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    Cheating Hearts: On James M. Cain and Infidelity

    Cheating Hearts: On James M. Cain and Infidelity

    A story of life and literature and getting all tangled up

    By Michael Gonzales | July 6, 2023

    10 New Novels You Should Read This Month

    10 New Novels You Should Read This Month

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    By CrimeReads | July 5, 2023

    The Best New Crime Shows Coming Out in July

    The Best New Crime Shows Coming Out in July

    This is basically just another reminder to check out 'Justified: City Primeval'...and the new Soderbergh show!

    By Dwyer Murphy | June 30, 2023

    Bologna: Crime Fiction in the Red City

    Bologna: Crime Fiction in the Red City

    In a city known for food, academia, and politics, a rich crime fiction tradition can also be found.

    By Paul French | June 26, 2023

    How Cormac McCarthy Used Crime Fiction’s Tropes to Make Masterpieces

    How Cormac McCarthy Used Crime Fiction’s Tropes to Make Masterpieces

    On the author's evolving style and journeys through the darkness.

    By Nick Kolakowski | June 23, 2023

    Sun, Sand, and Sin: A Dive into Gulf Coast Noir

    Sun, Sand, and Sin: A Dive into Gulf Coast Noir

    Crime fiction serves as a method for understanding the consequences of the past and the coming storms.

    By Rachel Cochran | June 21, 2023

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    By Molly Odintz | June 15, 2023

    Alison Gaylin on the Challenges of Bringing a Robert B. Parker PI into the Social Media Era

    By Alison Gaylin | June 15, 2023

    Worth the Wait: Talking with Mother Howl’s Craig Clevenger

    By Rob Hart | June 12, 2023

    The Businessman and the Author

    The Businessman and the Author

    How a series of suspicious deaths and an intriguing story about Russia, told at a Bahamas estate, turned into a wild new novel.

    By Josh Haven | June 9, 2023

    Ivy Pochoda on Women, Violence, and the Power of Crime Stories

    Ivy Pochoda on Women, Violence, and the Power of Crime Stories

    "We forgive violent women if their violence is inspired by some original male violence, but we cannot deal with violent women who are violent under their own sail."

    By Matthew Coleman Turbeville | June 8, 2023

    The New Classics of Southern Crime Fiction

    The New Classics of Southern Crime Fiction

    Southern Noir is on the rise, and Polly Stewart is rounding up some of her favorite books.

    By Polly Stewart | June 6, 2023

    S.A. Cosby on Inspiration, Serial Killers, and How He Writes

    S.A. Cosby on Inspiration, Serial Killers, and How He Writes

    A conversation with the author of 'All the Sinners Bleed'

    By Nick Kolakowski | June 6, 2023

    Dangerous Rhythm: Five Noirs at the Corner of Hollywood and Music

    Dangerous Rhythm: Five Noirs at the Corner of Hollywood and Music

    These novels feature mysteries, musicians, and mayhem against a Tinseltown backdrop.

    By Daniel Weizmann | June 1, 2023

    Megan Abbott on Dreams, Dangers, and Going to Strange Places in Her Newest Novel

    Megan Abbott on Dreams, Dangers, and Going to Strange Places in Her Newest Novel

    In 'Beware the Woman,' a pregnant woman travels to a remote stretch of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

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    On the Saturday-morning surreality of Bill Hader’s killing machine

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