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

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

But I keep on writing anyway.

By Chip Mosher | July 3, 2020

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

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

The history of music is full of outlaws and criminals, killers and their victims, shady dealers and backstage dreamers...

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

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

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

By Lisa Levy | June 15, 2020

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

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

Falling in Love with <em>The Rockford Files</em>—All Over Again

Falling in Love with The Rockford Files—All Over Again

James Garner and 'The Rockford Files' didn’t just humanize the TV private detective; for some, the show was a kind of guide to life.

By Nathan Ward | June 4, 2020

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

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

These books will help you feel much better about that bad roommate (or at least, less alone).

By Lauren A. Forry | June 4, 2020

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

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

Talking civil disputes, global conspiracies, and New York City neighborhoods with the author of Clean Hands

By Dwyer Murphy | June 2, 2020

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