• Noir/Hardboiled

    The Terrifying Draw of the Desert

    Adam Plantinga on a lifelong fascination with the desert and its dangers.

    April 11, 2025  By Adam Plantinga
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    Remembering the Bleak, Beautiful Poetry of Ken Bruen's Noir

    Bruen wrote unflinchingly of the darkest parts of society, and his Jack Taylor series was the epitome of noir style.

    April 7, 2025  By Scott Montgomery
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    Queer Crime Writers Presents: LGBTQIA+ Spring Reads!

    11 new and upcoming queer mysteries and thrillers to carry you through to summer

    April 3, 2025  By Queer Crime Writers 
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    Kevin Wade on Five Novels and a Movie

    The 'Johnny Careless' author and 'Blue Bloods' showrunner reflects on some of his favorite mysteries.

    March 28, 2025  By Kevin Wade
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    Chris Offutt on Outlaws, Scofflaws, and Kentucky Noir

    A conversation with the author of the new novel, 'The Reluctant Sheriff'

    March 26, 2025  By Alex Dueben
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    Nick Kolakowski on Mining the Past for a Hollywood Fixer Mystery

    In 'Where the Bones Lie,' the usual Hollywood madness is spinning out of control.

    March 11, 2025  By Nick Kolakowski
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    Gabino Iglesias: Let's Talk About Some New Books

    In the new column, Iglesias looks at a Brooklyn noir, a short novel from Colombia, and more.

    March 4, 2025  By Gabino Iglesias
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    The Backlist: Reading Megan Abbott's 'Die a Little' with Clémence Michallon

    Michallon and Polly Stewart revisit Abbott's debut novel.

    February 27, 2025  By Polly Stewart
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    The Scoundrels We Love 

    Wes Browne on the art of writing "key characters who are downright criminal at heart."

    February 20, 2025  By Wes Browne
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    Emily J. Smith Talks Technology, Dating, and Other Miseries of the Modern World

    Kate Brody interviews the debut novelist about her searing indictment of Silicon Valley and its intrinsic misogyny

    February 19, 2025  By Kate Brody
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