• Genres

    "Holmes and Watson in Manhattan": Musings on the Creation of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin

    David Bordwell on the adaptive genius of Rex Stout

    April 21, 2023  By David Bordwell
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    The Understated Brilliance of 'A Most Violent Year'

    Revisiting J.C. Chandor's meditation on the underbelly of 1980's New York City

    April 21, 2023  By Zack Budryk
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    The Best Debut Crime Novels of the Month

    Featuring new books by Vanessa Cuti, Monica Brashears, and more.

    April 21, 2023  By CrimeReads 
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    True Crime and Its Potential for Good

    Now that true crime is a popular pastime (bordering on obsession), what happens next?

    April 21, 2023  By Elle Marr
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    The Enduring Appeal of Country Music’s Murder Ballads

    Erica Wright on the macabre poetry of country noir.

    April 20, 2023  By Erica Wright
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    Whitey Bulger and The Cozy Crime Writer

    On the surprising human ties that bound the Boston mobster to author Charlotte MacLeod.

    April 20, 2023  By Curtis Evans
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    Taylor Moore on Thrillers in the New Green West

    "Don’t be surprised if the environmental activist hero standing between the mustache-twirling villain is a Stetson-clad cowboy."

    April 20, 2023  By Taylor Moore
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    If You Build It, They Will Profit: Reflecting on J. G. Ballard’s High-Rise 48 Years Later

    "The world of High-Rise has accelerated, exceeding its own image, manifesting so thoroughly the fiction wears thin and reality begins to flicker at its edge."

    April 19, 2023  By Andrew F. Sullivan
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    A Devil’s Bargain: Is Satan a Reliable Narrator?

    "My problem was how to make the reader actually believe a time-honored scoundrel like the Devil."

    April 19, 2023  By Nicholas Fillmore
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    What Do Modern Mystery Novels and Medieval Mystery Plays Have in Common? Sin.

    "[G]reed, envy, lust, and wrath are murderous emotions, and so is wounded pride."

    April 19, 2023  By Kim Hays
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