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

Why Noir and Science Fiction Are Still a Perfect Pairing

Why Noir and Science Fiction Are Still a Perfect Pairing

"What science fiction can add to noir is a vision of another way of life. Noir provides the critique, and science fiction the possibility of change."

By Lincoln Michel | September 22, 2021

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Ten Criminal Characters Motivated by Good Intentions

By Kerry Anne King | September 22, 2021

Detroit Crime Fiction: A Literary Tradition Like No Other

By Paul French | September 20, 2021

Rock Of Ages: What Graham Greene Can Teach The Modern Novelist

By Craig Nova | September 17, 2021

Shop Talk: John Vercher on Improvising Novels, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, and Finding the Beats

Shop Talk: John Vercher on Improvising Novels, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, and Finding the Beats

Crime authors talk craft, routine. and jiu-jitsu.

By Eli Cranor | September 16, 2021

Joe R. Lansdale Remembers The Genesis of Hap and Leonard and Pays Tribute to Michael K. Williams

Joe R. Lansdale Remembers The Genesis of Hap and Leonard and Pays Tribute to Michael K. Williams

"People aren't standardized...That's what I liked about Leonard. He didn't fit a mold, in the way people I knew didn't fit a mold."

By Joe R. Lansdale | September 15, 2021

Colson Whitehead on Why He Wrote a Heist Novel to Tell the Story of New York

Colson Whitehead on Why He Wrote a Heist Novel to Tell the Story of New York

"I wanted to salute that moment of night and those nighthawks."

By Dwyer Murphy | September 14, 2021

Julia Dahl On Turning to Fiction To Fill in the Emotional Gaps Left By Reportage

Julia Dahl On Turning to Fiction To Fill in the Emotional Gaps Left By Reportage

Working as a reporter left too many unanswered questions. Dahl wanted to know the answers.

By Julia Dahl | September 14, 2021

A Brief History of Giallo Fiction and the Italian Anti-Detective Novel

A Brief History of Giallo Fiction and the Italian Anti-Detective Novel

Fascist censors conspired against crime novels. Readers ate them up. Then a new generation of Italian writers, influenced by Kafka, deconstructed them.

By Guglielmo D'Izzia | September 13, 2021

Stuart Neville: Why I Will No Longer Hide My Accent

Stuart Neville: Why I Will No Longer Hide My Accent

Northern Irish writers are often instructed to tamp down their regionalism by London publishers. It's time to set aside safe bets and embrace unique voices.

By Stuart Neville | September 9, 2021

McIlvanney and Me: Ian Rankin Remembers the Man Who Created Tartan Noir

McIlvanney and Me: Ian Rankin Remembers the Man Who Created Tartan Noir

William McIlvanney's pitch black noirs, featuring Inspector Laidlaw's disturbing adventures in the Glasgow underworld, made Scotland into a world capital of crime fiction.

By Ian Rankin | September 7, 2021

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