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Miami Vice: How an Icon of 80s Cool Transformed a City and the Landscape of Television

Miami Vice: How an Icon of 80s Cool Transformed a City and the Landscape of Television

South Beach was in decay, crime was rampant, and tourism was dry. Then came Miami Vice, and South Florida found its mojo.

By Craig Pittman | July 17, 2019

Edna Buchanan's Miami

Edna Buchanan's Miami

She was Edna Rydzik in Jersey. In Miami, she was the hardboiled crime writer who defined an era and left a complex legacy.

By Sarah Weinman | July 16, 2019

Why True Crime Podcasts Have Us So Enthralled

Why True Crime Podcasts Have Us So Enthralled

A crime author's appreciation for a new/old form of storytelling

By Alison Gaylin | July 16, 2019

The Heart Keeper

The Heart Keeper

Alex Dahl

By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 16, 2019

Havana to Miami: Crime Fiction Across the Straits of Florida

Havana to Miami: Crime Fiction Across the Straits of Florida

Leonardo Padura & Alex Segura talk about noir, hometowns, homelands, and how being a crime writer in Cuba has evolved.

By Alex Segura | July 15, 2019

Hollywood Will Never Give Up Making Hardboiled Movies

Hollywood Will Never Give Up Making Hardboiled Movies

Jim Thompson and William Lindsay Gresham have proven difficult to adapt to screen. Directors can't resist the challenge—or the noir.

By Zach Vasquez | July 15, 2019

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The Weird, Wild, Inimitable Noir of Donald E. Westlake

By Dwyer Murphy | July 12, 2019

8 Crime Novels You Won’t Find In The Crime Section

By John Galligan | July 11, 2019

Knife

By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 10, 2019

Adrian McKinty Had Given Up on Writing—A Late Night Phone Call Changed Everything

Adrian McKinty Had Given Up on Writing—A Late Night Phone Call Changed Everything

A new thriller explores parents breaking bad and the terrifying spread of a kidnapping ring.

By Mark Rubinstein | July 9, 2019

The Greatest Moral Compromises in Crime Fiction

The Greatest Moral Compromises in Crime Fiction

Celebrating the literature of slippery relationships, villainous allies, and morally dubious life decisions.

By Carl Vonderau | July 8, 2019

Girls Like Us

Girls Like Us

Cristina Alger

By CrimeReads Excerpts | July 3, 2019

Gritty Old New York Movies: My Home Bittersweet Home

Gritty Old New York Movies: My Home Bittersweet Home

The streets were dirty, crime was up, and the culture was alive.

By David Gordon | July 2, 2019

In Some Crime Novels, London Is More Than a Setting—It's a Character

In Some Crime Novels, London Is More Than a Setting—It's a Character

6 Mysteries That Capture the Essence of England's Capital

By Caz Frear | July 2, 2019

The Wit, Wisdom, and Noirs of James M. Cain

The Wit, Wisdom, and Noirs of James M. Cain

25 of the Greatest Lines Ever Written by a Crime Fiction Master

By Dwyer Murphy | July 1, 2019

Crime and the City: Dubai

Crime and the City: Dubai

Raffish port city of the Middle East or playground of a global elite?

By Paul French | July 1, 2019

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