THIS WEEK: In 1907, Daphne du Maurier was born in London.
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- The story behind all those NYPD shirts is surprisingly complicated. Kaitlyn Tiffany follows the paper trail when it comes to selling the NYPD logo. | Vox
- “Could it be that masculinity itself is a violent ideology?” Lacy Johnson on Rachel Louise Snyder’s No Visible Bruisesand the ways we name domestic violence. | Lit Hub
- The Sunday Times faces criticism after released their top 100 crime books published after 1945 for including far fewer books by women than by men. | Bookseller
- “Thomas Harris did not invent the serial killer novel, but he elevated it.” A look at how Harris and his Hannibal Lecter series transformed the culture. | The Washington Post
- “Of course, Boulet didn’t find any punk bands in China — even rock and roll was still an underground niche at the time.” How a French con artist faked a Cantonese punk revolution. | Radii
- Sean Carswell on James M. Cain, femmes fatales, and the misogynist history of deadly women in noir. | CrimeReads
- Michael Gonzales on Jim Steranko, the “Jimi Hendrix of comics,” whose heavy pen lines ushered in a golden age of graphic novel noir. | CrimeReads
- With friends like these, who needs enemies? S.R. Masters chooses 7 thrillers where the dark side of friendship is on prominent display. | CrimeReads
- The Great CrimeReads Summer Preview has arrived! Rounding up 100+ of the summer’s best and hottest new titles, ft. Ellroy, Atkinson, Lippman, Deaver, Lutz, and so many more. | CrimeReads
- Lilly Dancyger on grief, trauma, and what it’s like to watch true crime as the relative of a murder victim. | CrimeReads
- The Anthony Award nominees have been announced! Congrats to all the nominees. We’re looking forward to celebrating Bouchercon’s 50th anniversary this year. | CrimeReads
- “War stories highlight humanity stripped to its rawest form.” Meghan Holloway on war thrillers, historical fiction, and the crimes inherent to the human condition. | CrimeReads
- Molly Odintz breaks down the best speeches in the history of crime cinema, from Joan Fontaine’s Manderley to Samuel L. Jackson’s great vengeance and furious anger. | CrimeReads
- Bad dates, deception, and love-struck murder: Wendy Walker asks several crime writers to recommend crime books sure to make you feel better about your love life. | CrimeReads
- Silicon Valley, certified psychopaths, and more: The Real Book Spy recommends 6 thrillers out this May that are guaranteed to get your blood pumping. | CrimeReads
- Michael Koryta on the art of claustrophobic noir, with a look at some of the most closed-in, anxiety-inducing thrillers ever written. | CrimeReads
- Why Oakley Hall (Still) Matters: Tobias Carroll on the enduring power of Hall’s western noirs, portraits of power and corruption in America. | CrimeReads
