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A Port for the Stranded and Criminal: A Look at the Exciting Hamburg Noir Scene Today

A Port for the Stranded and Criminal: A Look at the Exciting Hamburg Noir Scene Today

Jan Karsten's Introduction to a New Anthology of German Mystery Stories

By Jan Karsten | August 5, 2025

Simon Spurrier on The Best Crime Comics, and Why We Need More Crossover Readers

Simon Spurrier on The Best Crime Comics, and Why We Need More Crossover Readers

Spurrier makes the case for bringing together readers of crime novel and crime comics.

By Simon Spurrier | July 24, 2025

The Dirty Work: The On-Going Romance Between Sex Work and Crime Fiction

The Dirty Work: The On-Going Romance Between Sex Work and Crime Fiction

David Gordon on a long tradition of entanglement.

By David Gordon | July 22, 2025

One Morning in Auckland

One Morning in Auckland

A glimpse of the city, through the eyes of Hana Westerman, the main character in Michael Bennett's New Zealand-set crime series.

By Michael Bennett | July 15, 2025

American Carnage: Hammett's Red Harvest and Mass Violence in the United States

American Carnage: Hammett's Red Harvest and Mass Violence in the United States

"The intensity of the mass violence which afflicted the United States in the years following World War One is truly remarkable"

By Curtis Evans | July 14, 2025

Michael Robotham On Why We Love Stories About Gangsters

Michael Robotham On Why We Love Stories About Gangsters

Family. Loyalty. Success. Prosperity. How did mobsters come to represent the American Dream?

By Michael Robotham | July 10, 2025

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Thom Mount on Hollywood, Fixers, and a Town Full of Secrets

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How To Write About the Very Recent Past In a Rapidly Changing World

By Carl Shuker | June 23, 2025

Rob Hart on “The Medusa Protocol” and the Challenges of Writing a Thriller Sequel

By Nick Kolakowski | June 23, 2025

Down the Bayou and Under the Oaks: Louisiana as a Character in Crime Fiction

Down the Bayou and Under the Oaks: Louisiana as a Character in Crime Fiction

N.L. Lavin and Hunter Burke on the mysteries of Louisiana.

By N.L. Lavin and Hunter Burke | June 16, 2025

S.A. Cosby on “King of Ashes,” Crime Epics, and the Softer Side of Monsters

S.A. Cosby on “King of Ashes,” Crime Epics, and the Softer Side of Monsters

"I wanted to see what [mob bosses] are like at home when they aren’t planning murders, and how their skills affected the rest of their lives.”

By Nick Kolakowski | June 10, 2025

Elmore Leonard: Birth of the Cool

Elmore Leonard: Birth of the Cool

In an excerpt from the new biography, Cooler than Cool, Leonard discovers his crime fiction voice after reading George V. Higgins, while balancing a burgeoning career in screenwriting.

By C.M. Kushins | June 10, 2025

Lucas Schaefer Talks Texas, Boxing, and How To Use Crime Fiction to Explore Identity

Lucas Schaefer Talks Texas, Boxing, and How To Use Crime Fiction to Explore Identity

Jenny Staff Johnson interviews the debut novelist about his Austin-set epic

By Jenny Staff Johnson | June 6, 2025

Reading Chester Himes: Who Is the Real Star of His Show?

Reading Chester Himes: Who Is the Real Star of His Show?

Grave Digger and Coffin Ed aren’t the main characters in the ‘Harlem Detectives’ series.

By Thomas E. Ricks | June 5, 2025

William Boyle on Jim Thompson’s 'The Getaway'

William Boyle on Jim Thompson’s 'The Getaway'

"It...feels like desperation itself. Bleeds it from around the edges. There’s something about the prose that is panicked, unrelenting.

By William Boyle | May 30, 2025

Because He Can: Paula Bomer on Capturing Entitlement and the Banality of Sociopathy

Because He Can: Paula Bomer on Capturing Entitlement and the Banality of Sociopathy

In her new novel, 'Stalker,' Bomer writes about an "untalented Mr. Ripley."

By Paula Bomer | May 28, 2025

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