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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

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Art of Interviewing Subjects—And Actually Getting To the Truth

By Tom Rosenstiel | December 4, 2019

Wilkie Collins and the Prison of Marriage

By Radha Vatsal | December 4, 2019

10 Movies That Will Make Any Kid Into a Lover of Classic Suspense

By Paige Shelton | December 4, 2019

Tips for Writing Speculative Detective Fiction

Tips for Writing Speculative Detective Fiction

How can you keep a commitment to reason and procedure when rules of reality no longer apply?

By Tyler Hayes | December 4, 2019

Blowback: Late 1960s and ’70s Pulp and Popular Fiction about the Vietnam War

Blowback: Late 1960s and ’70s Pulp and Popular Fiction about the Vietnam War

When soldiers returned home, a new wave of crime fiction captured the trauma—and the moral abyss.

By Andrew Nette | December 3, 2019

Rediscovering Dorothy B. Hughes' Brutal Hollywood Take-Down, <em>Dread Journey</em>

Rediscovering Dorothy B. Hughes' Brutal Hollywood Take-Down, Dread Journey

Sarah Weinman reflects on the outsized contributions and little-known gems of a giant of noir.

By Sarah Weinman | December 3, 2019

Jessica Fletcher and the Long Afterlife of <em>Murder, She Wrote</em>

Jessica Fletcher and the Long Afterlife of Murder, She Wrote

Upon publishing the 50th book in the Murder, She Wrote series, Jon Land reflects on the eternal appeal of Cabot Cove.

By Jon Land | December 3, 2019

The Sixth Victim: A Murder in Small-Town Japan

The Sixth Victim: A Murder in Small-Town Japan

Its motto was “the smallest village with the brightest future”—until the massacre.

By Shōko Egawa | December 3, 2019

9 Books You Should Read in December

9 Books You Should Read in December

A look at the month's best crime fiction, mysteries, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | December 2, 2019

Alaska: Northern Noir

Alaska: Northern Noir

Crime fiction has found a strange home in the cold wilds of Alaska.

By Paul French | December 2, 2019

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