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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

'The Way of the Gun’ Was a Nihilistic Rebuke To Everything Cool in Nineties Crime Cinema

'The Way of the Gun’ Was a Nihilistic Rebuke To Everything Cool in Nineties Crime Cinema

And it deserves a cult status of its own.

By Nick Kolakowski | September 3, 2021

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By Olivia Rutigliano | September 2, 2021

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

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

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

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

"Cities are full of grifters on the make, the downtrodden and the lost, and the sound of easy money. The D.N.A. of crime fiction."

By Alan Parks | August 27, 2021

Can We Talk About Caroline Blackwood, Please?

Can We Talk About Caroline Blackwood, Please?

Caroline Blackwood was much more than a muse. She was one of the greatest, darkest writers who ever lived.

By Virginia Feito | August 26, 2021

Why Are Westerns So Violent? Because They Have To Be.

Why Are Westerns So Violent? Because They Have To Be.

To write about the Old West without incorporating violence is to do a grave injustice to the historical victims of colonialism, genocide, sexual violence, and cultural erasure.

By Gordy Sauer | August 25, 2021

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