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    The Long, Proud Tradition of Jazz-Infused Crime Novels

    The Long, Proud Tradition of Jazz-Infused Crime Novels

    From the beginning, noir and jazz have gone hand-in-hand.

    By Alex Segura | September 9, 2019

    Thrillers Revisit the <br>First Gulf War

    Thrillers Revisit the
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    30 Years Later, Looking at the War's Legacy in Fiction

    By Siri Mitchell | September 9, 2019

    The Crime-Solving, Plant-Savvy Scientists at the Cutting Edge of a New Forensics

    The Crime-Solving, Plant-Savvy Scientists at the Cutting Edge of a New Forensics

    Forensic ecologists make it their life's work to study pollen grains and microscopic spores left behind at crime scenes.

    By Patricia Wiltshire | September 9, 2019

    The Last Days of Audrey Carey

    The Last Days of Audrey Carey

    A young woman came to San Francisco to find her truth. Instead, she met an untimely end.

    By Vivian Ho | September 9, 2019

    Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of September 2019

    Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of September 2019

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

    By Camille LeBlanc | September 6, 2019

    5 New Psychological Thrillers to Read in September

    5 New Psychological Thrillers to Read in September

    Internet detectives, missing nannies, and voyeuristic innkeepers...

    By Lisa Levy | September 6, 2019

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    The Strange Cultural Currency of Art Theft

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    7 Essential Contagion Novels

    By David Koepp | September 5, 2019

    True Crime Podcasts <br>Done Right

    True Crime Podcasts
    Done Right

    A Look At 7 Podcasts That Don't Sacrifice Ethics for Storytelling

    By Stephanie Van Schilt | September 5, 2019

    The Spectacle of Degradation

    The Spectacle of Degradation

    A look at 19th century tours of the underworld and demi-monde, meant to outwardly shock and inwardly delight well-heeled tourists.

    By Dominique Kalifa | September 5, 2019

    International Thrillers Led by Powerful, Ambitious Women

    International Thrillers Led by Powerful, Ambitious Women

    Jet-setting spies, international assassins, and globe-trotting detectives.

    By Holly Watt | September 5, 2019

    Great Noir Lives—and Dies—on Dialogue

    Great Noir Lives—and Dies—on Dialogue

    On the most essential, often overlooked, element of the genre

    By A.B. Jewell | September 4, 2019

    An Ode to Podcasts: Dispatches from PodCon 2019

    An Ode to Podcasts: Dispatches from PodCon 2019

    On Podcon, the podcast convention that was once, and shall ne'er be again.

    By Emily Stein | September 4, 2019

    Visiting The Hamptons (Through Crime Fiction)

    Visiting The Hamptons (Through Crime Fiction)

    New York's summer retreat is more than pristine beaches and seaside cottages—it's also a good setting for crime novels.

    By Paul French | September 4, 2019

    Crime Novels in the Age of Prohibition

    Crime Novels in the Age of Prohibition

    Experience Jazz Age grit and glamor with these brassy mysteries.

    By Ashley Weaver | September 4, 2019

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