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    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

    Noir in the Land of Enchantment

    Noir in the Land of Enchantment

    "Conquered and reconquered, colonized and commodified, Santa Fe understands—from historical genocide to the murders of family members—the intimacy of violence."

    By Ariel Gore | March 5, 2020

    Cheerleaders, True Crime, and the American Dream

    Cheerleaders, True Crime, and the American Dream

    Dare Me, Cheer, and the prosecution of Brooke Skylar Richardson

    By Lizzy Steiner | March 4, 2020

    In 1899, Arthur Conan Doyle Took Dictation for His Dying Friend's Mystery Novel

    In 1899, Arthur Conan Doyle Took Dictation for His Dying Friend's Mystery Novel

    Grant Allen was a bestselling science writer, almost done with his serial Hilda Wade when he fell ill

    By Olivia Rutigliano | March 4, 2020

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    • The King Under the Mountain: In Search of J. R. R. Tolkien
    • Just a Shot Away: Martin Scorsese's Life in Film

    The Sublime Isolation of the Scottish Isles

    By Douglas Skelton | March 4, 2020

    Online Sleuths, Cold Cases, and The Early Days of a Very Particular Hobby

    By Lori Rader-Day | March 4, 2020

    Fact, Fiction, and a DNA Surprise

    By Betty Webb | March 4, 2020

    <em>Double Indemnity</em> isn’t <br>about bad people—<br>it’s about redemption

    Double Indemnity isn’t
    about bad people—
    it’s about redemption

    It's not a movie about doing terrible things, it's a movie about making mistakes (and owning up to them).

    By Michael Ledwidge | March 3, 2020

    William Boyle's Technicolor Brooklyn Noir

    William Boyle's Technicolor Brooklyn Noir

    The author's noirs capture the borough in all its madcap, desperate, violent complexity.

    By Daneet Steffens | March 3, 2020

    The Man Who Turned on the Here: On the Lam in Mexico with Ken Kesey

    The Man Who Turned on the Here: On the Lam in Mexico with Ken Kesey

    Robert Stone recounts a visit to Kesey's fugitive camp, an encounter with a Mexican agent, and a long discussion about drugs and life.

    By Robert Stone | March 3, 2020

    How to Write Believable, Realistic, and Responsible Violence

    How to Write Believable, Realistic, and Responsible Violence

    A thriller author shares 7 lessons for writing violence.

    By Ed Ruggero | March 3, 2020

    12 Novels You Should Read This March

    12 Novels You Should Read This March

    The month's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | March 2, 2020

    David Goodis' Bleak, Beautiful Vision of Humanity

    David Goodis' Bleak, Beautiful Vision of Humanity

    Celebrating the clear-sighted vision of an author who saw the best in humanity at its worst.

    By Molly Odintz | March 2, 2020

    How to Be a Crime Novelist and a Parent...Without Losing Your Mind or Your Moral Compass

    How to Be a Crime Novelist and a Parent...Without Losing Your Mind or Your Moral Compass

    Everything you wanted to know about changing diapers and solving fictional murders but were afraid to ask.

    By Jason Pinter | March 2, 2020

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