• Noir/Hardboiled

    Kingpin

    Mike Lawson

    "When the fine folks of Boston think about organized crime in their fair city, if they think about the subject at all, they think of Whitey Bulger."

    February 5, 2024  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    To Write a Brutalist Novel

    "Brutalism is a hope dashed...you feel the stirring of what could have been. But also: you are experiencing a sense of the sublime."

    February 1, 2024  By Zachary C. Solomon
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    The Backlist: Naomi Hirahara and Polly Stewart Read Chester Himes' Noir Classic

    'A Rage in Harlem'

    February 1, 2024  By Polly Stewart
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    Electric Blue: A Personal Journey Through 'Sea of Love' and the 1980s NYC Dating Scene

    Michael Gonzales on the neo-noir classic.

    January 31, 2024  By Michael Gonzales
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    15 Speculative Crime Novels Coming Out in 2024

    Scifi and Fantasy Mysteries and Thrillers to Check Out This Year

    January 29, 2024  By Molly Odintz
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    Requiem for "Hightown," a Queer Noir About the Rot Beneath Paradise

    The Provincetown-set noir begins its third and final season.

    January 26, 2024  By Zack Budryk
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    Everything I Know About Noir I Learned From Michael Mann

    Working on set with Mann was a master class in gritty storytelling

    January 26, 2024  By Gordon Greisman
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    Weirding the West: Strange Tales That Complicate the Picture of Texas

    Elizabeth Gonzalez James on the weird, wild literature of her home state.

    January 23, 2024  By Elizabeth Gonzalez James
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    The Flitcrafting of Sam Spade

    Nathan Ward on Hammett's famous parable, and how it factors into the new 'Monsieur Spade' series, on AMC

    January 23, 2024  By Nathan Ward
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    The Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of 2024

    Buried deeds, international gothics, high-concept noirs, and so many thrillers

    January 17, 2024  By Molly Odintz
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