• History of Mystery

    Dying Onstage: Performance, Theater, and Deception in Classic Murder Mysteries

    Tom Mead surveys the long, passionate history of murder mysteries and the stage.

    July 11, 2023  By Tom Mead
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    The Hot Spot: The Making of a Sweaty Neo-Noir with a Soundtrack That Stands as an American Masterpiece

    Dennis Hopper had a vision for the 1990 film, and it involved Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker, Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, and some strange movie magic.

    July 7, 2023  By David Masciotra
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    The Return of the Cold War Novel and Its Glorious Uncertainties

    "To revisit the Cold War is to step off the moral high ground of Second World War fiction onto something boggier. It’s a land that grows rich stories, packed with psychological drama..."

    June 30, 2023  By Beatriz Williams
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    The Bizarre, True Story of the World's Greatest Living Art Thief

    Is stealing a work of art ever excusable? One master thief claims yes.

    June 27, 2023  By Michael Finkel
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    Women Detectives Who Changed the Game

    Across eras, women detectives have been on the case and transforming the literature.

    June 27, 2023  By Julia Seales
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    Bologna: Crime Fiction in the Red City

    In a city known for food, academia, and politics, a rich crime fiction tradition can also be found.

    June 26, 2023  By Paul French
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    How Cormac McCarthy Used Crime Fiction’s Tropes to Make Masterpieces

    On the author's evolving style and journeys through the darkness.

    June 23, 2023  By Nick Kolakowski
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    Alison Gaylin on the Challenges of Bringing a Robert B. Parker PI into the Social Media Era

    How Sunny Randall got on Instagram

    June 15, 2023  By Alison Gaylin
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    Three Pivotal, Villainous Heroines in Contemporary Literature

    Mirinae Lee on characters presented in all their complexity

    June 14, 2023  By Mirinae Lee
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    Five Thrillers That Revolve Around Relics and Ancient Discoveries

    Danielle Trussoni on a literary tradition of adventure and obsession

    June 13, 2023  By Danielle Trussoni
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