• Noir/Hardboiled

    Inhalation: Excerpt
    and Cover Reveal

    Michael Boulerice

    "Frost heaves in the blacktop jostled medical equipment in the back of the truck and sent hot coffee splashing on the man in the passenger seat."

    March 27, 2026  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The Best Debuts of the Month: March 2026

    Sleuthing punk rockers, obsessive romantics, unhinged sociopaths, and epic quests for vengeance

    March 27, 2026  By Molly Odintz
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    What to Watch This Weekend: March 27, 2026

    Featuring new Nordic Noir and a gangster movie with a big, weird twist.

    March 27, 2026  By Dwyer Murphy
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    How Seventies-Era Shows Inspired a Modern-Day Crime Hero

    Andrew Welsh-Huggins looks at the tough guys of television and their impact on a singular character

    March 24, 2026  By Andrew Welsh-Huggins
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    Ranking the Best Parkers of All-Time

    Many actors have taken on the role of Westlake/Stark's thief-avenger. Some good, some less so. Nick Kolakowski is ranking them.

    March 19, 2026  By Nick Kolakowski
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    The Best Paperback Releases of March 2026

    Featuring new-in-paperback releases from C.S. Harris, S.A. Cosby, Carl Hiassen, and many more

    March 13, 2026  By CrimeReads 
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    Olivia Waite on Writing Novellas, P. G. Wodehouse, and Retrofuturism

    Alex Dueben in conversation with the author of Nobody's Baby

    March 9, 2026  By Alex Dueben
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    America's Christie: How Mignon G. Eberhart Helped Shape the Modern Female Sleuth

    Excerpted from Lisa Unger's introduction to While the Patient Slept

    March 4, 2026  By Lisa Unger
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    Seicho Matsumoto's Newly Reissued Suspicion Is A Master Class in Motive and Character

    Alafair Burke celebrates the reissue of a classic mystery with much to teach modern writers

    March 2, 2026  By Alafair Burke
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    Searching for a Unified Theory of Chandler versus Macdonald

    The Necklace and the Tapestry

    February 20, 2026  By Frank Ladd
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