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7 Crime Movies That Should Have Been the First in a Series

7 Crime Movies That Should Have Been the First in a Series

One movie wasn't enough. We wanted more.

By Keith Roysdon | January 6, 2023

My First Thriller: Diana Gabaldon

My First Thriller: Diana Gabaldon

Working the Night Shift

By Rick Pullen | January 6, 2023

9 Literary Classics for the Contemporary Crime Reader

9 Literary Classics for the Contemporary Crime Reader

These novels "borrow elements from the crime writer’s toolkit"

By Rebecca Kelley | January 6, 2023

10 Crime Novels You Should Read This January

10 Crime Novels You Should Read This January

10 fantastic new books out in January that run the gamut from hardboiled noir to comical caper...

By Molly Odintz | January 5, 2023

What the Political Satire

What the Political Satire "Wag the Dog" Can Teach Us About Propaganda, Narratives, and Putin's War in Ukraine

The novelist behind "Wag the Dog" reflects on the book and the film adaptation's prescient lessons for using conflict to generate popularity.

By Larry Beinhart | January 5, 2023

Good Company: Mickey Haller and the Enduring Appeal of 'The Lincoln Lawyer'

Good Company: Mickey Haller and the Enduring Appeal of 'The Lincoln Lawyer'

Michael Connelly's lawyer and LA-operator guides readers through "the world without truth."

By Bruce Riordan | January 5, 2023

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Why We Can’t Quit the Apocalypse

By Brandon Ying Kit Boey | January 5, 2023

We Need More Nuanced Portrayals of Sex Workers

By Adele Parks | January 5, 2023

Mr. Inbetween: It's Time to Appreciate the Genius of This Very Australian Noir

By Andrew Nette | January 4, 2023

A Thin Place: Carole Johnstone on Moving to Scotland's Outer Hebrides

A Thin Place: Carole Johnstone on Moving to Scotland's Outer Hebrides

"Places can change your life every bit as much as people, and the Isle of Lewis and Harris will always be the one that changed mine."

By Carole Johnstone | January 4, 2023

Fashion, the Predominantly White Industry That Feeds Off Black Culture

Fashion, the Predominantly White Industry That Feeds Off Black Culture

Twin sisters Amber and Danielle Brown on writing a novel about their experiences in the fashion industry

By Amber and Danielle Brown | January 4, 2023

A Crime Writer Confronts the Reality of Death

A Crime Writer Confronts the Reality of Death

"I have a weak stomach for death. That’s partly why I write murder mysteries."

By Michael Wiley | January 4, 2023

The Most Glamorous Gang in London History

The Most Glamorous Gang in London History

On "Alice Diamond, Queen of Thieves, and her ‘girls’ from The Forty Thieves, who pilfered their way to notoriety in the first half of the twentieth century."

By Beezy Marsh | January 3, 2023

Crime and the City: Karachi

Crime and the City: Karachi

Pakistan's most populated city has a big tradition of books that explore crime and corruption.

By Paul French | January 3, 2023

A Murder on the Margins, and a Death That Would Haunt One Writer for Years to Come

A Murder on the Margins, and a Death That Would Haunt One Writer for Years to Come

Gwen Florio on a tragedy played out in Missoula's transient community and an imbalanced legal system.

By Gwen Florio | January 3, 2023

Maligned in the Media Due to the Actions of Men

Maligned in the Media Due to the Actions of Men

"[T]hey may not all be perfect victims, but I do believe that they were overly-demonized by the public and media alike"

By Flora Collins | January 3, 2023

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