• Features

    The Missing Link Between Golden Age Detectives, Hardboiled Noir, and Hallucinogenic Adventure

    Diving into the world of Joel Townsley Rogers's The Red Right Hand

    July 10, 2020  By Joe R. Lansdale
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    The Day Dashiell Hammett Was Dragged Into Court Over a Bail Fund for Political Prisoners and Refused to Name Names

    The godfather of noir fiction went up against a notorious Communist hunter and refused to back down. It would cost him his freedom.

    July 9, 2020  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    My First Thriller: Steve Berry

    After twelve years and eighty-six submissions, Steve Berry's persistence finally paid off with the launch of a blockbuster series.

    July 9, 2020  By Rick Pullen
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    The Massively Popular, Mostly Forgotten Craze for American Style Noir in WWII-Era Britain

    In 1939, amidst violence and wartime shortages, one hardboiled noir took the nation by storm, provoked moral outrage, and inspired legions of imitators.

    July 9, 2020  By Andrew Nette
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    Finding Inspiration in the Heroines of 80s Romance Novels

    Smart, Beautiful, Thrilling, and Reckless

    July 9, 2020  By Camilla Lackberg
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    Don't Stay In These Famous Literary Haunted Houses!

    Yes, the historic architecture is appealing and the price is right, but the blood oozing out of the wall is a deal breaker...

    July 9, 2020  By Riley Sager
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    A Brief History of Queer Women Detectives in Crime Fiction

    "The first well-drawn, fully-developed queer women characters I ever encountered were in the pages of crime fiction."

    July 8, 2020  By Kristen Lepionka
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    Do the Best Adaptations Keep the Author At Arm's Length?

    A screenwriter and crime writer thinks back on 20 years of the collaborative process.

    July 8, 2020  By David Klass
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    Why Genre Labels Are Utterly Meaningless But Incredibly Fun to Debate, Especially While Drinking

    Is Indiana Jones an adventure story or a heist movie? Is Brody the hero of 'Jaws' or is the shark? It all depends on perspective.

    July 8, 2020  By Jay Stringer
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    The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld

    Murder in the Skies, An International Cover-Up, and No Resolution

    July 8, 2020  By Ravi Somaiya
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