• Noir/Hardboiled

    Discover the Weird, Mythical, Mystical World of Fire Bones

    William Boyle on a new transmedia work steeped in noir and Deep South carnivalesque

    March 15, 2021  By William Boyle
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    How Marilyn Monroe's Death Ushered in a Dark New Era of Celebrity

    The death of a celebrity offers a chance to be a spectator, indulging in a kind of morbid curiosity bordering on fetishization.

    March 15, 2021  By Ava Barry
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    Six Riveting Tales of Ultra-Competitive Parents

    Any parent wants the best for their child, but these parents will do anything to secure their children's futures.

    March 15, 2021  By Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman
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    Eight Dark Novels of Love and Obsession, Against A Mediterranean Backdrop

    "You can’t have a gothic story without an obsession. And what is falling in love but obsession personified? No, deified?"

    March 9, 2021  By J. T. Ellison
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    A (Big) Dig Into the Roots of Boston Noir

    Private eyes, priests, and public corruption. Boston has a noir all its own and a decades-long tradition.

    March 5, 2021  By Luke Poling
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    Sara Paretsky on Dorothy B. Hughes and the Meaning of 'Noir'

    In Hughes's Ride the Pink Horse, a disturbing portrait of human suffering—and sometimes kindness.

    March 2, 2021  By Sara Paretsky
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    How Shane Black's Love Letter to 1970s Crime Fiction Put a Spotlight on Robert Terrall

    Robert Terrall was a stalwart of the pulp fiction scene in the 60s and 70s. His son recalls his life and career, and a recent revival.

    March 1, 2021  By Ben Terrall
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    One Author's Top 10 Queer Protagonists in Crime Fiction

    Some of the most memorable characters in crime fiction are queer. Russ Thomas wanted to find them all.

    February 23, 2021  By Russ Thomas
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    Estranged

    Charles Lamar Phillips

    "Kid Guthrie—I’m sorry, Andrew Guthrie—my pint-sized young protégé at the paper and I went to the memorial auditorium for Larry McKnight’s speech in November."

    February 19, 2021  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Dark Academia: Your Guide to the New Wave of Post-Secret History Campus Thrillers

    "We are now living, belatedly, in the age of Tartt."

    February 18, 2021  By Amy Gentry
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