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    The Myth and the Reality of Violence in the Old West

    The Myth and the Reality of Violence in the Old West

    "If our hope is for a more robust understanding of history, we must seek out the true villains in every story and update our myths accordingly."

    By Chase Pletts | September 29, 2022

    O Brother, Where Art Thou Contemporary Southern Women Writers?

    O Brother, Where Art Thou Contemporary Southern Women Writers?

    How the "And Flannery" affliction erases Southern women writers.

    By Kelly J. Ford | September 28, 2022

    On Theda Bara and the Origins of the Vamp

    On Theda Bara and the Origins of the Vamp

    Or, How Rudyard Kipling Brought Sex to the Movies

    By Michael Mayo | September 27, 2022

    How Rudy Ruiz and His Neo-Western Aim to Change the Conversation About the U.S.-Mexico Border

    How Rudy Ruiz and His Neo-Western Aim to Change the Conversation About the U.S.-Mexico Border

    A Tortured History in the Valley of Shadows

    By Rudy Ruiz | September 27, 2022

    Six YA Thrillers where Teens Fight the System

    Six YA Thrillers where Teens Fight the System

    In these books, adolescents question everything...

    By Stephanie Kuehn | September 26, 2022

    Joe R. Lansdale and Jussi Piironen Talk Graphic Novels and Noir

    Joe R. Lansdale and Jussi Piironen Talk Graphic Novels and Noir

    "When you actually present the characters, you have to hope the art, their appearance, is convincing and satisfying for the audience." - Joe R. Lansdale

    By CrimeReads | September 26, 2022

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    Why Lawyers Make Such Good (and Bad) Mystery Novelists

    By Allen Eskens | September 20, 2022

    S. A. Cosby: Interview and Cover Reveal

    By CrimeReads | September 19, 2022

    Florence Fiction: A Criminal Renaissance

    By Paul French | September 19, 2022

    Goodbye Brooklyn: Streets of No Return

    Goodbye Brooklyn: Streets of No Return

    Michael Gonzales on the borough—and the community—that shaped his life and art.

    By Michael Gonzales | September 16, 2022

    Five Ways to Break Up, According to Michael Mann’s Films

    Five Ways to Break Up, According to Michael Mann’s Films

    Breakups are hard. Too many mistakes, regrets, recriminations. Too many SWAT team members assembling outside...

    By Nick Kolakowski | September 16, 2022

    Five Mystery Novels That Prioritize Character, Style, and Insight

    Five Mystery Novels That Prioritize Character, Style, and Insight

    "Genre fiction can be every bit as inventive and arty and revelatory as something dubbed literature."

    By Mark Stevens | September 15, 2022

    Kate Atkinson: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

    Kate Atkinson: A Crime Reader’s Guide to the Classics

    A study of the life and work of one of contemporary crime fiction's greatest authors.

    By Neil Nyren | September 15, 2022

    The Language of Brutality

    The Language of Brutality

    How we speak of violence, what we name it, how we show it, and why it matters.

    By Rijula Das | September 13, 2022

    Messy Women in Crime Fiction: A Reading List

    Messy Women in Crime Fiction: A Reading List

    "There’s just something so compelling about a female character trying to fix her life when it, or she, is in shambles."

    By Meredith Hambrock | September 9, 2022

    Five Novels With Deeply Troubled Protagonists

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