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    Rethinking the Meaning of

    Rethinking the Meaning of "Border Noir"

    "Borders, like crime novels, let people be in many places at once: the familiar, the unfamiliar and the space between the two."

    By Alex Gilly | July 14, 2020

    10 New Books Coming Out <br>This Week

    10 New Books Coming Out
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    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | July 13, 2020

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 8

    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 8

    Out of the Past (1947)

    By Otto Penzler | July 13, 2020

    The Massively Popular, Mostly Forgotten Craze for American Style Noir in WWII-Era Britain

    The Massively Popular, Mostly Forgotten Craze for American Style Noir in WWII-Era Britain

    In 1939, amidst violence and wartime shortages, one hardboiled noir took the nation by storm, provoked moral outrage, and inspired legions of imitators.

    By Andrew Nette | July 9, 2020

    A Brief History of Queer Women Detectives in Crime Fiction

    A Brief History of Queer Women Detectives in Crime Fiction

    "The first well-drawn, fully-developed queer women characters I ever encountered were in the pages of crime fiction."

    By Kristen Lepionka | July 8, 2020

    Breathing Through the Wound

    Breathing Through the Wound

    Víctor del Árbol

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 7, 2020

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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 9

    By Otto Penzler | July 6, 2020

    My Writing Will Never Be as Good as Charles Willeford's

    By Chip Mosher | July 3, 2020

    Let It Bleed: Anti-heroes at the crossroads of crime fiction and popular music

    By S.W. Lauden | June 29, 2020

    Ottessa Moshfegh on Dreams, Nightmares, and a Rediscovered Novel

    Ottessa Moshfegh on Dreams, Nightmares, and a Rediscovered Novel

    The author of some of the darkest, most disturbing novels in years wants people to know: she's not April Ludgate.

    By Michael Seidlinger | June 24, 2020

    The Uneasy Noirs of <br>Stephen King

    The Uneasy Noirs of
    Stephen King

    From Bachman to The Outsider, King revels in subtly subverting the rules of mystery.

    By Nick Kolakowski | June 22, 2020

    There Are More Crime Books with Girl in the Title Than We Ever Imagined

    There Are More Crime Books with Girl in the Title Than We Ever Imagined

    The Great Disambiguation Project marches on through a crowded field of "girl" books.

    By Lisa Levy | June 22, 2020

    Virginia Kellogg: The Forgotten Screenwriter Behind A String of Classic Noirs

    Virginia Kellogg: The Forgotten Screenwriter Behind A String of Classic Noirs

    She wrote some of the greatest crime movies in Hollywood's Golden Age. Today, we know almost nothing about her.

    By Chris McGinley | June 19, 2020

    Writers Under Lockdown: Surviving (and Writing) During a Pandemic

    Writers Under Lockdown: Surviving (and Writing) During a Pandemic

    Is anyone getting any writing done these days? Contributors to a new anthology share stories of creativity, inspiration, and outrage.

    By Nick Kolakowski | June 15, 2020

    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

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