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    What to Stream This September: Robert Redford's Crime Movies

    What to Stream This September: Robert Redford's Crime Movies

    Nothing takes you from the end of summer to the start of fall like a Robert Redford movie

    By Olivia Rutigliano | September 2, 2021

    Remembering <em>Harry O</em>, The Seventies' Second Best, Mostly Forgotten Private Eye Series

    Remembering Harry O, The Seventies' Second Best, Mostly Forgotten Private Eye Series

    'The Rockford Files' may have outshone the darker noir of 'Harry O', but David Janssen's gumshoe series had lofty ambitions, too.

    By J. Kingston Pierce | September 1, 2021

    Manhunter Takes Down Thief: How Michael Mann’s Early Career Led to ‘Heat’

    Manhunter Takes Down Thief: How Michael Mann’s Early Career Led to ‘Heat’

    'Heat' is the director's masterpiece. It was also the culmination of decades of experimenting with the archetypal cops and thieves.

    By Nick Kolakowski | August 31, 2021

    Portland: Noir in the City of Roses

    Portland: Noir in the City of Roses

    Portland has inspired its fair share of crime novels. From its hardscrabble past to today's hot button issues, it's a city living on a knife's edge.

    By Paul French | August 30, 2021

    Megan Abbott Discusses How to Create an Atmosphere of Dread, Anxiety, and Obsession

    Megan Abbott Discusses How to Create an Atmosphere of Dread, Anxiety, and Obsession

    This Week on Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast

    By Unlikeable Female Characters | August 27, 2021

    The Power of Totalitarian Noir

    The Power of Totalitarian Noir

    Stories about cops and detectives working within authoritarian systems have always had a complex appeal. For one author, those stories now seem closer to home.

    By Thomas Mullen | August 27, 2021

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    In These Crime Books, The City Is As Much A Character As A Backdrop

    By Alan Parks | August 27, 2021

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    By Gordy Sauer | August 25, 2021

    A Personal Journey Through the World of Alternative Comics in 1970s New York City

    A Personal Journey Through the World of Alternative Comics in 1970s New York City

    On Star*Reach, Heavy Metal, the rise of alternative comics, and one New York kid's journey to publish his own.

    By Michael Gonzales | August 20, 2021

    Pornsak Pichetshote on Chinatown Noir, Immigration Bans, and His New Comic Book Series, <em>The Good Asian</em>

    Pornsak Pichetshote on Chinatown Noir, Immigration Bans, and His New Comic Book Series, The Good Asian

    Exploring the intersection of detective fiction and crime comics in the new installment of Graphic Content.

    By Alex Segura | August 20, 2021

    Six Crime Novels About Settling Old Scores

    Six Crime Novels About Settling Old Scores

    From knee-jerk retaliation to long-simmering plans, there's nothing more entertaining than a vengeful fantasy.

    By Lesley Kara | August 20, 2021

    The Power of Reading Mario Puzo's <em>The Godfather</em> as an Immigrant Story

    The Power of Reading Mario Puzo's The Godfather as an Immigrant Story

    Inside Puzo's classic crime novel is a story of generational tension and the sorrows of assimilation.

    By Jonathan Freedland | August 19, 2021

    Intersectional Feminist Spy Fiction: A Conversation with Aya de Leon, Lauren Wilkinson, and Rosalie Knecht

    Intersectional Feminist Spy Fiction: A Conversation with Aya de Leon, Lauren Wilkinson, and Rosalie Knecht

    Three authors driving the evolution of espionage fiction.

    By Aya de Leon | August 18, 2021

    Seven of the Best Noir Novels of the 1960s and 1970s

    Seven of the Best Noir Novels of the 1960s and 1970s

    Silvia Moreno-Garcia on the international noir that inspired her vision of Mexico City in 1971.

    By Silvia Moreno-Garcia | August 17, 2021

    James Lee Burke on Organized Labor, Corporate Evils, and the Plot to Dumb Down America

    James Lee Burke on Organized Labor, Corporate Evils, and the Plot to Dumb Down America

    The author's newest novel is a searing portrait of the 1960s American West and corporate exploitation.

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