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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

On Social Justice and Crime Stories

On Social Justice and Crime Stories

Anne Burt looks at "four recent crime novels that seamlessly thread issues of social justice throughout their propulsive storytelling."

By Anne Burt | March 8, 2023

Paul Newman’s Reflection on Noir: The 25th Anniversary of <em>Twilight</em>

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

The close of the twentieth century brought a brilliant but neglected capper to generations of detective cinema.

By Glen Erik Hamilton | March 6, 2023

Vicki Hendricks, <em>Miami Purity</em>, and the Making of a Neo-Noir Classic

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

The wild, funny, sexy noir that helped launch a new era of crime fiction.

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

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The Life and Legacy of James Ellroy

By Andrew Nette | February 10, 2023

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

By Alex Segura | February 8, 2023

The Great, Always Bizarre Florida Crime Fiction Tradition

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

Marcia Muller: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

Marcia Muller: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

A guide to the life and work of "the founding mother" of the hardboiled woman as private eye.

By Neil Nyren | February 3, 2023

Capturing the Voice—and Honesty—of Adolescence

Capturing the Voice—and Honesty—of Adolescence

Young narrators are the witnesses who speak the truth in American literature.

By Sterling Watson | February 2, 2023

The Backlist: Revisiting Larry Brown's 'Father and Son' with Ace Atkins

The Backlist: Revisiting Larry Brown's 'Father and Son' with Ace Atkins

Polly Stewart is in discussion with today's top crime writers, reading the classics.

By Polly Stewart | February 2, 2023

Is <em>Real Housewives</em> Lowkey the Best Crime Show On Television?

Is Real Housewives Lowkey the Best Crime Show On Television?

Real Housewives has become our modern-day film noir."">"It’s time we accept that Bravo’s Real Housewives has become our modern-day film noir."

By Jumata Emill | February 1, 2023

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