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How Writers Lace Truth Into Their Fiction

How Writers Lace Truth Into Their Fiction

How lines are blurred and readers are persuaded to lower their defenses and believe in a deeper authenticity.

By Jonathan Fredrick | April 13, 2023

Graphic Content: Talking Comics, Crime, and Craft with Benjamin Percy

Graphic Content: Talking Comics, Crime, and Craft with Benjamin Percy

The bestselling author makes his first foray into crime fiction.

By Alex Segura | March 28, 2023

Is Altman’s 'The Long Goodbye' the Most Overrated Crime Film of 1973?

Is Altman’s 'The Long Goodbye' the Most Overrated Crime Film of 1973?

The answer may depend on whether it's actually a crime film.

By Andrew Nette | March 23, 2023

Why 1973 Was the Year Sidney Lumet Took on Police Corruption

Why 1973 Was the Year Sidney Lumet Took on Police Corruption

In one year, Lumet made two films about police abuse. So how come we only seem to remember 'Serpico'?

By Andrew Nette | March 23, 2023

50 Years of 'The Long Goodbye'

50 Years of 'The Long Goodbye'

Reflections from Elliot Gould and from the long, complicated legacy of a private eye film made for a new era.

By Matthew Redmond | March 23, 2023

Ashes in the Aspic: Elisabeth Sanxay Holding’s Life and Short Crime Fiction

Ashes in the Aspic: Elisabeth Sanxay Holding’s Life and Short Crime Fiction

"Elisabeth Sanxay Holding [wrote] fiction which dared to divulge unsavory truths about her society..."

By Curtis Evans | March 16, 2023

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On Social Justice and Crime Stories

By Anne Burt | March 8, 2023

Paul Newman’s Reflection on Noir: The 25th Anniversary of Twilight

By Glen Erik Hamilton | March 6, 2023

Vicki Hendricks, Miami Purity, and the Making of a Neo-Noir Classic

By Craig Pittman | February 24, 2023

5 Crime Novels That Deepen Our Understanding of Collective Trauma

5 Crime Novels That Deepen Our Understanding of Collective Trauma

Set in the aftermath of national tragedy, these books help readers contextualize societal wounds even as they explore compelling mysteries

By Frank Sennett | February 16, 2023

The Life and Legacy of James Ellroy

The Life and Legacy of James Ellroy

Steven Powell's new work on Ellroy is an ambitious biography and a fascinating glimpse into the mind of "the Demon Dog."

By Andrew Nette | February 10, 2023

Kellye Garrett and Alex Segura: Two Authors Look Back on a Year of Literary Firsts

Kellye Garrett and Alex Segura: Two Authors Look Back on a Year of Literary Firsts

Garrett and Segura discuss new paperbacks, the year in mystery, and what's in store for the industry.

By Alex Segura | February 8, 2023

The Great, Always Bizarre Florida Crime Fiction Tradition

The Great, Always Bizarre Florida Crime Fiction Tradition

What other state has produced so many good novels about crime and corruption?

By Mike Lawson | February 7, 2023

Harry Dean Stanton is the Hero of Every Noir

Harry Dean Stanton is the Hero of Every Noir

Or, a brief taxonomy of a very strange oeuvre.

By J. D. O'Brien | February 6, 2023

São Paulo: City of Extremes

São Paulo: City of Extremes

Crime and the City visits the Brazilian megalopolis in search of good books.

By Paul French | February 6, 2023

The Novelist As Method Actor

The Novelist As Method Actor

Or, how to get to know your characters inside and out.

By M. J. Rose | February 6, 2023

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