauty as a Surprisingly Effective Legal Defense

    The Femme Fatale: A Brief History of Beauty as a Surprisingly Effective Legal Defense

    History teaches us there are five rules to getting away with murder.

    By Laura James | February 25, 2020

    The New Vulnerability in the Mystery Genre

    The New Vulnerability in the Mystery Genre

    The use—and misuse—of mental health disorders in crime fiction.

    By Peter Swanson | February 25, 2020

    A Reading List for Logging Off

    A Reading List for Logging Off

    8 books that will make you never want to look at your phone again.

    By Kathleen Barber | February 25, 2020

    People v. Gillette: How an Obscure Execution in the Finger Lakes  Inspired Generations of Storytellers

    People v. Gillette: How an Obscure Execution in the Finger Lakes Inspired Generations of Storytellers

    The Long Cultural Afterlife of a Horrifying Crime

    By S.L. McInnis | February 24, 2020

    Bullying Has Always Been Bad. Social Media Makes It Worse.

    Bullying Has Always Been Bad. Social Media Makes It Worse.

    An Icelandic crime writer reflects on the changing nature of bullying, now one of society's greatest ills.

    By Yrsa Sigurdardottir | February 24, 2020

    The Cozy Mysteries of the Pacific Northwest

    The Cozy Mysteries of the Pacific Northwest

    In Oregon and Washington, the forests are dense, the rain is consistent, and the small-town mysteries are full of charm.

    By Nancy Coco | February 24, 2020

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    Turns Out, Elizabethan Playwright and Poet Laureate Ben Jonson was a Murderer

    By Olivia Rutigliano | February 21, 2020

    The Life and Work of C.W. Grafton: Crime Novelist, Lawyer, and Father to a Mystery Icon

    By L. Wayne Hicks | February 21, 2020

    These Famous Noirs and Mysteries Were Inspired by Real-Life Crimes

    By Nick Kolakowski | February 21, 2020

    The Punk Rock Private Eye and the End of an Era in Downtown New York

    The Punk Rock Private Eye and the End of an Era in Downtown New York

    In 1979, as the music scene was under threat, one man captured its corruption in true noir fashion.

    By David Masciotra | February 21, 2020

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 26

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 26

    Body Heat (1981)

    By Otto Penzler | February 21, 2020

    The Girl in the Mansion: <br>How Gothic Romances Became Domestic Noirs

    The Girl in the Mansion:
    How Gothic Romances Became Domestic Noirs

    Domestic suspense is the modern incarnation of the mid-century Gothic romance.

    By Silvia Moreno-Garcia | February 20, 2020

    Money Ain’t a Thang: 'Paid in Full' and the Culture That Rose out of New York's Crack Era

    Money Ain’t a Thang: 'Paid in Full' and the Culture That Rose out of New York's Crack Era

    In the 1980s, the city was ravaged by a new drug. But a new culture, born of the same streets, was on the rise, too.

    By Michael Gonzales | February 20, 2020

    The Best Small Presses Publishing Crime Fiction Today

    The Best Small Presses Publishing Crime Fiction Today

    A celebration of the indie presses keeping crime fiction weird.

    By Gabino Iglesias | February 20, 2020

    Juries and Judgement in Hollywood Cinema

    Juries and Judgement in Hollywood Cinema

    Sometimes, the jury is part of the movie—and sometimes, the viewers are the jury.

    By Graham Moore | February 20, 2020

    7 Debut Novels You Should Read in February

    7 Debut Novels You Should Read in February

    Rounding up the best debut fiction in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | February 19, 2020

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