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    It’s a Wonderful Noir: Exploring the Seedy Underbelly of a Christmas Classic

    It’s a Wonderful Noir: Exploring the Seedy Underbelly of a Christmas Classic

    The quintessential Christmas movie is also a reverse noir.

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    The Ladies of (Modern) LA Noir 

    The Ladies of (Modern) LA Noir 

    The Los Angeles crime fiction scene is as strong as ever, and these authors are at the forefront.

    By Alex Kenna | December 20, 2022

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    Yes, Incredibly, Another 10 Crime Movies You Forgot Take Place at Christmas

    Our fifth list in this series features Holland March & Jackson Healy, Mike Hammer, and... Norman Bates?

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    New Orleans Crime Fiction: Where Nothing Is Too Extreme

    New Orleans Crime Fiction: Where Nothing Is Too Extreme

    In this city, every day is Anything Can Happen Day

    By T.G. Herren | December 16, 2022

    The Best Noir Fiction of 2022

    The Best Noir Fiction of 2022

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    By CrimeReads | December 15, 2022

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    Dirty Snow and Dark Secrets in Midwestern Noir

    What is it about the Midwest that makes for such a great mystery setting?

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    The Best Cars in the History of Fictional Detectives

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    A Moment of Racial Reckoning in Crime Fiction

    A Moment of Racial Reckoning in Crime Fiction

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