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Heist or Caper: Where Do You Stand?

Heist or Caper: Where Do You Stand?

Fran Wilde asks crime authors to weigh in on the eternal debate

By Fran Wilde | September 29, 2025

Here's who should play <br> James Bond Next

Here's who should play
James Bond Next

Our editor Olivia Rutigliano makes a bold casting suggestion.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 30, 2025

The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2025

The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2025

80+ mysteries, thrillers, and horror novels to look forward to in the year ahead

By Molly Odintz | January 10, 2025

Six Cat-And-Mouse Movie Capers for When You Feel Like Going on the Run

Six Cat-And-Mouse Movie Capers for When You Feel Like Going on the Run

Wild rides, madcap adventures, and plucky protagonists in way over their heads

By Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne | November 19, 2024

Crafty Crooks: Books About Talented Criminals and Con Artists

Crafty Crooks: Books About Talented Criminals and Con Artists

Jesse DeRoy on literature's greatest thieves.

By Jesse DeRoy | November 12, 2024

Argh! True Crime Stories of Porch Piracy

Argh! True Crime Stories of Porch Piracy

Kate Carlisle rounds up the most brazen tales of real life package thieves

By Kate Carlisle | October 23, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

There’s Nothing Better Than A Good Bad Guy

By Tim Maleeny | November 20, 2023

New England Noir: A Brief, Idiosyncratic History of a Literary Region

By Dwyer Murphy | July 12, 2023

Which Elmore Leonard Adaptation Should You Stream This Weekend?

By Dwyer Murphy | May 26, 2023

Which 1973 Heist / Grifter Movie Should You Watch This Weekend?

Which 1973 Heist / Grifter Movie Should You Watch This Weekend?

There are so many to choose from. What a year for the scam.

By Dwyer Murphy | March 23, 2023

The 80 Greatest Con Artists in Movies and TV, Ranked

The 80 Greatest Con Artists in Movies and TV, Ranked

From The Lady Eve to Matchstick Men to The Hustler and back

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 1, 2022

10 Underappreciated American Neo-Noirs of the Early 1970s

10 Underappreciated American Neo-Noirs of the Early 1970s

Andrew Nette on the birth of neo-noir and the films that deserve to come out from the shadow of the period's iconic masterpieces.

By Andrew Nette | July 26, 2022

It is impossible to resist the charms of <br><em>How to Steal a Million</em>

It is impossible to resist the charms of
How to Steal a Million

The 1966 film starring Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole is probably the loveliest caper movie ever made.

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 3, 2022

On Cars, Characters, and Crime

On Cars, Characters, and Crime

"Driving shapes identity. And in turn, it becomes a sign of our identity."

By John McMahon | June 17, 2021

Listen, There's This <em>Charade</em> Remake Where Mark Wahlberg Speaks French and I Really Want To Tell You About It

Listen, There's This Charade Remake Where Mark Wahlberg Speaks French and I Really Want To Tell You About It

The Truth About Charlie has been around for two decades and I've been waiting all this time to tell you why I love it.

By Dwyer Murphy | June 11, 2021

Why <em>The Thomas Crown Affair</em> Is a Masterpiece of Surrealism

Why The Thomas Crown Affair Is a Masterpiece of Surrealism

The art heist film, which multiplies Maigrittes and melts Monets, plays with doubling, warping, and looping back, becoming a Surrealist artwork all on its own

By Sabina Stent | April 23, 2021

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