15 Speculative Crime Novels Coming Out in 2024

15 Speculative Crime Novels Coming Out in 2024

Scifi and Fantasy Mysteries and Thrillers to Check Out This Year

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Requiem for

Requiem for "Hightown," a Queer Noir About the Rot Beneath Paradise

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

By Zack Budryk | January 26, 2024

Everything I Know About Noir I Learned From Michael Mann

Everything I Know About Noir I Learned From Michael Mann

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

By Gordon Greisman | January 26, 2024

Weirding the West: Strange Tales That Complicate the Picture of Texas

Weirding the West: Strange Tales That Complicate the Picture of Texas

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

By Elizabeth Gonzalez James | January 23, 2024

The Flitcrafting of Sam Spade

The Flitcrafting of Sam Spade

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

By Nathan Ward | January 23, 2024

The Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of 2024

The Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of 2024

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

By Molly Odintz | January 17, 2024

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Shane’s Lot: How a 1949 Gun-Toting Loner Still Rides Through American Literature

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Chris McGinley on Appalachian Literature and Noir

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Was 'The Leopard Man' Hollywood's First Slasher Film?

Was 'The Leopard Man' Hollywood's First Slasher Film?

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The Queen of Grit Lit has a New Novel

The Queen of Grit Lit has a New Novel

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By Chris McGinley | December 21, 2023

Alexis Soloski on Theater, Criticism, and the Mystery of Performance

Alexis Soloski on Theater, Criticism, and the Mystery of Performance

The culture critic discusses her debut novel.

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The Best Noir Fiction of 2023

The Best Noir Fiction of 2023

The best, strangest, and darkest novels from authors including Lou Berney, S.A. Cosby, Margot Douaihy, and more.

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The Discovery of 'Wind Sprints,' the Lost Ralph Dennis Novel

The Discovery of 'Wind Sprints,' the Lost Ralph Dennis Novel

A newly discovered manuscript may be the key to understanding the influential author and his work.

By Lee Goldberg | December 15, 2023

Remembering Tim Dorsey and His Wild Florida Stories

Remembering Tim Dorsey and His Wild Florida Stories

Craig Pittman pays tribute to the bard of noir in the Sunshine State.

By Craig Pittman | December 13, 2023

Memory, Place, and Hauntings: On Toronto's Seedy Seventies-Era

Memory, Place, and Hauntings: On Toronto's Seedy Seventies-Era "Sin Strip"

Richard John Parfitt considers the intersections of trauma, geography, and storytelling

By Richard John Parfitt | December 7, 2023

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