• Noir/Hardboiled

    On Learning to Shoot a Gun

    An author and creative writing teacher reflects on the experience of learning to shoot a rifle for research.

    August 19, 2019  By Lisa Sandlin
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    The Conspiracy Theories Around the Death of Brian Jones: 50 Years Later

    The "death by misadventure" of the Rolling Stones founder brought the 60s to a close, and gave birth to a special kind of darkness.

    August 15, 2019  By William Shaw
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    The Unsung Godfather of
    Film Noir

    Noir fans revere Out of the Past. But almost nobody talks about the man behind the classic story.

    August 13, 2019  By David Handler
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    Sympathetic Villains: Five Psychopaths We Pity, Root For, and Identify With

    "What happens when those who commit crimes are humanized?"

    August 13, 2019  By Elizabeth Macneal
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    Alex Segura on Miami, Music and Celebrating Contemporary Crime Fiction

    Two Florida crime authors discuss closing out a beloved PI series.

    August 13, 2019  By Steph Post
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    Kuala Lumpur Noir

    Scandals, Assassinations, Murders and a New Malaysian Sense of Noir

    August 12, 2019  By Paul French
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    The Deeply Unsettling Noir of Dorothy B. Hughes

    Celebrating the dark visions of literature's queen of noir.

    August 9, 2019  By Dwyer Murphy
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    In Rural Noir, I Found Myself

    Pop culture didn't have stories about people like me—until I discovered the growing genre of rural noir.

    August 8, 2019  By Laura McHugh
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    The Best One-Star Reviews of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment

    "In about one hour, I am going to walk down to the beach and throw this book into the Red Sea."

    August 8, 2019  By Dwyer Murphy
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    Inverting—and Avoiding—the ‘Dead Girl’ Trope

    Writers Carolyn Murnick and Alex Segura discuss the dangers and pitfalls of the crime genre’s most problematic trend.

    August 5, 2019  By Alex Segura
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