Hollywood’s Women in Criminal Justice: Sometimes Fact, Sometimes Fiction

Hollywood’s Women in Criminal Justice: Sometimes Fact, Sometimes Fiction

Finding a version of the truth in a roster of fictional women lawyers.

By Karen Stefano | May 7, 2020

The Cornerstones of Country Noir

The Cornerstones of Country Noir

Eight great novels that show the range and depth of noir fiction in rural America.

By Jordan Farmer | May 7, 2020

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #18

Counting Down the Greatest Crime Films of All-Time: #18

Touch of Evil (1958)

By Otto Penzler | May 7, 2020

The Law of Lines

The Law of Lines

Hye-young Pyun

By CrimeReads Excerpts | May 7, 2020

A Strange, Existentially Chilling Pilgrimage to Kurt Wallander's Hometown, Ystad

A Strange, Existentially Chilling Pilgrimage to Kurt Wallander's Hometown, Ystad

Journeys in Scandinavian Noir

By Wendy Lesser | May 6, 2020

Reading Gillian Flynn's Women, I Found a Dark, Complex Truth—and My New Sanctuary

Reading Gillian Flynn's Women, I Found a Dark, Complex Truth—and My New Sanctuary

Forget purity and likability. Reality is far more complex.

By Casey Dunn | May 6, 2020

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Keeping Secrets: 10 Riveting Reads Filled With Shocking Secrets

Keeping Secrets: 10 Riveting Reads Filled With Shocking Secrets

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Shooting the Front Page Photo in the 1930s

Shooting the Front Page Photo in the 1930s

How Press Photographers Created The Visual Definition of Noir

By Amanda Quick | May 5, 2020

Death on Tuckernuck

Death on Tuckernuck

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How Having Kids Can Change Your Life—And Your Horror Fiction

How Having Kids Can Change Your Life—And Your Horror Fiction

On family, fear, and evolving reading and writing habits.

By Ramsey Campbell | May 4, 2020

Reading Camus' <em>The Plague</em> in the Midst of a Pandemic

Reading Camus' The Plague in the Midst of a Pandemic

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By Ray Leigh | May 4, 2020

Christie & Sayers <br>& Allingham & Tey

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How Dogs Become Detectives

How Dogs Become Detectives

Cadaver dogs perform a difficult, important task in law enforcement. It all begins with a tennis ball and a game.

By Kylie Logan | May 4, 2020

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