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Red Right Hand: Peaky Blinders, Babylon Berlin and the Looming Shadow of Fascism

Red Right Hand: Peaky Blinders, Babylon Berlin and the Looming Shadow of Fascism

How history creates suspense in two standout crime dramas.

By Zack Budryk | August 10, 2023

The Best Paperback Releases of Summer 2023

The Best Paperback Releases of Summer 2023

Featuring new in paperback releases from Winnie M. Li, Deanna Raybourn, Michael Connelly, and many more.

By CrimeReads | August 9, 2023

Denise Mina Takes on Philip Marlowe and Chandler's Los Angeles

Denise Mina Takes on Philip Marlowe and Chandler's Los Angeles

Denise Mina talks about redemption, P.G. Wodehouse, and being the first woman to continue the story of Raymond Chandler’s foundational detective.

By Nancie Clare | August 4, 2023

Nuclear Noir

Nuclear Noir

How Oppenheimer’s deadly toy influenced noir film and fiction.

By Nick Kolakowski | August 4, 2023

M. W. Craven On The Subtle Charms of Snakes

M. W. Craven On The Subtle Charms of Snakes

Appreciating the fearless friends of the serpent world.

By M. W. Craven | August 2, 2023

Peter Heller: My Mother the Gumshoe

Peter Heller: My Mother the Gumshoe

The author remembers his mother, the private investigator, and the first case she took on in the wilds of Connecticut.

By Peter Heller | August 1, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Winnie M Li and Jordan Harper On Complicity, Confrontation, and the City of Angels

By CrimeReads | July 27, 2023

Shop Talk: Kelly J. Ford Absolutely Can Wait for the Muse

By Eli Cranor | July 25, 2023

James Lee Burke Reckons with History, the South, and the Hatred Burning Through America

By David Masciotra | July 24, 2023

Colson Whitehead on Blaxploitation Cinema, Sidney Lumet's New York, and His Own Harlem Trilogy

Colson Whitehead on Blaxploitation Cinema, Sidney Lumet's New York, and His Own Harlem Trilogy

The author discusses the latest installment of his sweeping crime history of New York City.

By Dwyer Murphy | July 20, 2023

Masculinity, Queerness, and Hope in Crime Fiction

Masculinity, Queerness, and Hope in Crime Fiction

Nihilism is a tool of the status quo. We need to embrace hope for a path towards change.

By Ben Crane | July 19, 2023

9 Unforgettable Novels About Protagonists Returning Home

9 Unforgettable Novels About Protagonists Returning Home

Sara Flannery Murphy on the power of the homecoming novel

By Sara Flannery Murphy | July 18, 2023

Meagan Lucas's Dark New Fiction:

Meagan Lucas's Dark New Fiction: "I Was Tired of Hiding the Ugly"

The author of 'Here in the Dark' and 'Songbirds and Stray Dogs' in conversation with Steph Post

By Steph Post | July 17, 2023

New England Noir: A Brief, Idiosyncratic History of a Literary Region

New England Noir: A Brief, Idiosyncratic History of a Literary Region

Dwyer Murphy on ten modern classics and an enduring question: what's your Dunkin' order?

By Dwyer Murphy | July 12, 2023

Hot Pursuit: The Brief Rise of 1970s Hixploitation Cinema

Hot Pursuit: The Brief Rise of 1970s Hixploitation Cinema

Scott Von Doviak on the drive-in movie culture that captured a yearning for fast cars on dusty roads.

By Scott Von Doviak | July 11, 2023

Over the Edge: Cliffs, Coasts and Liminal Spaces in Crime Fiction

Over the Edge: Cliffs, Coasts and Liminal Spaces in Crime Fiction

Sarah Hilary on great moments in coastal noir

By Sarah Hilary | July 11, 2023

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