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The Con: Portraits of Grifters and Scam Artists in Book, Film, and Real Life
"The con artist has a special gift for knowing what we want and giving it to us, then taking what they were after all along."
By
Lisa Unger
| October 8, 2020
The Strange History of Mickey Spillane and New Zealand's "Jukebox Killer"
In 1950s New Zealand, public fear over American pulp novels reached its unlikely peak, with one boy stabbed and another hanged for it.
By
Andrew Nette
| October 7, 2020
Why I'm Proud to Have My Books Called "Crime Fiction"
For poor folks, crime is sometimes the only option.
By
Bryn Greenwood
| October 6, 2020
Why Most Con Artist Stories Are Also About Social Class
"Are we more likely to excuse fraud—or enjoy depictions of it—committed in the name of 'the finer things in life'?"
By
Emily Gray Tedrowe
| October 2, 2020
A Long Tradition of Darkly Humorous Crime Fiction
Satire and humor have long had an important role to play in crime novels. These authors use transgressive laughs to enhance their art.
By
Thomas H. Carry
| October 1, 2020
Alison Stine on Dystopian Nightmares and Her New "Climate Chaos" Thriller
This Week on Unlikeable Female Characters Podcast
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Unlikeable Female Characters
| September 30, 2020
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Crime and the City: Palermo, Sicily
By
Paul French
| September 28, 2020
Jim Thompson Is The Cynical Voice of Reason We Need In This Dumpster Fire of a Year
By
Molly Odintz
| September 27, 2020
Why Writers Are Always in Pursuit of the Maltese Falcon
By
Gordon McAlpine
| September 25, 2020
When advertising tried to create the perfect woman, thriller writers rebelled.
On the ad industry, domestic suspense, and the need for a safe space for imperfection.
By
Araminta Hall
| September 25, 2020
The Philosopher and the Detectives: Ludwig Wittgenstein's Enduring Passion for Hardboiled Fiction
Wittgenstein spent his life investigating the mysteries of language. His inspiration came from pulp magazines.
By
Philip K. Zimmerman
| September 24, 2020
Ten American Masterpieces That Are Actually Crime Fiction
At the heart of nearly every great novel, there is a crime.
By
Smith Henderson and Jon Marc Smith
| September 24, 2020
Miller's Crossing, 30 Years Later: Revisiting the Coen Bros' Gay Irish Gangster Epic
'Miller's Crossing' has always been a Coen outlier. It's easier to see why, and to appreciate its genius, three decades later.
By
Zack Budryk
| September 22, 2020
Craig Johnson on Uniting the Western and the Art Heist Novel
How the mystery around a famous saloon painting entered the world of Walt Longmire.
By
CrimeReads
| September 22, 2020
The Evolution of Joe Lansdale's Hap and Leonard
How a liberal redneck and a conservative gay Black man formed one of crime fiction's most enduring odd couples.
By
Scott Montgomery
| September 18, 2020
There Is No Crime Fiction Without Politics
Some writers think books shouldn't be political. Vanessa Lillie, author of a new thriller about white privilege and restorative justice, couldn't disagree more.
By
Vanessa Lillie
| September 16, 2020
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