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The Private Eye As Family Man
How
The Long Kiss Goodnight
and
The Last Boy Scout
Brought the PI Film into the ‘90s
By
Sam Wiebe
| March 21, 2022
How Being A Civil Rights Attorney Influenced My Crime Fiction
Author and community activist Veronica Gutierrez reflects on the hard lessons learned from her time working as a civil rights lawyer.
By
Veronica Gutierrez
| March 21, 2022
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
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
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
Alex Segura unearths the #comicbookdna of his latest, Secret Identity
By
Alex Segura
| March 17, 2022
Best Reviewed
Books of the Week
Alex Segura Explains Why His Entire Life Was Leading up to the Creation of a Comic Book Noir Set in 1970s New York
By
David Gordon
| March 15, 2022
The Unique Pleasures of a Mystery Novel with a High Death Count
By
Peter Swanson
| March 15, 2022
Crime and the City: Birmingham
By
Paul French
| March 14, 2022
The Many Faces of Parker, Donald E. Westlake's Most Enduring, Confounding Creation
Parker's merciless drive has long held a special appeal for filmmakers. Over the years, we've seen some pretty unexpected adaptations.
By
Nick Kolakowski
| March 11, 2022
My First Villain
Rafi Zabor on the exquisite creation of fictional bad behavior.
By
Rafi Zabor
| March 11, 2022
Glasgow: City of Business, City of Crime
In the history of Glasgow, the ordinary violence of criminality is eclipsed by the brutal business of empire.
By
Liam McIlvanney
| March 10, 2022
What's the Greatest Newspaper Crime Movie Ever Made?
Newsman Keith Roysdon investigates a favorite sub-genre of crime.
By
Keith Roysdon
| March 9, 2022
My First Thriller: David Corbett
David Corbett made a few stops on his way to becoming a bestselling author. He was a bar musician, an actor, and a linguistics grad student. Then he took a job as a private eye.
By
Rick Pullen
| March 9, 2022
The Story Behind a New Book Pushing the Conversation About
The Wire
Into New Territory
Ronda Racha Penrice and Michael Gonzales discuss the show's legacy and the new book,
Cracking the Wire During Black Lives Matter
By
Michael Gonzales
| March 7, 2022
Seven Colorful Cover Themes from Crime Fiction’s Past
It was a different time. A time of long legs, falling bodies, disembodied heads, and butterfly chairs.
By
J. Kingston Pierce
| March 4, 2022
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