THIS WEEK: In 1904, Margery Allingham, one of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction’s legendary Queens of Crime, was born in London.
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- Thomas Harris grants his first interview since the 1970s and things get predictably strange and fascinating. | The New York Times
- Gabino Iglesias looks at ten women mystery and thriller authors you should be reading in a new column celebrating women in crime fiction. | Mystery Tribune
- This series of tributes to crime writers who champion other crime writers and serve as community mentors continues with a look at the one and only, Kellye Garrett. | The Thrill Begins
- An introduction to the life and work of Matsumoto Seichō, the godfather of Japanese detective fiction, written by one of the author’s editors. | Nippon.com
- Murder, manipulation, and nightmarish “romance”: Kaira Rouda on seven of the most disturbed couples in literature. | CrimeReads
- Steph Post on the dark and crime-ridden world of classic fairy tales, from the (murderous) Hansel and Gretel to (that con man) Pinocchio. | CrimeReads
- Is there a better setting for a murder mystery than the Emerald Isle? Carlene O’Connor on the twisty, dark, witty Irish mystery. | CrimeReads
- Kinohi Nishikawa on Donald Goines, who ushered in a new era of pulp fiction by black people, for black people, about the black urban experience. | CrimeReads
- Broken nose connoisseur Dwyer Murphy looks at the most iconic nose injuries in crime film history, from Chinatown to Rounders to Brick. | CrimeReads
- Anna Pitoniak on the great social climber novels, the difference between Jay Gatsby and Tom Ripley, and conning your way into the American Dream. | CrimeReads
- Kellye Garrett on activist-turned-crime-writer Barbara Neely and her iconic protagonist, Blanche White, one of the first black female sleuths to be embraced by mainstream publishing. | CrimeReads
- A closer look at the month’s best and most promising debut novels from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers. | CrimeReads
- Take a trip to Athens, the land of ancient wonders, as Paul French guides us through the many superb crime novels written in and about the Greek capital. | CrimeReads
- G.S. Denning on the fantastical Sherlock Holmes—and why the seemingly-rational detective is such a perfect fit for tales of the supernatural. | CrimeReads
- How a petty dispute over a private train car changed American law forever, from Dan Abrams and David Fischer. | CrimeReads
