• Noir/Hardboiled

    In a Bleak Midwestern Noir, an Author Finds Cause for Hope

    A.F. Carter on finding signs of life in a downtrodden setting.

    October 23, 2024  By A.F. Carter
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    Combatting Stereotypes and Writing About the War on Drugs in Crime Fiction

    Stephanie Vasquez on using her novel "as a way to highlight the United States’ role and the politics involved with drug trafficking"

    October 22, 2024  By Stephanie Vasquez
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    The Best (and Most Cynical) Fixers in Fiction

    "The Fixer operates from the shadows, seeing the whole board twelve moves deep"

    October 10, 2024  By Matthew FitzSimmons
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    The Best Books to Read Once You've Binged Reacher

    "What do you read next if you need a fix from the land of well-crafted thrillers?"

    October 7, 2024  By Harry Hunsicker
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    Pandemic Plots: Mysteries Set During COVID

    A list of crime novels that address the plague era head-on

    October 1, 2024  By Andrew Welsh-Huggins
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    Spooky Sleuthing: 5 Noir and Detective Films That Feature the Supernatural

    The solution may...defy reason.

    September 20, 2024  By Nick Kolakowski
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    Storm Warning: A Surprisingly Frank Noir Indictment of the Ku Klux Klan, Starring Ronald Reagan

    A mostly forgotten 1951 film looked at terrorism in small-town America.

    September 18, 2024  By Keith Roysdon
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    They Get the Assignment: Alison Gaylin's Favorite Fictional Female Detectives

    These PIs move through the world with their own style.

    September 12, 2024  By Alison Gaylin
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    Unsung Detectives From a Millennial Youth

    From Carmen Sandiego to Cowboy Bebop, Libby Cudmore looks at the 90s icons that taught her to love noir

    September 9, 2024  By Libby Cudmore
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    Labors of Love: Eli Cranor on Education, Empathy and Experience  

    "The point is how much is enough? And what is the cost of wanting more?"

    August 30, 2024  By John B. Valeri
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