• Noir/Hardboiled

    Crime and the City: Palermo, Sicily

    Exploring the crime literature of an ancient city plagued by corruption and organized crime.

    September 28, 2020  By Paul French
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    Jim Thompson Is The Cynical Voice of Reason We Need In This Dumpster Fire of a Year

    "Life is a bucket of shit with a barbed wire handle."

    September 27, 2020  By Molly Odintz
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    Why Writers Are Always in Pursuit of the Maltese Falcon

    Ninety years later, the draw of Hammett's mysterious bird statuette remains strong, especially for writers.

    September 25, 2020  By Gordon McAlpine
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    When advertising tried to create the perfect woman, thriller writers rebelled.

    On the ad industry, domestic suspense, and the need for a safe space for imperfection.

    September 25, 2020  By Araminta Hall
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    The Philosopher and the Detectives: Ludwig Wittgenstein's Enduring Passion for Hardboiled Fiction

    Wittgenstein spent his life investigating the mysteries of language. His inspiration came from pulp magazines.

    September 24, 2020  By Philip K. Zimmerman
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    Ten American Masterpieces That Are Actually Crime Fiction

    At the heart of nearly every great novel, there is a crime.

    September 24, 2020  By Smith Henderson and Jon Marc Smith
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    Miller's Crossing, 30 Years Later: Revisiting the Coen Bros' Gay Irish Gangster Epic

    'Miller's Crossing' has always been a Coen outlier. It's easier to see why, and to appreciate its genius, three decades later.

    September 22, 2020  By Zack Budryk
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    Craig Johnson on Uniting the Western and the Art Heist Novel

    How the mystery around a famous saloon painting entered the world of Walt Longmire.

    September 22, 2020  By CrimeReads 
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    The Evolution of Joe Lansdale's Hap and Leonard

    How a liberal redneck and a conservative gay Black man formed one of crime fiction's most enduring odd couples.

    September 18, 2020  By Scott Montgomery
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    There Is No Crime Fiction Without Politics

    Some writers think books shouldn't be political. Vanessa Lillie, author of a new thriller about white privilege and restorative justice, couldn't disagree more.

    September 16, 2020  By Vanessa Lillie
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