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    Pistol Shots Ring Out in the Barroom Night: Bob Dylan, Hardboiled Crime Writer

    Pistol Shots Ring Out in the Barroom Night: Bob Dylan, Hardboiled Crime Writer

    Reconsidering Dylan as a noir poet and true crime balladeer

    By Zach Vasquez | June 13, 2019

    Refugees, A World in Crisis, and Crime Fiction

    Refugees, A World in Crisis, and Crime Fiction

    8 Novels of Displacement, Diaspora, and the Traumas of Exile

    By Michael Niemann | June 12, 2019

    Is China About to Witness a Crime Wave?

    Is China About to Witness a Crime Wave?

    Readers and audiences in China are showing an appetite for crime stories like never before. Are authors and filmmakers ready?

    By Paul French | June 12, 2019

    James Ellroy Walks into a Steakhouse and Orders Clams

    James Ellroy Walks into a Steakhouse and Orders Clams

    A literary icon with his own way of doing things answers every question you never knew you wanted him asked—until now.

    By Adrian McKinty | June 11, 2019

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    Jacques Futrelle, edited by Graeme Davis

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 7, 2019

    The History of Queer True Crime and the Legacy of Tom Ripley

    The History of Queer True Crime and the Legacy of Tom Ripley

    Queerness in crime fiction, and the long history of real crimes against gay men

    By James Polchin | June 5, 2019

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    June's Best New Crime Novels and Thrillers

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    James Ellroy, David Milch and a Dark, Twisted Vision of History

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    The Small Crime Within the Larger Crime

    By Karen Lord | June 4, 2019

    Beyond All Reasonable Doubt

    Beyond All Reasonable Doubt

    Malin Persson Giolito, translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | June 3, 2019

    Cold for the Bastards of Pizzofalcone

    Cold for the Bastards of Pizzofalcone

    Maurizio de Giovanni, translation by Antony Shugaar

    By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 31, 2019

    CrimeReads Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of May

    CrimeReads Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories of May

    The Month's Best CrimeReads Features

    By CrimeReads | May 31, 2019

    The Best Book Covers of May

    The Best Book Covers of May

    The Best Book Designs in Crime, Mystery, and Thrillers

    By CrimeReads | May 30, 2019

    Sara Paretsky Writes What's On Her Mind

    Sara Paretsky Writes What's On Her Mind

    The Legendary Crime Writer on White Collar Crime, Her Lifelong Activism, and the Importance of a Good Editor

    By Lori Rader-Day | May 28, 2019

    Deadwood: The 10 Crimes That Explain Everything

    Deadwood: The 10 Crimes That Explain Everything

    Tell Johnny to open some peaches. It's time to discuss Deadwood.

    By Dwyer Murphy | May 24, 2019

    Raymond Chandler's Grudge Against British Mysteries, Reconsidered

    Raymond Chandler's Grudge Against British Mysteries, Reconsidered

    Chandler slammed English detective novels and their authors time and again. But he didn't hate the literature, just the class snobbery.

    By Curtis Evans | May 24, 2019

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