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The Conspiracy Theories Around the Death of Brian Jones: 50 Years Later

The Conspiracy Theories Around the Death of Brian Jones: 50 Years Later

The "death by misadventure" of the Rolling Stones founder brought the 60s to a close, and gave birth to a special kind of darkness.

By William Shaw | August 15, 2019

The Unsung Godfather of <br>Film Noir

The Unsung Godfather of
Film Noir

Noir fans revere Out of the Past. But almost nobody talks about the man behind the classic story.

By David Handler | August 13, 2019

Sympathetic Villains: Five Psychopaths We Pity, Root For, and Identify With

Sympathetic Villains: Five Psychopaths We Pity, Root For, and Identify With

"What happens when those who commit crimes are humanized?"

By Elizabeth Macneal | August 13, 2019

Alex Segura on Miami, Music and Celebrating Contemporary Crime Fiction

Alex Segura on Miami, Music and Celebrating Contemporary Crime Fiction

Two Florida crime authors discuss closing out a beloved PI series.

By Steph Post | August 13, 2019

Kuala Lumpur Noir

Kuala Lumpur Noir

Scandals, Assassinations, Murders and a New Malaysian Sense of Noir

By Paul French | August 12, 2019

The Deeply Unsettling Noir of Dorothy B. Hughes

The Deeply Unsettling Noir of Dorothy B. Hughes

Celebrating the dark visions of literature's queen of noir.

By Dwyer Murphy | August 9, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

In Rural Noir, I Found Myself

By Laura McHugh | August 8, 2019

The Best One-Star Reviews of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment

By Dwyer Murphy | August 8, 2019

Inverting—and Avoiding—the ‘Dead Girl’ Trope

By Alex Segura | August 5, 2019

6 Crime Books That Explore The Experience of Veterans

6 Crime Books That Explore The Experience of Veterans

Because crime novels can help us understand.

By Siobhan Adcock | August 5, 2019

Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of August 2019

Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of August 2019

The best thrillers, noir, and true crime docs arriving this month.

By Camille LeBlanc | August 2, 2019

12 New Books You Should Read This August

12 New Books You Should Read This August

The Month's Best Crime Fiction, Mysteries, and Thrillers

By CrimeReads | August 1, 2019

6 Rules for Writing Realistic, Meaningful Gunfights

6 Rules for Writing Realistic, Meaningful Gunfights

"Gunfights are chaos events...Nothing is clear, no one is heroic, self-urination is quite common."

By Stephen Hunter | August 1, 2019

Noir and the Mystery of Evangelicalism

Noir and the Mystery of Evangelicalism

"The Evangelical pastor is just another shade of the American cowboy, whose latter-day shadow is the American detective."

By Patrick Coleman | July 30, 2019

The Crime Novels of Buenos Aires

The Crime Novels of Buenos Aires

La Novela Negra is on the rise again, as a new generation of Argentine crime novelists explores the country's underbelly.

By Paul French | July 29, 2019

One Good Deed

One Good Deed

David Baldacci

By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 29, 2019

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