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    Shop Talk: Steph Cha Writes Yelp Reviews, Works Jigsaw Puzzles, and Always Has a Blanket

    Shop Talk: Steph Cha Writes Yelp Reviews, Works Jigsaw Puzzles, and Always Has a Blanket

    Crime writers talk routine, craft, and looking forward to lunch.

    By Eli Cranor | August 12, 2021

    The Perfect Beers to Pair with Your Favorite Crime Novels

    The Perfect Beers to Pair with Your Favorite Crime Novels

    Reading some noir? Try some double IPA. And if you're making your way through a Poirot, you must have a Belgian Stout.

    By Steven Tingle | August 12, 2021

    A New Wave of Crime Fiction Explores Collective Guilt and Individual Complicity

    A New Wave of Crime Fiction Explores Collective Guilt and Individual Complicity

    Crime fiction is working to represent a more abstract antagonist—institutions and ideologies that perpetuate violence—and a harder-to-pin form of guilt: complicity.

    By Ashley Winstead | August 10, 2021

    The Rise of Welsh Crime Fiction

    The Rise of Welsh Crime Fiction

    A country of just over three million people is producing a good deal of the world's most addictive crime fiction.

    By Paul French | August 9, 2021

    The Bleakest Noir: A List of Ultra-Dark Thrillers

    The Bleakest Noir: A List of Ultra-Dark Thrillers

    "Noir demands that we consider the problem of the irredeemable...and bear witness to their humanity."

    By Kate Myles | August 5, 2021

    How Surf Noir Changed My Life

    How Surf Noir Changed My Life

    Discover Kem Nunn. Discover the power of riding waves. Nothing will ever be the same.

    By David M. Olsen | August 4, 2021

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    By Keith Roysdon | July 30, 2021

    The Dark History of <em>The Indian Runner</em>, Sean Penn's Meditation on American Violence, By Way of Bruce Springsteen

    The Dark History of The Indian Runner, Sean Penn's Meditation on American Violence, By Way of Bruce Springsteen

    In 1982, Penn was dating Springsteen's sister and became obsessed with the Nebraska track, "Highway Patrolman."

    By David Masciotra | July 30, 2021

    Rain City Rediscovered: Why Crime Novelists Are Drawn to Seattle

    Rain City Rediscovered: Why Crime Novelists Are Drawn to Seattle

    Glen Erik Hamilton returns to his hometown of Seattle to find nothing is where he left it.

    By Glen Erik Hamilton | July 28, 2021

    A Recipe For Hardboiled Fiction

    A Recipe For Hardboiled Fiction

    Breaking down the essential ingredients of crime fiction in five perfect thrillers.

    By Terry Roberts | July 27, 2021

    Toxic Masculinity in Psychological Thrillers

    Toxic Masculinity in Psychological Thrillers

    "Toxic masculinity negatively impacts all of us. This might be why psychological suspense so often includes dramatic instances of it."

    By Caitlin Wahrer | July 26, 2021

    Elizabeth Gilpin: The Brutal Survival Summer Camp That Nearly Killed Me

    Elizabeth Gilpin: The Brutal Survival Summer Camp That Nearly Killed Me

    "Programs like mine that operated from the most remote and unchecked places in the country. Where no one was watching and tragic things happened all the time."

    By Elizabeth Gilpin | July 23, 2021

    John Candy Rants About Hollywood in a <br>Calgary Hotel Room

    John Candy Rants About Hollywood in a
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    "Only someone who has experienced that kind of love and adoration can so deeply feel its absence."

    By Tommy Swerdlow | July 23, 2021

    How to Write a Memorable Hit Man: A Conversation Among Connoisseurs

    How to Write a Memorable Hit Man: A Conversation Among Connoisseurs

    Andy Rausch and Michael Gonzales discuss their favorite hit men, lessons learned from Elmore Leonard, and the new anthology, 'Dead End Jobs'

    By Michael Gonzales | July 23, 2021

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