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The Weird Intersection of Noir and Plastic Surgery

The Weird Intersection of Noir and Plastic Surgery

A character with a new face is one of noir's oldest, strangest conventions. Nick Kolakowski explores.

By Nick Kolakowski | October 18, 2021

Blood in the Desert: Six Books About Crime and Colonialism at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Blood in the Desert: Six Books About Crime and Colonialism at the U.S.-Mexico Border

The history of the borderlands is full of murder, theft, banditry, and violence—starting with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

By Bruce McCandless III | October 15, 2021

What to Stream This October: Crime Movies So Scary They're Almost Horror

What to Stream This October: Crime Movies So Scary They're Almost Horror

Nothing says "October" like some thrilling, genre-blending films.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 15, 2021

The Five Most Realistic PIs in Fiction

The Five Most Realistic PIs in Fiction

Elizabeth Breck, author and licensed private investigator, on the fictional sleuths who do the job right.

By Elizabeth Breck | October 15, 2021

Shop Talk: S.A. Cosby Is Late to This Interview and It's Because of Some Dead Bodies

Shop Talk: S.A. Cosby Is Late to This Interview and It's Because of Some Dead Bodies

Crime writers talking writing routines, putting in the work, and what to do when you get a call in the middle of the night about some bodies.

By Eli Cranor | October 14, 2021

An American Outrage: Journalism, Race, and the Clinton Avenue Five

An American Outrage: Journalism, Race, and the Clinton Avenue Five

"During the half decade I spent as a reporter in Newark, the Clinton Avenue Five rarely left my mind."

By James Queally | October 12, 2021

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The Obscure French Thriller That May Hold the Secrets to Jack Reacher's World

By Heather Martin | October 8, 2021

Latinx Crime Fiction Anthologies

By Richie Narvaez | October 6, 2021

Bad Romance: Five Books About Loving Someone Dangerous

By Lisa Unger | October 5, 2021

A Lover's Quarrel, A Dilapidated Mansion, and A Body in the Basement

A Lover's Quarrel, A Dilapidated Mansion, and A Body in the Basement

David Dominé nearly purchased a run-down Victorian home in Louisville, Kentucky. Years later, a body was discovered in the basement.

By David Dominé | October 5, 2021

12 Novels You Should Read This October

12 Novels You Should Read This October

New fiction from John le Carré, Val McDermid, Michael Connelly, James Han Mattson, and more.

By CrimeReads | October 1, 2021

The Books, Tragedies, and Unsolved Mysteries That Inspired a New Novel Connecting Italy and New York

The Books, Tragedies, and Unsolved Mysteries That Inspired a New Novel Connecting Italy and New York

Vito Racanelli on Itavia Flight 870, Leonardo Sciascia, and more.

By Vito Racanelli | October 1, 2021

Fancy Anders Goes To War: Exclusive Excerpt and Illustrations Preview!

Fancy Anders Goes To War: Exclusive Excerpt and Illustrations Preview!

Check out Fay Dalton's gorgeous illustrations for the novella by Max Allan Collins.

By CrimeReads Excerpts | September 28, 2021

They've Seen the Future And They Don't Like It: The Year's Best Scifi Noir (So Far)

They've Seen the Future And They Don't Like It: The Year's Best Scifi Noir (So Far)

8 New SciFi Noirs And Near-Future Dystopias That Portray a Bleak Future Modeled on a Harsh Present

By Molly Odintz | September 28, 2021

Murder Ballads Are A Window Into The History of Violence Against Women

Murder Ballads Are A Window Into The History of Violence Against Women

In the podcast "Songs in The Key of Death," murder ballads tell a complex story about depictions of murdered and murderous women

By Ashawnta Jackson | September 23, 2021

Edwin Torres’ Way

Edwin Torres’ Way

A look back on the life and work of the Nuyorican author of Carlito’s Way, Q&A, and After Hours

By Richie Narvaez | September 23, 2021

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