• Noir/Hardboiled

    James Lee Burke on Art, Fascism, and the Hijacking of American Christianity

    The legendary author's new work may be his most deeply religious to date—and among his darkest.

    August 12, 2020  By David Masciotra
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    Maybe We Read Crime Fiction Because Deep Down, We All Know We're Complicit in Crime

    One author's theory for why we keep returning to crime.

    August 12, 2020  By John Galligan
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    The Best Frenemies in Fiction

    10 favorite works featuring complex relationships, shifting allegiances, and odd bedfellows galore.

    August 12, 2020  By E. G. Scott
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    The World of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and the Birth of the 1970's Private Detective

    The hardboiled protagonist who navigated both crime fiction's progressive and reactionary strands.

    August 11, 2020  By Susanna Lee
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    Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: # 2

    The Maltese Falcon (1941)

    August 10, 2020  By Otto Penzler
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    The Evolution of Dave Robicheaux and the Incredible Career of James Lee Burke

    For over thirty years, the spiritual Louisiana lawman has been casting a light and chasing demons.

    August 7, 2020  By David Masciotra
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    The Lost Classics of One of the 20th Century's Great Hard-boiled Writers

    Fifty years on, Charles Williams' novels remain almost unbearably gripping.

    August 7, 2020  By Andrew Cartmel
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    Writing with Children at Home During a Pandemic

    Writing a novel is lonely, depressing work. Having kids around all the time can make it...surprisingly joyful.

    August 5, 2020  By Jesse Kellerman
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    Laura Lippman: "My Imagination Is Really Dark."

    The author opens up about parenting, aging, choosing happiness, and exploring her dark, twisted imagination.

    August 5, 2020  By Molly Odintz
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    How Dashiell Hammett's Contintental Op Became a Depression-Era Icon

    After an era of gentleman detectives, Hammett brought the world a detective grounded in (and ground down by) hard-edged reality.

    August 4, 2020  By Susanna Lee
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