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Crime Fiction in San Francisco: From Barbary Coast to Tech Noir

Crime Fiction in San Francisco: From Barbary Coast to Tech Noir

The City by the Bay has a literary tradition like no other.

By Paul French | July 19, 2021

Carolyn Ferrell on Church, Belonging, and Holding onto Humanity in the Face of Erasure

Carolyn Ferrell on Church, Belonging, and Holding onto Humanity in the Face of Erasure

In writing a novel about three kidnapped girls, Ferrell found new meaning in the power of community.

By Carolyn Ferrell | July 16, 2021

The Needle and the Damage Done: The Genius of Robert Stone’s <em>Dog Soldiers</em>

The Needle and the Damage Done: The Genius of Robert Stone’s Dog Soldiers

Stone's tale of heroin, smugglers, and moral striving remains one of the most relevant American crime novels ever written.

By Bruce Riordan | July 16, 2021

Shop Talk: Jordan Harper Pulls Down the Blinds, Turns Up the Heat, and Writes Novels on Hotel Stationery

Shop Talk: Jordan Harper Pulls Down the Blinds, Turns Up the Heat, and Writes Novels on Hotel Stationery

Crime writers discuss cold brew coffee and riding the tiger.

By Eli Cranor | July 15, 2021

Why Dolores Hitchens' Less-Than-Glamorous Detective Is the Quiet Hero We Need

Why Dolores Hitchens' Less-Than-Glamorous Detective Is the Quiet Hero We Need

"[James Sader] fumbles through both novels without the benefit of any special charisma or genius. What he does have are the plain, well-worn tools of integrity and tenacity..."

By Steph Cha | July 12, 2021

Quentin Tarantino Wrote a

Quentin Tarantino Wrote a "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" Novel—Here's What You Need to Know

This is not your usual novelization of a movie. It's much stranger.

By Nick Kolakowski | July 12, 2021

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The Strange Story of Orson Welles' Lost Film, Mr. Arkadin

By Craig Pittman | July 9, 2021

Sunny Palm Springs Is A Perfect Setting for Noir

By Barbara DeMarco-Barrett | July 8, 2021

7 Coming-of-Age Mysteries That Capture "The Oddness of the Moment in Question"

By Rachel Donohue | July 6, 2021

I Once Interviewed A Murderer Before He Was Caught. He Seemed Perfectly Normal.

I Once Interviewed A Murderer Before He Was Caught. He Seemed Perfectly Normal.

A reporter-turned-crime writer thinks back on an unsettling encounter with a killer.

By Jackie Kabler | July 5, 2021

The Case of Perry Mason’s Courtroom Cousin

The Case of Perry Mason’s Courtroom Cousin

In 1936, Erle Stanley Gardner was thinking of killing off his most famous character. Instead, he created a new kind of lawyer.

By J. Kingston Pierce | July 2, 2021

Heather Levy on Sex, Drugs, Chronic Pain, and Her New Novel

Heather Levy on Sex, Drugs, Chronic Pain, and Her New Novel

This Week on Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast

By Unlikeable Female Characters | July 1, 2021

What Makes The Suburbs So Terrifying?

What Makes The Suburbs So Terrifying?

On The New Golden Age of Suburban Noir

By Aggie Blum Thompson | July 1, 2021

Stop Using Public Housing For Your Misery Porn

Stop Using Public Housing For Your Misery Porn

Housing projects are places of struggle, but also optimism; they are full of human lives, and alive with human stories.

By Gabriel Krauze | June 30, 2021

The PI of Color: When It’s About More Than the Crime

The PI of Color: When It’s About More Than the Crime

"I had to acknowledge that diverse characters, in whatever genre, straddle a fence. One side of the fence represents who they are, the other represents how society sees and accepts them."

By Tracy Clark | June 29, 2021

8 Books About Dark Desires That Will Crush You

8 Books About Dark Desires That Will Crush You

"Books allow us to push our normal boundaries within the safety of our minds."

By Heather Levy | June 29, 2021

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