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    Pinkerton Spy, Feminist Icon

    Pinkerton Spy, Feminist Icon

    Meet Kate Warne, America's first female detective and spy, who thwarted an assassination plot on Lincoln.

    By Nile Cappello | July 18, 2019

    Bali: The Darker Side of an Island Paradise

    Bali: The Darker Side of an Island Paradise

    Drugs, Gangs, Expats...and Crime Literature on the Rise

    By Paul French | July 15, 2019

    July's Best New Action Thrillers

    July's Best New Action Thrillers

    A week-by-week breakdown of an all-time great thriller month

    By Ryan Steck | July 12, 2019

    The State of the Thriller: A Roundtable Discussion

    The State of the Thriller: A Roundtable Discussion

    Thriller authors weigh in on the genre's most pressing issues

    By CrimeReads | July 11, 2019

    Grappling with PTSD <br>in Crime Fiction

    Grappling with PTSD
    in Crime Fiction

    Forget the PTSD-fueled psychotic killer of pop culture lore. Crime novels are capable of a far more complex treatment.

    By Hilary Davidson | July 11, 2019

    8 Crime Novels You Won’t Find In The Crime Section

    8 Crime Novels You Won’t Find In The Crime Section

    Busting labels: when "literary" authors embark on "crime" novels

    By John Galligan | July 11, 2019

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    • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
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    • The Rouse

    Stuntwoman, Armorer, and...Crime Writer?

    By S. L. Huang | July 10, 2019

    In Some Crime Novels, London Is More Than a Setting—It's a Character

    By Caz Frear | July 2, 2019

    Crime and the City: Dubai

    By Paul French | July 1, 2019

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #49

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #49

    Goldfinger (1964)

    By Otto Penzler | June 28, 2019

    A Brief History of the Heroes of Black Pulp

    A Brief History of the Heroes of Black Pulp

    Finding inspiration and representation in the slam-bang cool of Black Pulp, past & present.

    By Michael Gonzales | June 27, 2019

    David Morrell: Preparing for Crisis and Finding Inspiration

    David Morrell: Preparing for Crisis and Finding Inspiration

    The creator of Rambo turns to short stories and the uncanny—and finds inspiration hopping between genres.

    By Mark Rubinstein | June 27, 2019

    The Best Crime Books of the Year (So Far)

    The Best Crime Books of the Year (So Far)

    25 thrillers and noirs defining 2019 at the midway point

    By CrimeReads | June 26, 2019

    The Friend

    The Friend

    Joakim Zander, translated by Elizabeth Clark Wessel

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 26, 2019

    Financial Thrillers and <br>Wall Street Noirs

    Financial Thrillers and
    Wall Street Noirs

    7 novels about fortunes won and lost, shadowy trades, shell companies, and the sometimes fatal games of high finance.

    By Adam Mitzner | June 25, 2019

    Art World Noir

    Art World Noir

    The art world mystery has it all: tortured artists, gallery parties, downtown scenesters, existential angst, counterfeits and collectors.

    By Lisa Levy | June 21, 2019

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