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    Eight Novels Exploring the Transgressions of Young Women

    Eight Novels Exploring the Transgressions of Young Women

    "[P]ushing back against tradition, expected codes of behavior, and the social contract can provoke the severest of reactions."

    By Alanna Schubach | June 27, 2022

    Santiago Crime Fiction: Hard to Escape Political History in Chile’s Capital

    Santiago Crime Fiction: Hard to Escape Political History in Chile’s Capital

    Crime and the City visits a city between the Andes and the Pacific

    By Paul French | June 27, 2022

    In Defense of Unsympathetic Protagonists

    In Defense of Unsympathetic Protagonists

    Jon Bassoff on Camus, Thompson, Highsmith, and a long line of authors writing protagonists who win bring us to the dark side.

    By Jon Bassoff | June 22, 2022

    Aya de León and Cleyvis Natera On Gentrification, Justice, and Latinx Fiction

    Aya de León and Cleyvis Natera On Gentrification, Justice, and Latinx Fiction

    "I often envision a world where borders don’t exist."

    By Aya de Leon | June 21, 2022

    Richard O'Rawe Talks Craft, Crime, and Irish History

    Richard O'Rawe Talks Craft, Crime, and Irish History

    "[W]hether you’re writing a heist book, or a thriller, the thought process is the same."

    By Molly Odintz | June 21, 2022

    Gillian Flynn Is the Real Gone Girl

    Gillian Flynn Is the Real Gone Girl

    10 years later, the seminal thriller still has a few twists and reveals left for unsuspecting readers.

    By Lisa Levy | June 20, 2022

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    By Paul French | June 17, 2022

    The Story of Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, and Quite Possibly the Strangest American Crime Film of the 1970s

    The Story of Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, and Quite Possibly the Strangest American Crime Film of the 1970s

    Prime Cut was a movie filled with stars – and violent, grotesque meat metaphors. Also, it was a mirror for the decade's American experience.

    By Andrew Nette | June 16, 2022

    Don’t Stop Believing: Mystery at the Heart of <em>The Sopranos</em>

    Don’t Stop Believing: Mystery at the Heart of The Sopranos

    15 years after it went off the air, the show's commitment to spirituality and ambiguity still set it apart.

    By Zach Vasquez | June 10, 2022

    On Finding Allies In Fictional Authors

    On Finding Allies In Fictional Authors

    Writing from the perspective of a made-up author can add the extra distance needed for an honest, critical outlook on society.

    By John Jantunen | June 8, 2022

    Murder Isn't Funny. But Gallows Humor Is!

    Murder Isn't Funny. But Gallows Humor Is!

    "In real life, [murder is] devastating....What is funny—in life and on the page—is how people cope with the savagery and finality of a senseless homicide."

    By Marshall Karp | June 8, 2022

    Long Live Pantsing

    Long Live Pantsing

    Chris Offutt discovers the "pantser v. plotter" debate and promptly reevaluates his fifty-six years of writing.

    By Chris Offutt | June 7, 2022

    Cornell Woolrich, the Dark Prince of Noir

    Cornell Woolrich, the Dark Prince of Noir

    David Gordon on the world of Woolrich, ruled by fate, laced with poetry, unspooling like a dream.

    By David Gordon | June 6, 2022

    Kathmandu: Murder in the Mountain Kingdom

    Kathmandu: Murder in the Mountain Kingdom

    Crime and the City visits Nepal's capital, finding a spiritual homeland, a notorious serial killer, and lots of backpacker noir.

    By Paul French | June 6, 2022

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