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    The Big Sleep and The Black Cat

    The Big Sleep and The Black Cat

    Or, searching for queer culture in the era of hard-boiled fiction.

    By Lev AC Rosen | October 24, 2022

     Where is the ‘Street Crime’ in ‘Crime Fiction?’

     Where is the ‘Street Crime’ in ‘Crime Fiction?’

    Crimes that are both everyday and yet brutal seem to be front and center only in a small subset of the mystery/thriller/suspense genre. Is that taste, craft—or something that should make us all a little uncomfortable?

    By Christopher Chambers | October 21, 2022

    The Devil’s in the Details: 'Reservoir Dogs' at 30

    The Devil’s in the Details: 'Reservoir Dogs' at 30

    30 years later, Bruce Riordan remembers the early showing of 'Reservoir Dogs' at the Vista, and how it changed everything he thought he knew about trial preparation—and storytelling.

    By Bruce Riordan | October 21, 2022

    Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

    Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

    Would you rather go dark in an English mining town or find the meaning of life on the run with an Australian bank robber? Or maybe we can interest you in some drugs.

    By Dwyer Murphy | October 21, 2022

    The Best Paperback Releases of Fall 2022

    The Best Paperback Releases of Fall 2022

    Featuring new-in-paperback titles from Colson Whitehead, James Kestral, Vera Kurian, and many more.

    By CrimeReads | October 20, 2022

    ‘The Name of the Game’: The Vintage Show That Asked, What if People Magazine Writers Solved Crimes?

    ‘The Name of the Game’: The Vintage Show That Asked, What if People Magazine Writers Solved Crimes?

    In a crowded field of cops and detectives, these TV journalists followed a different path.

    By Keith Roysdon | October 20, 2022

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    Doctors Who Write Thrillers: A Long Literary Tradition

    By Cristina LePort | October 20, 2022

    The Story of the Nail, or The Birth of a Writer

    By Zhang Yueran | October 20, 2022

    Pumpkins and Peril: Halloween Mysteries For Us Scaredy Cats

    By Raquel V. Reyes | October 19, 2022

    <em>Gossip Girl</em>, But Make It a Thriller

    Gossip Girl, But Make It a Thriller

    Gossip Girl is sometimes absurd but always enticing...by contrast, the wealth on display in a thriller can feel menacing."">"The wealth on display in a drama like Gossip Girl is sometimes absurd but always enticing...by contrast, the wealth on display in a thriller can feel menacing."

    By Ann Liang | October 19, 2022

    A Doctor, A Deduction, and A Death Averted

    A Doctor, A Deduction, and A Death Averted

    How doctor and writer Simon Stephenson's love for Sherlock Holmes helped him save his mother's life.

    By Simon Stephenson | October 19, 2022

    The Best International Crime Fiction of Fall 2022

    The Best International Crime Fiction of Fall 2022

    A French meta-mystery, South Korean suspense, Japanese noir, and more.

    By CrimeReads | October 18, 2022

    The Birth of an Immortal Literary Character: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    The Birth of an Immortal Literary Character: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Leslie S. Klinger on Robert Louis Stevenson's most enduring – and unsettling – creation.

    By Leslie S. Klinger | October 18, 2022

    Dead Men Do Talk Back: Taking Inspiration from the Film

    Dead Men Do Talk Back: Taking Inspiration from the Film "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir"

    Or, on listening to the voices in our heads.

    By Cleo Coyle | October 18, 2022

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | October 17, 2022

    Alexandria: A Center of Ancient Crime Writing

    Alexandria: A Center of Ancient Crime Writing

    Egypt's Mediterranean port city is legendary for its lost library. It also has quite a legacy in crime fiction.

    By Paul French | October 17, 2022

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