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Discovery and Decay: Lost in the ’90s

Discovery and Decay: Lost in the ’90s

The formative obsessions that led to a new Brooklyn Noir.

By William Boyle | March 5, 2020

The Homme Fatal: Reimagining a Noir Archetype

The Homme Fatal: Reimagining a Noir Archetype

Dangerous partners, queer icons, and a story that became a crime novel.

By Russ Thomas | March 5, 2020

Noir in the Land of Enchantment

Noir in the Land of Enchantment

"Conquered and reconquered, colonized and commodified, Santa Fe understands—from historical genocide to the murders of family members—the intimacy of violence."

By Ariel Gore | March 5, 2020

<em>Double Indemnity</em> isn’t <br>about bad people—<br>it’s about redemption

Double Indemnity isn’t
about bad people—
it’s about redemption

It's not a movie about doing terrible things, it's a movie about making mistakes (and owning up to them).

By Michael Ledwidge | March 3, 2020

William Boyle's Technicolor Brooklyn Noir

William Boyle's Technicolor Brooklyn Noir

The author's noirs capture the borough in all its madcap, desperate, violent complexity.

By Daneet Steffens | March 3, 2020

How to Write Believable, Realistic, and Responsible Violence

How to Write Believable, Realistic, and Responsible Violence

A thriller author shares 7 lessons for writing violence.

By Ed Ruggero | March 3, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

David Goodis' Bleak, Beautiful Vision of Humanity

By Molly Odintz | March 2, 2020

The 5 Best Books About Dysfunctional Rich Families

By Joseph Finder | February 26, 2020

These Famous Noirs and Mysteries Were Inspired by Real-Life Crimes

By Nick Kolakowski | February 21, 2020

The Punk Rock Private Eye and the End of an Era in Downtown New York

The Punk Rock Private Eye and the End of an Era in Downtown New York

In 1979, as the music scene was under threat, one man captured its corruption in true noir fashion.

By David Masciotra | February 21, 2020

Double Feature

Double Feature

Donald E. Westlake

By CrimeReads Excerpts | February 21, 2020

The Best Small Presses Publishing Crime Fiction Today

The Best Small Presses Publishing Crime Fiction Today

A celebration of the indie presses keeping crime fiction weird.

By Gabino Iglesias | February 20, 2020

7 Debut Novels You Should Read in February

7 Debut Novels You Should Read in February

Rounding up the best debut fiction in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | February 19, 2020

Aberdeen: Granite Noir in the Granite City

Aberdeen: Granite Noir in the Granite City

The rise of crime fiction in Scotland's gritty northeastern city

By Paul French | February 19, 2020

Unreliable Narrators Who Break Every Rule We Thought We Knew

Unreliable Narrators Who Break Every Rule We Thought We Knew

Some narrators go beyond unreliability and change our very conception of narrative storytelling.

By Michael Seidlinger | February 17, 2020

True Romance: 7 Noir Love Stories

True Romance: 7 Noir Love Stories

This Valentine's Day, consider some noir counter-programming.

By Nick Kolakowski | February 14, 2020

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