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    Get Radcliff!: The Search for Black Pulp's Forgotten Author

    Get Radcliff!: The Search for Black Pulp's Forgotten Author

    Gary Phillips on the trail of Roosevelt Mallory, who helped revolutionize 1970s pulp fiction, then disappeared.

    By Gary Phillips | December 10, 2019

    7 Things Crime Readers Will No Longer Tolerate

    7 Things Crime Readers Will No Longer Tolerate

    Crime fiction is getting harder to write—and that's a good thing.

    By Christopher Fowler | December 10, 2019

    5 Mysteries Set Between the World Wars

    5 Mysteries Set Between the World Wars

    Why mystery writers are drawn to the 1920s and 30s.

    By Donis Casey | December 10, 2019

    How Women Authors Are Reshaping the Horror Genre

    How Women Authors Are Reshaping the Horror Genre

    "The boogeyman in the closet isn’t an amorphous shape in the dark—It’s someone we know and trust."

    By Damien Angelica Walters | December 10, 2019

    The Crime Novels of Christmas

    The Crime Novels of Christmas

    A merry rundown of crime fiction set during the holiday season.

    By Paul French | December 9, 2019

    Adventures in Narco-Tourism

    Adventures in Narco-Tourism

    In an evolving Medellín, locals and tourists struggle with the bloody legacy of Pablo Escobar.

    By Dave Seminara | December 9, 2019

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    The Assassination of Thomas Doughty by the Brigand Sir Francis Drake

    By S.J. Parris | December 9, 2019

    A Brief History of Brief Crime Books

    By Manning Wolfe | December 9, 2019

    A Hard World for Little Things: 10 Dark Stories of Kids in Peril

    By Zach Vasquez | December 6, 2019

    What to Watch in December: Your Guide to the Month's Essential Crime TV

    What to Watch in December: Your Guide to the Month's Essential Crime TV

    The best thrillers, noir, and true crime docs arriving this month.

    By Camille LeBlanc | December 6, 2019

    The Crime Stories of <br>New Zealand

    The Crime Stories of
    New Zealand

    In an isolated island country, crime (storytelling) is on the rise.

    By Nalini Singh | December 6, 2019

    The Noir Sensibility of Tom Waits, in 10 Songs

    The Noir Sensibility of Tom Waits, in 10 Songs

    Lowlifes, Desperados, Ex-Cons, and Junkies

    By Tanner Tafelski | December 6, 2019

    The Evolution of the Femme Fatale in Film Noir

    The Evolution of the Femme Fatale in Film Noir

    From moral disruptor, to crazy b----, to the anti-heroine of our century: an ode to femmes fatales through the ages.

    By Halley Sutton | December 5, 2019

    The Best Live Episodes of Your Favorite True Crime Podcasts

    The Best Live Episodes of Your Favorite True Crime Podcasts

    These charismatic hosts know how to pull off the trickiest feat in showbiz: the live radio show.

    By Emily Stein | December 5, 2019

    The Mass Atonement of Salem, Massachusetts

    The Mass Atonement of Salem, Massachusetts

    On finally feeling accepted despite social difference, in the unlikeliest of places

    By Alice Blanchard | December 5, 2019

    On the Benefits of Building a Book Series Out of a Community of Characters

    On the Benefits of Building a Book Series Out of a Community of Characters

    Changing protagonists can set a writer—and a reader—free.

    By Allen Eskens | December 5, 2019

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