• History of Mystery

    Rediscovering the Gin-Soaked Screwball Mysteries of Craig Rice

    She was on the cover of Time, tore through an unknown number of marriages, and held onto her highball all the while.

    August 3, 2021  By Lisa Lutz
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    1980s Noir Films Are Better Than 1940s Noir Films: Discuss.

    1980s crime films are more sophisticated than their 1940s predecessors. But are they better?

    July 30, 2021  By Keith Roysdon
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    The Dark History of The Indian Runner, Sean Penn's Meditation on American Violence, By Way of Bruce Springsteen

    In 1982, Penn was dating Springsteen's sister and became obsessed with the Nebraska track, "Highway Patrolman."

    July 30, 2021  By David Masciotra
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    When Exactly Was 'The Golden Age' of Detective Fiction? It's a Mystery.

    "Defining what is a mystery is just as elusive as pinpointing its invention."

    July 21, 2021  By Otto Penzler
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    Crime Fiction in San Francisco: From Barbary Coast to Tech Noir

    The City by the Bay has a literary tradition like no other.

    July 19, 2021  By Paul French
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    The Needle and the Damage Done: The Genius of Robert Stone’s Dog Soldiers

    Stone's tale of heroin, smugglers, and moral striving remains one of the most relevant American crime novels ever written.

    July 16, 2021  By Bruce Riordan
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    For One Writer, Rediscovering the Novels of Dick Francis Was the Answer to a Personal Crisis and a Mysterious Illness

    John Fram was at work on his second novel when a strange illness knocked him down. A chance encounter with some wildly popular horse racing mysteries helped get him right. But how?

    July 15, 2021  By John Fram
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    In 1970s America, Bizarre TV Movie Thrillers Were All the Rage

    Terror, horror and noir: they came from the small screen...

    July 12, 2021  By Keith Roysdon
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    The Reimagined Mosquito Coast Is a Hitchcockian Chase Thriller With a Social Critique

    The new Apple TV+ series takes on American exceptionalism but delivers it with a stylish story about a family pursued.

    July 9, 2021  By Harrison Blackman
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    Amnesia in Literature and Film

    Unreliable narrators and mysteries of memory ratchet up the suspense in remarkable ways.

    July 9, 2021  By Liv Constantine
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