• The Classics of Miami Noir: Long on Beauty, Short on Rectitude

    Les Standiford explores the history of crime writing in Miami, from Zora Neale Hurston to Elmore Leonard and beyond.



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    Why Odd Couples and Opposites Make for Great Crime Fiction

    My upcoming debut historical mystery, Absence of Mercy, features a detective duo. One of the questions I’ve been getting...