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The John Jovino Gun Shop: The Closing of a Noir Landmark in Downtown New York

The John Jovino Gun Shop: The Closing of a Noir Landmark in Downtown New York

Patrolmen took target practice in the basement. Weegee snapped portraits from the fire escape. This spring, in the early days of the pandemic, the shop closed its doors for the last time.

By Michael Cannell | December 18, 2020

Walter Mosley on <em>Devil in a Blue Dress</em>, Thirty Years Later

Walter Mosley on Devil in a Blue Dress, Thirty Years Later

"He has been stopped by a thousand disrespectful policemen and he has brought to light the truths that America, from white nationalists to the Ivy League, has tried its best to hide."

By Walter Mosley | December 17, 2020

Graphic Content: Into the Crime-Riddled 1980's Los Angeles of Ethan Reckless

Graphic Content: Into the Crime-Riddled 1980's Los Angeles of Ethan Reckless

Ed Brubaker on private eyes, pulp thrillers, and his latest collaboration with Sean Phillips, Reckless

By Alex Segura | December 16, 2020

The Lost Art of the

The Lost Art of the "Cast of Characters" Lists That Opened Midcentury Mystery Novels

Wordplay, witty insults, and the occasionally lurid remark rounded out a popular feature of paperback crime novels.

By J. Kingston Pierce | December 15, 2020

How Many of the Greatest Crime Books of All-Time Have You Read? (Wait, Which Books?)

How Many of the Greatest Crime Books of All-Time Have You Read? (Wait, Which Books?)

Spelunking the must-read lists for crime, and checking them twice

By Gray Basnight | December 15, 2020

The Best Noir Fiction of 2020

The Best Noir Fiction of 2020

Love, theft, and rural noir dominate this year's best noir fiction.

By CrimeReads | December 14, 2020

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Thirty Years Later, Is Goodfellas The Greatest Mob Movie Ever Made?

By Andy McCarthy | December 11, 2020

The Politically Engaged, Wildly Entertaining Novels of Paco Ignacio Taibo II

By Gabino Iglesias | December 11, 2020

The Good Thief: The Best Heist Movie You’ve (Probably) Never Seen

By Nick Kolakowski | December 10, 2020

The Long, Dark Legacy of William Hjortsberg's Supernatural Neo-Noirs

The Long, Dark Legacy of William Hjortsberg's Supernatural Neo-Noirs

Revisiting the 'Angel' novels and their occult obsessions

By Andrew Nette | December 9, 2020

The Vigilantes of the Oppressed

The Vigilantes of the Oppressed

Move over, Batman: there's a new wave of justice-seekers in town.

By Molly Odintz | December 9, 2020

We Need More Dark Stories with Hopeful Endings

We Need More Dark Stories with Hopeful Endings

"To endure page after page of never-ending pain and sorrow and to culminate in the same morass of tragedy would only be nihilism."

By Les Edgerton | December 9, 2020

Watch a Short, Delightfully Awkward Interview with Graham Greene

Watch a Short, Delightfully Awkward Interview with Graham Greene

All writer interviews should take place in international waters.

By Dwyer Murphy | December 7, 2020

The Meticulous Noir of David Fincher

The Meticulous Noir of David Fincher

Exploring the movies that have fed the worldview of a legendarily exacting director who inspires, and is inspired by obsession.

By Zach Vasquez | December 4, 2020

Jean-Patrick Manchette: Inside the Decades-Long Effort to Bring a Master of French Crime Fiction to American Readers

Jean-Patrick Manchette: Inside the Decades-Long Effort to Bring a Master of French Crime Fiction to American Readers

Manchette's translator reflects on the legacy of an author who revolutionized French noir (twice).

By Donald Nicholson-Smith | December 4, 2020

Joan Harrison: Hollywood Producer, and the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock

Joan Harrison: Hollywood Producer, and the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock

She answered an ad for a secretary. She became Hitchcock's trusted screenwriter and a major power player in Hollywood.

By Christina Lane | December 2, 2020

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