• Urban fiction

    When These Mountains Burn

    David Joy

    "On a Tuesday, Denny woke up shivering in the passenger seat of his LeBaron."

    August 17, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The Darkest Hearts

    Nelson George

    "Back at the hotel, Serene ran the bath for Anika Selam and gave the slender young women one of the hotel’s comfy white bathrobes."

    August 10, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Outside the Lines

    Ameera Patel

    "The policemen have made themselves at home."

    June 9, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    The Talking Drum

    Lisa Braxton

    "October 16, 1971. Bellport fire officials continue to investigate the cause of a four-alarm blaze that destroyed a three-story rooming house on Pleasant Avenue in the South End of Bellport, an area informally known as 'Petite Africa.'"

    May 27, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Double Feature

    Donald E. Westlake

    "It’s amazing what you can do in an hour when your life depends on it."

    February 21, 2020  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    Money Ain’t a Thang: 'Paid in Full' and the Culture That Rose out of New York's Crack Era

    In the 1980s, the city was ravaged by a new drug. But a new culture, born of the same streets, was on the rise, too.

    February 20, 2020  By Michael Gonzales
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    Now Streaming in Crime: October

    Your Guide to the Best Noir, Mystery, and Thrillers Now Streaming

    October 25, 2019  By Camille LeBlanc
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    Meet the Publishers of Blaft, South India's Renegade Pulp Fiction Press

    Publishing Tamil crime fiction, Indian folklore, and groundbreaking graphic novels

    September 26, 2019  By Miriam Alexander-Kumaradoss
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    Nobody Move

    Philip Elliott

    "Something was off. Everything was off. Eddie could feel it."

    September 9, 2019  By CrimeReads Excerpts
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    It's Time for Urban Fiction to Get Some Literary Respect

    Other genres have gone mainstream. Why does the publishing world offer up the same old excuses about urban fiction?

    July 8, 2019  By Aya de Leon
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