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    5 International Crime Novels You Should Read This April

    5 International Crime Novels You Should Read This April

    (Mentally) Escape Quarantine With These 5 Crime Books Perfect for the Armchair Traveler

    By Molly Odintz | April 22, 2020

    Why True Stories Don’t Always <br>Make Good Fiction

    Why True Stories Don’t Always
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    His prison stories were visceral and true. But did they make for compelling fiction?

    By David Moloney | April 22, 2020

    The Most Toxic Friendships in Crime Fiction

    The Most Toxic Friendships in Crime Fiction

    Cheaters, liars, killers, and other best friends.

    By Lisa Levy | April 20, 2020

    Bosch Is Back—And He's Still the Prickly Bastard You Want Showing Up at a Crime Scene

    Bosch Is Back—And He's Still the Prickly Bastard You Want Showing Up at a Crime Scene

    Six seasons in, Bosch may just be TV's best police procedural.

    By Keith Roysdon | April 17, 2020

    Carter Brown and the Australian Craze for Faux American Crime Fiction

    Carter Brown and the Australian Craze for Faux American Crime Fiction

    In 1950s Australia, one author—writing books about detectives and cities he'd never visited—gave birth to a phenomenon.

    By Andrew Nette | April 17, 2020

    The Women Who Edited Crime Fiction

    The Women Who Edited Crime Fiction

    For decades, four women were at the center of the mystery world. They built careers, discovered legends, and shaped a genre.

    By Sarah Weinman | April 16, 2020

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    Seven Fictional Con Artists and the Communities They Swindled

    By Steven Wright | April 14, 2020

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    By Sara Sligar | April 13, 2020

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    By Dean Jobb | April 10, 2020

    The 12 Darkest Endings in the History of Noir Fiction

    The 12 Darkest Endings in the History of Noir Fiction

    Noir is known for bleakness and despair. These 12 books outdo them all.

    By Zach Vasquez | April 10, 2020

    Elmore Leonard, Florida Man

    Elmore Leonard, Florida Man

    The wild crimes and strange characters that inspired a legendary author to reinvent himself and his work in true Florida style.

    By Craig Pittman | April 9, 2020

    Brian De Palma and Susan Lehman Talk Noir, Scandals, and Pulpy Cover Art

    Brian De Palma and Susan Lehman Talk Noir, Scandals, and Pulpy Cover Art

    But they still don't tell us if snakes are necessary.

    By CrimeReads | April 9, 2020

    5 Great Crime Novels Bringing Multicultural Heroes and Representation to Mystery

    5 Great Crime Novels Bringing Multicultural Heroes and Representation to Mystery

    Searching for diversity in crime fiction.

    By Elle Marr | April 8, 2020

    Columbus, Ohio: From Cowtown to Crimetown

    Columbus, Ohio: From Cowtown to Crimetown

    Why the U.S.'s 14th largest city is the next center for crime writing.

    By Andrew Welsh-Huggins | April 8, 2020

    Don Winslow's Return to California Noir

    Don Winslow's Return to California Noir

    The author discusses socially-engaged crime fiction, surf stories, breakfast burritos, and returning to life on the coast.

    By Dwyer Murphy | April 7, 2020

    Ishmael Reed’s Hoodoo Detective

    Ishmael Reed’s Hoodoo Detective

    The 1972 cult crime novel that explores Black identity, African religion, civilizations at war, and all of recorded history.

    By Scott Adlerberg | April 6, 2020

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