A Whodunnit, according to <em>The Far Side</em>

A Whodunnit, according to The Far Side

Gary Larson's legendary cartoon contains a perfect conceit for a mystery

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 13, 2025

The Best Psychological Thrillers of March 2025

The Best Psychological Thrillers of March 2025

Featuring failed pop stars, reclusive writers, secretive billionaires, prying sleuths, and post-menopausal assassins

By Molly Odintz | March 13, 2025

Jacqueline Faber: Rewriting Kitty Genovese on the 61st Anniversary of Her Murder

Jacqueline Faber: Rewriting Kitty Genovese on the 61st Anniversary of Her Murder

Kitty Genovese's death was framed as the cost of urban callousness. But the true story is far more complicated—and contains far more humanity.

By Jacqueline Faber | March 13, 2025

How Emma van Straaten Wrestled with Her Mixed Race Identity and Wrote a Thriller

How Emma van Straaten Wrestled with Her Mixed Race Identity and Wrote a Thriller

The author of 'Creep' reflects on her journey.

By Emma van Straaten | March 13, 2025

How TV Procedurals Make What’s Bad Feel So Good

How TV Procedurals Make What’s Bad Feel So Good

On "the procedural as its own separate space in mystery storytelling."

By Ruthie Knox and Annie Mare | March 13, 2025

On Season One of <em>Search Party</em>

On Season One of Search Party

Olivia Rutigliano does a deep dive into one of the great, under-sung mystery pastiches

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 12, 2025

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The Last Days of Michael Stewart, a Young Black Artist of the East Village in the 1980s

The Last Days of Michael Stewart, a Young Black Artist of the East Village in the 1980s

Read a passage from Elon Green's new book, 'The Man Nobody Killed'

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Nick Kolakowski on Mining the Past for a Hollywood Fixer Mystery

Nick Kolakowski on Mining the Past for a Hollywood Fixer Mystery

In 'Where the Bones Lie,' the usual Hollywood madness is spinning out of control.

By Nick Kolakowski | March 11, 2025

The Murder Trial that Shook Gilded Age San Francisco

The Murder Trial that Shook Gilded Age San Francisco

Laura D. Fair was the talk of the booming city.

By Gary Krist | March 11, 2025

Crime and the City: Albuquerque and New Mexico

Crime and the City: Albuquerque and New Mexico

The international crime fiction series takes a trip to the American Southwest.

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18th-Century Satire, Communist Anthem, 1950s Pop Song: The Many Lives of Mack the Knife

18th-Century Satire, Communist Anthem, 1950s Pop Song: The Many Lives of Mack the Knife

"How did such a cruel, ruthless criminal become the subject of a Grammy award-winning hit single?"

By Phil Lecomber | March 10, 2025

Six Novels of Intrigue Set in Golden Age Hollywood

Six Novels of Intrigue Set in Golden Age Hollywood

Spectacular dreams, spectacularly shattered...

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