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Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #3

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #3

Chinatown (1974)

By Otto Penzler | July 30, 2020

How Film Noir Will Forever Change Your Worldview

How Film Noir Will Forever Change Your Worldview

Decades later, Loren D. Estleman is still under the spell of that essential art form: the film noir.

By Loren D. Estleman | July 28, 2020

All in a Day's Work: Why Do the Parker Novels Still Resonate So Powerfully?

All in a Day's Work: Why Do the Parker Novels Still Resonate So Powerfully?

Fifty years later, Donald Westlake's passion for the logistics of crime captures our imaginations.

By Nick Kolakowski | July 24, 2020

Five International Crime Novels You Should Read This July

Five International Crime Novels You Should Read This July

Serial killers in Spain, feminist vengeance in Scandinavia, and sci-fi noir from Cuba.

By CrimeReads | July 24, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 4

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 4

The Godfather (1972)

By Otto Penzler | July 24, 2020

On Class, Capitalism and Urban Planning in <em>Who Framed Roger Rabbit</em>

On Class, Capitalism and Urban Planning in Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Robert Zemeckis's visually stunning wild ride through cartoons is also a breakneck excoriation of disenfranchisement.

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 23, 2020

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Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 5

By Otto Penzler | July 23, 2020

The Binge-Read: 10 Iconic Crime Fiction Series of the 1970s

By CrimeReads | July 22, 2020

The Evolution of Dennis Lehane

By Keith Roysdon | July 22, 2020

Rethinking The American Home Front During World War II

Rethinking The American Home Front During World War II

8 mysteries that explore the simmering tensions and contradictions of the war at home.

By Paul D. Marks | July 22, 2020

Puppies

Puppies

Maurizio Giovanni

By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 22, 2020

Pain Is Universal—That's What Binds All of Crime Fiction Together

Pain Is Universal—That's What Binds All of Crime Fiction Together

From traditional mysteries to hardboiled noirs to psychological thrillers, there's a thread of pain through the books we love.

By S. A. Cosby | July 21, 2020

Lagos: Africa's Capital of Noir

Lagos: Africa's Capital of Noir

Crime and the City visits the sprawling, dynamic center of Nigeria's booming literary scene.

By Paul French | July 20, 2020

10 New Books Out This Week

10 New Books Out This Week

New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | July 20, 2020

A New York State of Mind: The Unexpected Bonding Powers of Billy Joel's Melancholy Noir

A New York State of Mind: The Unexpected Bonding Powers of Billy Joel's Melancholy Noir

Michael Gonzales finds a lifeline to a city, a soundtrack for grief, and a way of remembering his father.

By Michael Gonzales | July 17, 2020

The Coen Brothers' Enduring Ties to Crime Literature

The Coen Brothers' Enduring Ties to Crime Literature

From Macbeth to Lebowski and Back Again

By Zach Vasquez | July 17, 2020

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