Don Winslow Reflects on Writing His Final Novel

Don Winslow Reflects on Writing His Final Novel

Winslow discusses ‘City in Ruins,’ crime in Las Vegas, and how to write an epic trilogy.

By Nick Kolakowski | April 2, 2024

The Importance of a Great Setting in Crime Fiction

The Importance of a Great Setting in Crime Fiction

Ash Clifton on Ross Macdonald, Charles Willeford, and the right way to craft a mystery's setting.

By Ash Clifton | April 1, 2024

Y'all Means All: On the Growing Diversity of Southern Gothic and Rural Noir

Y'all Means All: On the Growing Diversity of Southern Gothic and Rural Noir

These "crime and gothic writers [are] reshaping the mythical South as we know it"

By Bobby Matthews | March 27, 2024

Ken Bruen, the Dark Soul of Irish Crime Fiction

Ken Bruen, the Dark Soul of Irish Crime Fiction

In his seventeenth Jack Taylor novel, 'Galway Confidential,' Bruen is exploring the frontier of noir.

By Peter Handel | March 21, 2024

Macdonald versus MacDonald: A Crime Fiction Debate

Macdonald versus MacDonald: A Crime Fiction Debate

Evaluating the literary legacies of John D. MacDonald and Ross Macdonald from inside a Florida flea market.

By Ron Corbett | March 20, 2024

The Backlist: Jonathan Kellerman on Returning to Margaret Millar and Ross Macdonald

The Backlist: Jonathan Kellerman on Returning to Margaret Millar and Ross Macdonald

Kellerman sits down with Polly Stewart to discuss Millar's classic noir.

By Polly Stewart | March 19, 2024

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Breanne McIvor on Beauty, Romance, and the Borderlands of Literature and Crime

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The Importance of Humor in Crime Fiction

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"We need the warmth. There has to be somewhere for readers to turn when it’s cold."

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In "Night Country," the standout series is embracing the supernatural side of its noir legacy.

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Literary Works In Which Crimes are a Means to Understanding Complexity

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Megan Nolan on the "apparent impossibility of comprehending the mind of another"

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