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Books to Understand Gilded-Age New York City

Books to Understand Gilded-Age New York City

"New York is an onion with endless, overlapping layers. I could study it for the rest of my life and only scratch the surface of what there is to know."

By Carol Lawrence | April 4, 2022

Funny Girls, Dangerous Women: Humor in the Modern Crime Novel

Funny Girls, Dangerous Women: Humor in the Modern Crime Novel

"[T]he tonal shift created by humor also allows for a brief respite, a safe space of contemplation..."

By Candice Wuehle | March 30, 2022

Crime and the City: Palm Springs

Crime and the City: Palm Springs

A long tradition of murder and mystery in the desert city known for architecture, design, and monied denizens.

By Paul French | March 28, 2022

Payback is Forever

Payback is Forever

Nick Kolakowski

By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 24, 2022

Shop Talk: Eli Cranor Goes Down to the Basement, Looks out at <em>True Grit</em> Country, and Dreams of Elmore Leonard

Shop Talk: Eli Cranor Goes Down to the Basement, Looks out at True Grit Country, and Dreams of Elmore Leonard

It was a long journey from coaching football to his breakout debut novel, but there's no doubting it: Eli Cranor has arrived.

By Dwyer Murphy | March 22, 2022

Black Sunset: New Essential Horror Reads from the American West

Black Sunset: New Essential Horror Reads from the American West

"There’s scares in them thar hills. You just have to know how to find them."

By Matthew Lyons | March 22, 2022

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Books that Smash the Patriarchy

By Jayne Cowie | March 22, 2022

The Private Eye As Family Man

By Sam Wiebe | March 21, 2022

How Being A Civil Rights Attorney Influenced My Crime Fiction

By Veronica Gutierrez | March 21, 2022

Is “The Counselor” Cormac McCarthy’s Overlooked Masterpiece?

Is “The Counselor” Cormac McCarthy’s Overlooked Masterpiece?

The 2013 noir was a mostly derided flop. But what if it's actually one of McCarthy's more brilliant works?

By Nick Kolakowski | March 18, 2022

Six Narrators with Unusual Perspectives

Six Narrators with Unusual Perspectives

An unborn child, an old badger, an intelligent mannequin, and other unfamiliar viewpoints in fiction.

By Silje Ulstein | March 18, 2022

None of Us Will See Heaven: The Eight Best Irish-American Mob Films of All Time

None of Us Will See Heaven: The Eight Best Irish-American Mob Films of All Time

Is there any scene of screen violence that wouldn't be better if 'Danny Boy' were playing on a gramophone in the background?

By Zack Budryk | March 17, 2022

The Elements of a Comic Book Noir Novel

The Elements of a Comic Book Noir Novel

Alex Segura unearths the #comicbookdna of his latest, Secret Identity

By Alex Segura | March 17, 2022

Alex Segura Explains Why His Entire Life Was Leading up to the Creation of a Comic Book Noir Set in 1970s New York

Alex Segura Explains Why His Entire Life Was Leading up to the Creation of a Comic Book Noir Set in 1970s New York

The author of Secret Identity talks with David Gordon about New York, working in comics, and capturing an era.

By David Gordon | March 15, 2022

The Unique Pleasures of a Mystery Novel with a High Death Count

The Unique Pleasures of a Mystery Novel with a High Death Count

Peter Swanson celebrates seven novels with multiple bodies dropping as the mystery unfolds.

By Peter Swanson | March 15, 2022

Crime and the City: Birmingham

Crime and the City: Birmingham

Crime in England’s Second City, “Courtesy of the Peaky B’s”

By Paul French | March 14, 2022

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