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    Maybe We Read Crime Fiction Because Deep Down, We All Know We're Complicit in Crime

    Maybe We Read Crime Fiction Because Deep Down, We All Know We're Complicit in Crime

    One author's theory for why we keep returning to crime.

    By John Galligan | August 12, 2020

    The Best Frenemies in Fiction

    The Best Frenemies in Fiction

    10 favorite works featuring complex relationships, shifting allegiances, and odd bedfellows galore.

    By E. G. Scott | August 12, 2020

    The World of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and the Birth of the 1970's Private Detective

    The World of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and the Birth of the 1970's Private Detective

    The hardboiled protagonist who navigated both crime fiction's progressive and reactionary strands.

    By Susanna Lee | August 11, 2020

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 2

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 2

    The Maltese Falcon (1941)

    By Otto Penzler | August 10, 2020

    The Evolution of Dave Robicheaux and the Incredible Career of James Lee Burke

    The Evolution of Dave Robicheaux and the Incredible Career of James Lee Burke

    For over thirty years, the spiritual Louisiana lawman has been casting a light and chasing demons.

    By David Masciotra | August 7, 2020

    The Lost Classics of One of the 20th Century's Great Hard-boiled Writers

    The Lost Classics of One of the 20th Century's Great Hard-boiled Writers

    Fifty years on, Charles Williams' novels remain almost unbearably gripping.

    By Andrew Cartmel | August 7, 2020

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    Writing with Children at Home During a Pandemic

    By Jesse Kellerman | August 5, 2020

    Laura Lippman: "My Imagination Is Really Dark."

    By Molly Odintz | August 5, 2020

    How Dashiell Hammett's Contintental Op Became a Depression-Era Icon

    By Susanna Lee | August 4, 2020

    Finding Room for Black Hope, Black Justice, and Black Love in Noir Fiction

    Finding Room for Black Hope, Black Justice, and Black Love in Noir Fiction

    To discover noir's anti-racist potential, Alaya Dawn Johnson had to wrestle with its racist classics.

    By Alaya Dawn Johnson | July 31, 2020

    Complicated, Dangerous, Toxic, and Sometimes Beautiful: Male Friendships in Crime Fiction

    Complicated, Dangerous, Toxic, and Sometimes Beautiful: Male Friendships in Crime Fiction

    Crime novels allow us to explore the complexities of relationships between men.

    By David Bell | July 31, 2020

    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

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