THIS WEEK: Edgar Allan Poe passes away under mysterious circumstances in 1849
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- The Edgar Awards retrospective hits a big one, with a closer look at the birth of Bosch, Michael Connelly’s 1993 winner, Black Echo. From Hector DeJean. | Criminal Element
- Erica Wright on growing up in a small town, watching a lot of Katharine Hepburn movies, and growing up to be a novelist. | Mystery Tribune
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Rachel Riederer on the eco-thrillers and existential mysteries of Olga Tokarczuk, author of Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, and newly anointed Nobel laureate. | The New Republic
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Nick Kolakowski explores the linked histories of cyberpunk and noir, then picks five classic movies that fit the bill. (Yes, get ready for some Blade Runner, and some Keanu, too.) | CrimeReads
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Andy Martin spent a year with author Lee Child while he wrote a new Jack Reacher novel. The result is one of the stranger, more insightful meditations on literature you’ll ever find. | CrimeReads
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Rachel Riederer on the eco-thrillers and existential mysteries of Olga Tokarczuk, author of Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, and newly anointed Nobel laureate. | The New Republic
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“Increasingly, women are owning their fury—both on and off the page.” Feed your rage with these 8 mysteries and thrillers, from Katie Lowe. | CrimeReads
- About that pitch black night when Elvis shot Robert Goulet (sort of): Disgraceland‘s Jake Brennan recounts one of the most infamous nights in rock ‘n roll lore. | CrimeReads
- William Kent Krueger on Minnesota, a dark chapter in American history, and writing a new epic for the Mississippi River. | CrimeReads
- 65 years after censors cracked down on horror comics, Daniel Kraus takes a fond look back at some of the most gruesome chapters in the history of EC Comics. | CrimeReads
- “When I chose to set my book in the depressed coastal town where I spent my childhood, I knew it couldn’t be anything other than a crime novel.” A.S. Hatch on writing about hometowns. | CrimeReads
- Tori Telfer, host of Criminal Broads, tells the story of Suzane von Richtofen, whose teenage romance led her to orchestrating the murder of her own parents. | CrimeReads
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For the start of October, Lisa Levy rounds up five new psychological thrillers you should be reading this month. | CrimeReads
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Olivia Rutigliano on ninety years of Nancy Drew adaptations, including a gritty new TV series, and how each generation’s version reflects the times. | CrimeReads
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Eight-five years after John Dillinger was gunned down, speculation that another man is buried in his tomb continues. Crawford Smith has the skinny. | CrimeReads
- From Bunnicula to Geek Love, Kate Racculia highlights 10 books that will ease you into a lifelong love affair with gothic fiction. | CrimeReads
- Patricia Shanae Smith recommends five novels that can help, when everything else hurts. | CrimeReads
- From George Orwell’s days as a miserable MP, to modern-day thrillers grounded in economic booms and busts, Paul French gives us a brief history of Myanmar’s turbulent century via crime fiction. | CrimeReads
- Tobias Carroll on the noir-infused, crime adjacent worlds of Kevin Barry, an Irish author with a global view. | CrimeReads
- Five mystery series that will take you on a tour of the Pacific Rim, chosen by author A.M. Stuart. | CrimeReads
