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An Anti-Hero Who Poses a Question: Who Are The Real Criminals In The Opioid Epidemic?

An Anti-Hero Who Poses a Question: Who Are The Real Criminals In The Opioid Epidemic?

"The opioid epidemic is a web that has been carefully created and meticulously woven by healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical companies, politicians, lawmakers and legislators."

By Christina McDonald | March 22, 2021

What Exactly Is Texas Noir?

What Exactly Is Texas Noir?

"A sense of place cannot be underestimated. Texas, for better or worse, and often the latter, is its own place...The word "Texas" is as much an adjectival accelerant as is noir."

By Rod Davis | March 19, 2021

Betrayal Is Timeless: The Evolution of George Smiley

Betrayal Is Timeless: The Evolution of George Smiley

In 1961, John le Carré's readers were introduced to a new kind of spy, a “breathtakingly ordinary” man.

By Bruce Riordan | March 19, 2021

Cutter and Bone: Two Masterpieces Deserve Their Proper Due

Cutter and Bone: Two Masterpieces Deserve Their Proper Due

Four decades on, Newton Thornburg's novel and the Ivan Passer adaptation still resonate as a defining vision of modern America.

By Zach Vasquez | March 19, 2021

Women Have Always Been The Strongest Part of the Resistance

Women Have Always Been The Strongest Part of the Resistance

My parents-in-law met fighting the Nazis. Their story inspired me to seek out others of women who refused to give up the struggle.

By Doug Gold | March 19, 2021

Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

Gunnar Staalesen, translated by Don Bartlett

By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 18, 2021

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Fifty Years Later, Get Carter Is Still the Iconic British Gangster Film

By Andrew Nette | March 18, 2021

Why Are We Obsessed With Psychopaths?

By Nadine Matheson | March 18, 2021

The Coming-of-Age Thriller: Its Power and Poignance

By Debbie Babitt | March 18, 2021

Ten Pulp Crime Authors Recommended By Stephen King

Ten Pulp Crime Authors Recommended By Stephen King

Stephen King's favorite Hard Case Crime titles

By Hard Case Crime | March 18, 2021

This Saint Patrick's Day, you should watch <em>The Fugitive</em>

This Saint Patrick's Day, you should watch The Fugitive

Most people don't realize that the beloved thriller is a "Saint Patrick's Day movie," or even what that means, but it is. Oh, it is.

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 17, 2021

Five Novels About Solving Crimes in Native Communities

Five Novels About Solving Crimes in Native Communities

These books are about crimes. But they're also about laughter, love, loyalty, and healing.

By Angeline Boulley | March 17, 2021

Gothic Fiction and the Deepest, Darkest Possibilities of Sibling Relationships

Gothic Fiction and the Deepest, Darkest Possibilities of Sibling Relationships

From Wilkie Collins and Henry James down to today's masters, these authors explore the intense space between siblings.

By Elizabeth Brooks | March 17, 2021

On Harrow Hill

On Harrow Hill

John Verdon

By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 17, 2021

The Cook of the Halcyon

The Cook of the Halcyon

Andrea Camilleri, translated by Stephen Sartarelli

By CrimeReads Excerpts | March 16, 2021

<em>Lolita</em> isn't a love story. It's a gothic horror novel.

Lolita isn't a love story. It's a gothic horror novel.

"Like Tom Ripley and Patrick Bateman—and Count Dracula and Hannibal Lecter—Humbert fascinates mainly because of the chasm between his sophisticated urbanity and his brutal rapaciousness."

By Christina Baker Kline | March 16, 2021

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