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    The Poison Pen Letter: The Early 20th Century's Strangest Crime Wave

    The Poison Pen Letter: The Early 20th Century's Strangest Crime Wave

    Across America and Europe, people couldn't stop writing nasty letters. Soon the courts were overwhelmed with epistolary assaults.

    By Curtis Evans | March 10, 2020

    The Uncanny Appeal of the Seaside Mystery

    The Uncanny Appeal of the Seaside Mystery

    For our deepest mysteries, we keep returning to the shore.

    By Jo Jakeman | March 10, 2020

    Searching for James M. Cain's Los Angeles

    Searching for James M. Cain's Los Angeles

    Where have all the roadhouses gone?

    By Katie Orphan | March 10, 2020

    <em>Briarpatch</em> May Just Be the Coolest Show on TV

    Briarpatch May Just Be the Coolest Show on TV

    A new series returns to a bygone era of strange, slick crime fiction.

    By Dwyer Murphy | March 10, 2020

    Crime and the City: Saigon

    Crime and the City: Saigon

    In the long shadow of Graham Greene's The Quiet American, a city's crime fiction scene thrives.

    By Paul French | March 9, 2020

    Michael Koryta and Alma Katsu on Horror, Craft, and Reinvention

    Michael Koryta and Alma Katsu on Horror, Craft, and Reinvention

    Two authors discuss their greatest fears and the weight of history

    By Michael Koryta | March 9, 2020

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    Writing a Crime Novel About Munchausen-By-Proxy—While Pregnant

    By Emily Elgar | March 9, 2020

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    5 Psychological Thrillers You Need to Read This Month

    By Lisa Levy | March 6, 2020

    Sixteen of the Most Perfect Murders in Crime Fiction

    Sixteen of the Most Perfect Murders in Crime Fiction

    Reading and re-reading mystery novels in pursuit of the platonic ideal of the undetectable, unsolvable crime.

    By Peter Swanson | March 6, 2020

    The Art of Letting Your Heroes Get Beat Up Now and Again

    The Art of Letting Your Heroes Get Beat Up Now and Again

    Sometimes the most powerful thing an author can do is kick a guy when he's down.

    By John McMahon | March 6, 2020

    Paul Vidich on Cold War Espionage, a CIA Cover-Up, and a Family Tragedy

    Paul Vidich on Cold War Espionage, a CIA Cover-Up, and a Family Tragedy

    The author's uncle was dosed with LSD and died outside a New York City hotel. Now, he's exploring that crime in a new thriller.

    By Kevin Larimer | March 6, 2020

    When The Casinos Came To Atlantic City...

    When The Casinos Came To Atlantic City...

    Tracing the Rise and Fall of a Resort Town Reinvented as a Gambling Den

    By Caitlin Mullen | March 6, 2020

    The 19 Best Crime-Solving Writers in Fiction, Ranked

    The 19 Best Crime-Solving Writers in Fiction, Ranked

    A cold, hard look at the detective and writing skills of Rick Castle, Harriet Vane, and more.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | March 5, 2020

    Discovery and Decay: Lost in the ’90s 

    Discovery and Decay: Lost in the ’90s 

    The formative obsessions that led to a new Brooklyn Noir.

    By William Boyle | March 5, 2020

    The Homme Fatal: Reimagining a Noir Archetype

    The Homme Fatal: Reimagining a Noir Archetype

    Dangerous partners, queer icons, and a story that became a crime novel.

    By Russ Thomas | March 5, 2020

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