• Noir/Hardboiled

    It's Time for Crime Fiction to Respect Sex Workers

    "Historically, female sex workers are often portrayed as victims, easily used and discarded as plot fodder..."

    June 22, 2021  By V. Castro
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    A Murder in Tiger Bay: How Nadifa Mohamed's New Novel Revives a Decades-Old Tragedy

    In 1952, Mahmood Mattan was executed by the British government for a crime he didn't commit. Decades later, a new novel reimagines his world in the working-class docklands of Cardiff.

    June 21, 2021  By Paul French
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    Queer Crime Fiction: A Roundtable Discussion

    Authors join together to discuss the state of queer identity and representation in today's crime fiction.

    June 21, 2021  By Lisa Levy
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    A List of Books That Are Not Quite Noir (But Also Not Not Noir)

    "[N]oir has rules, the same way irony does, and I really don’t know what they are...Instead I’ll say this is a list of voices with some darkness in them."

    June 18, 2021  By Paul Neilan
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    Father's Day Noir: Six Dark Novels and Stories About Fatherhood and Crime

    The sins of the father...

    June 18, 2021  By Zach Vasquez
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    The Best Books of the Year (So Far): Crime Fiction in 2021

    CrimeReads editors select their favorite thrillers, mysteries, and crime novels of the year.

    June 17, 2021  By CrimeReads 
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    Millennial Thrillers and the Power of Obsession

    In an increasingly untethered world, women in thrillers use obsession as a counter to their disconnect and ennui.

    June 17, 2021  By Melissa Larsen
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    On Cars, Characters, and Crime

    "Driving shapes identity. And in turn, it becomes a sign of our identity."

    June 17, 2021  By John McMahon
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    Godmothers Are the Original Gangsters

    Mario Puzo Could Never Have Written The Godfather Without the Ruthless Advice of His Mother

    June 16, 2021  By Camille Aubray
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    On Black Lives Matter,
    1990s Los Angeles,
    and the Weight of History

    In writing a book about police brutality in 1990s LA, I found a place to express my emotions about the death of George Floyd.

    June 15, 2021  By Noel Obiora
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