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    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

    Border Stories: A Guide to the Novels of Don Winslow

    Border Stories: A Guide to the Novels of Don Winslow

    The evolution of a career in crime fiction, from surf noir to borderland epics.

    By Bruce Riordan | April 3, 2020

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    Raymond Chandler Wanted Cary Grant to Play Philip Marlowe.

    By Olivia Rutigliano | April 2, 2020

    The Man Who Can’t Be Beat: Peaky Blinders and the Rise of Fascism

    By Torrey Crim | March 31, 2020

    8 Great Novels Where Things Disappear 

    By Lincoln Michel | March 30, 2020

    Your Guide to What's Streaming in April: Crime Edition

    Your Guide to What's Streaming in April: Crime Edition

    All the new shows and movies you need to get through a month of social distancing.

    By Dwyer Murphy | March 30, 2020

    The Crime Cinema Renaissance of 1990

    The Crime Cinema Renaissance of 1990

    30 years later, looking back at an epic year in crime movies.

    By Zach Vasquez | March 27, 2020

    Seattle: Primed and Ready for Crime Fiction Fame

    Seattle: Primed and Ready for Crime Fiction Fame

    Exploring the city's history and character, through crime novels

    By J. Kingston Pierce | March 27, 2020

    The Dark, Strange Noirs of Pascal Garnier

    The Dark, Strange Noirs of Pascal Garnier

    Exploring the disorienting, unsettling novels of a French master.

    By Brian Greene | March 27, 2020

    The Evolution—and the Future—of the Private Eye

    The Evolution—and the Future—of the Private Eye

    Cheryl A. Head on the authors and books ushering PI fiction into the 21st century.

    By Cheryl A. Head | March 26, 2020

    The Girl in the Title of the Crime Novel: The Great Crime Fiction Disambiguation Project

    The Girl in the Title of the Crime Novel: The Great Crime Fiction Disambiguation Project

    How did we end up with so many books with "girl" in the title? (Slowly, then all at once.)

    By Lisa Levy | March 26, 2020

    14 Enormous Crime Books for the Long Days Ahead

    14 Enormous Crime Books for the Long Days Ahead

    For a Grand Total of 9,335 Pages

    By Molly Odintz | March 25, 2020

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