• Noir/Hardboiled

    Fun City Heist

    Michael Kardos

    "A seagull flies past screaming B-natural. I don’t seek it out—the note’s just there, announcing itself. But a drummer with perfect pitch is like a blue whale who can count cards."

    December 8, 2025  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The Past, Present, and Future of African Crime Writing: A Roundtable Discussion

    Leye Adenle, Ciku Kimani-Mwaniki, Iris Mwanza, Mike Nikol, and Michael Sears talk all things crime fiction in Africa

    December 8, 2025  By CrimeReads 
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    Queer Crime Writers Presents: 10 New LGBTQIA+ Crime Novels to Check Out This Winter

    10 recently released queer mysteries and thrillers to keep you reading till spring

    December 5, 2025  By Queer Crime Writers 
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    Why ‘Blackhat,’ Michael Mann’s Hacker Movie, Deserves a Re-Watch

    Mann's film was derided at the time, but now looks more like a careful study of the evolution of modern crime.

    November 24, 2025  By Nick Kolakowski
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    Woolrich’s Window: Adrian McKinty on Visiting the Apartment of a Noir Master

    At 103rd and Broadway, Cornell Woolrich looked out at New York City and wrote the story that would later become 'Rear Window'.

    November 13, 2025  By Adrian McKinty
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    The Wild Ride Behind Spike Lee's Latest NYC Opus, 'Highest 2 Lowest'

    Patrick Sauer on the show stopping subway sequence at the heart of the movie, and the surprise journey of the screenwriter who went from basketball to modeling to music to writing a Spike Lee joint.

    October 30, 2025  By Patrick J. Sauer
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    Why 'Honey Don't' Is the Subversive Queer Private Eye Movie for Today's America

    The Ethan Coen-directed noir offers a timely take on the beloved genre.

    October 27, 2025  By David Masciotra
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    Chris Kraus on How Crime Writing Can Be an Entry To a Shattered Community

    The Author of “The Four Spent the Day Together” on Researching the Nagamo Trail Murder

    October 16, 2025  By Chris Kraus
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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    October 14, 2025  By CrimeReads 
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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    October 6, 2025  By CrimeReads 
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