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    Crime and the City: Tehran

    Reading thrillers set in Tehran, you'd be forgiven for thinking the city is half-populated by spies with "one job" to do.

    February 7, 2022  By Paul French
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    The Existential Noirs of Fuminori Nakamura

    The Japanese author is winning international acclaim for his stripped-down, psychologically complex fiction.

    January 24, 2022  By David Masciotra
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    Research Station Noir: Crime Fiction in Antarctica

    "Crime and the City" visits a vast, frozen land full of competitive researchers cut off from civilization.

    January 10, 2022  By Paul French
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    Big Trouble in the “93”: Olivier Norek’s Banlieue Trilogy

    A former French cop—and a writer on the hit series "Spiral"—is taking French crime fiction in a new direction.

    December 22, 2021  By Paul French
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    How to Travel the World With Great Books: "Crime and the City" Turns 100

    With the 100th edition of "Crime and the City," Paul French looks back at the great literary cultures, mystery islands, and mean streets visited along the way.

    December 17, 2021  By Dwyer Murphy
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    The Best International Crime Novels of 2021

    Korean thrillers, Cuban noir, and French mysteries. We're rounding up the year's best international fiction.

    December 16, 2021  By Molly Odintz
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    The Best Espionage Novels of 2021

    Perfume thieves, Silicon Valley spies, and Cold War slow-burns. We're looking back at the year in spy fiction.

    December 15, 2021  By CrimeReads 
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    An Interview With the Translators of Keigo Higashino's Crime Novels

    Giles Murray and Alexander O. Smith talk Tokyo side streets and traditional mysteries, interviewed by Hector DeJean.

    December 13, 2021  By Hector DeJean
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    Winter Water

    Susanne Jansson

    "A pale sun was shining outside, and Martin hadn’t bothered to clean up the breakfast dishes."

    December 10, 2021  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The New Generation of African Crime Writers

    Femi Kayode, Ameera Patel, Chanette Paul, Kwei Quartey, Bryony Rheam, and Michael Stanley on all things crime fiction in Africa.

    December 8, 2021  By Joanne Hichens
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