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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

True Crime Beyond the Genre

True Crime Beyond the Genre

These works engage with the tropes of true crime while questioning them.

By Maria Adelmann | June 1, 2022

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On Gentrification, Cultural Appropriation, and Community

On Gentrification, Cultural Appropriation, and Community

"More than ever, people of color are fighting back to reclaim what has been stolen from us."

By Rodrigo Ribera d'Ebre | May 23, 2022

An Interview With Tim Maskell, Location Manager for <em>Shetland</em>

An Interview With Tim Maskell, Location Manager for Shetland

“The stories of Shetland are impossible to imagine apart from their setting, steeped as they are in the islands’ brooding skies, barren landscape, and ever-present sea.”

By Frederick Weisel | May 23, 2022

On Rock and Roll and Toxic Masculinity

On Rock and Roll and Toxic Masculinity

What Charles Harper Webb's time in a rock band taught him about the struggle for power.

By Charles Harper Webb | May 18, 2022

Black and White and Noir All Over: A Brief History of Vintage Newspaper Crime Comic Strips

Black and White and Noir All Over: A Brief History of Vintage Newspaper Crime Comic Strips

Keith Roysdon on a once wildly popular, now mostly forgotten art.

By Keith Roysdon | May 13, 2022

Sara Paretsky: V.I. <br>Warshawski and My Quest for Voice and Justice

Sara Paretsky: V.I.
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"V. I. Warshawski becomes not just my voice in the world, but the expresser of my own conflicts over morality."

By Sara Paretsky | May 10, 2022

John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee Novels, Ranked

John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee Novels, Ranked

Peter Swanson revisits an iconic crime fiction series, in its entirety.

By Peter Swanson | May 6, 2022

Tough Mothers: Seven Dark Novels About Motherhood

Tough Mothers: Seven Dark Novels About Motherhood

This Mother's Day, consider the noir perspective...

By Zach Vasquez | May 6, 2022

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