Why We've Decided That The Machines Want to Kill Us

Why We've Decided That The Machines Want to Kill Us

On the Murderous Potential of A.I., in Fiction and Reality

By M. G. Wheaton | April 19, 2019

20 Crime Novels That Probably, In Retrospect, Overestimated the Dangers of Marijuana

20 Crime Novels That Probably, In Retrospect, Overestimated the Dangers of Marijuana

Crime Fiction's Colorful History of Being Freaked Out by Weed

By Dwyer Murphy | April 19, 2019

10 Reasons Why Passover is the Noirest Holiday

10 Reasons Why Passover is the Noirest Holiday

Why Is This Night Different From All Other Nights? Because This Night is Noir AF...

By Molly Odintz | April 19, 2019

Crime Fiction's Most Unforgettable Crime Scenes

Crime Fiction's Most Unforgettable Crime Scenes

6 Fictional Murder Scenes That Left Readers Gobsmacked

By Jane Haseldine | April 18, 2019

Alexander McCall Smith is Turning Scandi-Noir on Its Head

Alexander McCall Smith is Turning Scandi-Noir on Its Head

The Beloved Writer on Humor, Philosophy, and His Endless Stream of New Ideas

By Camille LeBlanc | April 18, 2019

A Look at Gilded Age Crimes, Then and Now

A Look at Gilded Age Crimes, Then and Now

“The whole damn world believes in dynamite.”

By Mariah Fredericks | April 18, 2019

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Creative Thinking and Complex Psychology in Crime Fiction

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Where the Legal Thriller Meets Domestic Suspense

Where the Legal Thriller Meets Domestic Suspense

Families and Courtrooms Make for Uncanny Drama

By Alafair Burke | April 16, 2019

Women Spies During WWII Were Way Better At Keeping Secrets Than Their Male Counterparts

Women Spies During WWII Were Way Better At Keeping Secrets Than Their Male Counterparts

On Spymaster Vera Atkins And Her Extremely Capable Network

By Alisa Smith | April 16, 2019

Jim Crumley and the Rocky Mountain (Crime) Renaissance

Jim Crumley and the Rocky Mountain (Crime) Renaissance

An Icon of the American West and a Burgeoning Writing Scene

By Allen Morris Jones | April 16, 2019

Québécois Noir: Crime and the City Montreal

Québécois Noir: Crime and the City Montreal

Montreal Crime Fiction Isn't What You Expect...Except for the Snow

By Paul French | April 15, 2019

The Early Days of Undercover Detective Work

The Early Days of Undercover Detective Work

How Undercover Agents Slowly Made Their Way to America

By Charles Lane | April 15, 2019

Brussels '79: A Thriller Born of a Tumultuous Era

Brussels '79: A Thriller Born of a Tumultuous Era

Peter May on How a Classic Thriller Came Together in a New Europe

By Peter May | April 15, 2019

7 Essential True Crime Books for April

7 Essential True Crime Books for April

Cold Cases, Bad Grandpas, and Crimes Against Chimpanzees

By CrimeReads | April 12, 2019

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