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The Most Underrated Crime Films of the Decade

The Most Underrated Crime Films of the Decade

Think you've seen every great thriller and neo-noir the decade had to offer? Think again.

By Zach Vasquez | December 13, 2019

The New Voices of Country Noir

The New Voices of Country Noir

A new literature of remote, outlaw country is on the rise.

By Nick Kolakowski | December 11, 2019

I Wrote the Kind of Character I Wanted Most to Read About

I Wrote the Kind of Character I Wanted Most to Read About

Twenty years later, he's still surprising me.

By Gar Anthony Haywood | December 11, 2019

Get Radcliff!: The Search for Black Pulp's Forgotten Author

Get Radcliff!: The Search for Black Pulp's Forgotten Author

Gary Phillips on the trail of Roosevelt Mallory, who helped revolutionize 1970s pulp fiction, then disappeared.

By Gary Phillips | December 10, 2019

7 Things Crime Readers Will No Longer Tolerate

7 Things Crime Readers Will No Longer Tolerate

Crime fiction is getting harder to write—and that's a good thing.

By Christopher Fowler | December 10, 2019

The Crime Novels of Christmas

The Crime Novels of Christmas

A merry rundown of crime fiction set during the holiday season.

By Paul French | December 9, 2019

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A Brief History of Brief Crime Books

By Manning Wolfe | December 9, 2019

A Hard World for Little Things: 10 Dark Stories of Kids in Peril

By Zach Vasquez | December 6, 2019

What to Watch in December: Your Guide to the Month's Essential Crime TV

By Camille LeBlanc | December 6, 2019

The Noir Sensibility of Tom Waits, in 10 Songs

The Noir Sensibility of Tom Waits, in 10 Songs

Lowlifes, Desperados, Ex-Cons, and Junkies

By Tanner Tafelski | December 6, 2019

The Evolution of the Femme Fatale in Film Noir

The Evolution of the Femme Fatale in Film Noir

From moral disruptor, to crazy b----, to the anti-heroine of our century: an ode to femmes fatales through the ages.

By Halley Sutton | December 5, 2019

On the Benefits of Building a Book Series Out of a Community of Characters

On the Benefits of Building a Book Series Out of a Community of Characters

Changing protagonists can set a writer—and a reader—free.

By Allen Eskens | December 5, 2019

Blowback: Late 1960s and ’70s Pulp and Popular Fiction about the Vietnam War

Blowback: Late 1960s and ’70s Pulp and Popular Fiction about the Vietnam War

When soldiers returned home, a new wave of crime fiction captured the trauma—and the moral abyss.

By Andrew Nette | December 3, 2019

Rediscovering Dorothy B. Hughes' Brutal Hollywood Take-Down, <em>Dread Journey</em>

Rediscovering Dorothy B. Hughes' Brutal Hollywood Take-Down, Dread Journey

Sarah Weinman reflects on the outsized contributions and little-known gems of a giant of noir.

By Sarah Weinman | December 3, 2019

9 Books You Should Read in December

9 Books You Should Read in December

A look at the month's best crime fiction, mysteries, and thrillers.

By CrimeReads | December 2, 2019

Alaska: Northern Noir

Alaska: Northern Noir

Crime fiction has found a strange home in the cold wilds of Alaska.

By Paul French | December 2, 2019

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