• Noir/Hardboiled

    How To Write About the Very Recent Past In a Rapidly Changing World

    To capture the just-past, first envision the near future

    June 23, 2025  By Carl Shuker
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    Rob Hart on “The Medusa Protocol” and the Challenges of Writing a Thriller Sequel

    The bestselling author discusses how he immersed himself in a world of recovering assassins.

    June 23, 2025  By Nick Kolakowski
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    Down the Bayou and Under the Oaks: Louisiana as a Character in Crime Fiction

    N.L. Lavin and Hunter Burke on the mysteries of Louisiana.

    June 16, 2025  By N.L. Lavin and Hunter Burke
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    S.A. Cosby on “King of Ashes,” Crime Epics, and the Softer Side of Monsters

    "I wanted to see what [mob bosses] are like at home when they aren’t planning murders, and how their skills affected the rest of their lives.”

    June 10, 2025  By Nick Kolakowski
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    Elmore Leonard: Birth of the Cool

    In an excerpt from the new biography, Cooler than Cool, Leonard discovers his crime fiction voice after reading George V. Higgins, while balancing a burgeoning career in screenwriting.

    June 10, 2025  By C.M. Kushins
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    Lucas Schaefer Talks Texas, Boxing, and How To Use Crime Fiction to Explore Identity

    Jenny Staff Johnson interviews the debut novelist about his Austin-set epic

    June 6, 2025  By Jenny Staff Johnson
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    Reading Chester Himes: Who Is the Real Star of His Show?

    Grave Digger and Coffin Ed aren’t the main characters in the ‘Harlem Detectives’ series.

    June 5, 2025  By Thomas E. Ricks
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    William Boyle on Jim Thompson’s 'The Getaway'

    "It...feels like desperation itself. Bleeds it from around the edges. There’s something about the prose that is panicked, unrelenting. 

    May 30, 2025  By William Boyle
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    Because He Can: Paula Bomer on Capturing Entitlement and the Banality of Sociopathy

    In her new novel, 'Stalker,' Bomer writes about an "untalented Mr. Ripley."

    May 28, 2025  By Paula Bomer
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    The Secret Link Between Raymond Chandler and P.G. Wodehouse

    Arvind Ethan David found stylistic echoes between two legendary authors. Then, he discovered a surprising link in their history.

    May 23, 2025  By Arvind Ethan David
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