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We're on a Mission to Help You Parse Through All the Crime Books with 'Girl' in the Title

We're on a Mission to Help You Parse Through All the Crime Books with 'Girl' in the Title

The third installment of The Great Disambiguation Project

By Lisa Levy | June 15, 2020

A Small Nevada Town Inspires a Crime Novel and a Personal Reckoning

A Small Nevada Town Inspires a Crime Novel and a Personal Reckoning

Envy and relief in small town America.

By Heather Young | June 9, 2020

Is Sydney Australia's Capital of Noir?

Is Sydney Australia's Capital of Noir?

Crime and the City explores the crime literature of Australia's biggest metropolis.

By Paul French | June 8, 2020

The Classics of Boxing Literature

The Classics of Boxing Literature

For thousands of years, writers have been depicting and interrogating fight culture.

By David Albertyn | June 5, 2020

11 Crime Novels That Explore Tensions Between Police and Communities

11 Crime Novels That Explore Tensions Between Police and Communities

It's time to go beyond the idea of bad apples and acknowledge the structural issues that pervade our system. Crime fiction can help.

By Molly Odintz | June 5, 2020

John Logan, Creator of Penny Dreadful, on His New Spinoff Series, City of Angels

John Logan, Creator of Penny Dreadful, on His New Spinoff Series, City of Angels

"You can't imagine how happy I am to be writing a proper crime story!"

By Michael Barson | June 5, 2020

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Falling in Love with The Rockford Files—All Over Again

By Nathan Ward | June 4, 2020

The Best Crime, Thriller, and Horror Books for Your Quarantine Situation

By Lauren A. Forry | June 4, 2020

Patrick Hoffman's Intricate Crime Novels Are the Books You Should Be Reading Now

By Dwyer Murphy | June 2, 2020

Graphic Content: Chris Claremont and the Making of an X-Men Icon

Graphic Content: Chris Claremont and the Making of an X-Men Icon

The legendary X-Men writer on the idea of Dark Phoenix as a femme fatale and more

By Alex Segura | June 1, 2020

7 Novels that Show the Range and Depth of Gentrification Fiction

7 Novels that Show the Range and Depth of Gentrification Fiction

The Literature of Neighborhoods in Peril.

By Lisa Braxton | May 29, 2020

A Round Table Discussion on Diversity in Crime Fiction

A Round Table Discussion on Diversity in Crime Fiction

Rachel Howzell Hall, Lori Rader-Day, and Alex Segura on The Future of Publishing and the Eleanor Taylor Bland Award

By CrimeReads | May 29, 2020

Dylan’s Apocalyptic Visions

Dylan’s Apocalyptic Visions

For fifty years, Bob Dylan has been writing about the end of the world. What does he want us to know about it?

By Richard Z. Santos | May 29, 2020

Noir: An Antidote to Social Distancing

Noir: An Antidote to Social Distancing

Building community out of noir story anthologies in times of crisis.

By Peter Carlaftes | May 29, 2020

For Isaac: From your Brother, Brian Panowich

For Isaac: From your Brother, Brian Panowich

"Finding your tribe in this world is the most important mission in life other than just getting through it with a minimal amount of scarring."

By Brian Panowich | May 28, 2020

Literature Is Built on a Foundation of Horror

Literature Is Built on a Foundation of Horror

Why all great writing, no matter the genre, is steeped in horror.

By Marc E. Fitch | May 28, 2020

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