THIS WEEK: In 1948, Erle Stanley Gardner’s long-running column “The Court of Last Resort” premiered in Argosy Magazine.
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“As the name suggests, dark history explores humankind’s seamiest, scariest chapters.” Aimee Knight on dark tourism, murder, hauntings, and the serial killer capital of Australia. | Lit Hub
- Gabino Iglesias makes a close study of the 1988 Edgar Award winner for best novel, Old Bones, by Aaron Elkins—”a master class in classic whodunits.” | Criminal Element
- Jim Vorel is counting down the best horror films of the past 100 years (has cinema really been around for that long?!?!) and we should all get in on this as the series continues. | Paste
- Joshua Corin on Diabolik, the graphic novel thriller series created by two Italian sisters that has now sold upwards of 150 million copies. | The Big Thrill
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“Yes, they are on the run, pursued. But the real tension comes from how they talk.” A. B. Jewell on the power of great noir dialogue. | CrimeReads
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What is it about podcasts that so enchants us? Emily Stein takes us to PodCon, the podcast convention that was once, and shall ne’er be again. | CrimeReads
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Jazz-age crimes are always the most entertaining. Here are six crime novels that roar with the soul of the 1920s, recommended by Ashley Weaver. | CrimeReads
- Holly Watt with seven of espionage literature’s most adventurous women, from globetrotting spies to international assassins. | CrimeReads
- A look at 19th century tours of the underworld and demi-monde, meant to outwardly shock and inwardly delight well-heeled tourists, from Dominique Kalifa. | CrimeReads
- Paul French takes us to the Hamptons, a beautiful vacation spot full of (real life) traffic cops and (fictional) murder. | CrimeReads
- Seven contagion classics that are sure to get under your skin, from author and Jurassic Park screenwriter David Koepp.| CrimeReads
- Stephanie Van Schilt helps us decolonize our playlists with 7 true crime podcasts that don’t sacrifice ethics for storytelling. | CrimeReads
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September is shaping up to be one of the best months in recent memory for crime fiction—the CrimeReads editors are here to help you sort through the autumn bounty. | CrimeReads
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Catherine Ryan Howard on what the crime novel owes to technology, and how smart phones might actually turn out to be a crime writer’s friend. | CrimeReads
- R.D. Rosen has the incredible story of the man who revolutionized the N.F.L., and the organized crime rackets his family could never quite escape. | CrimeReads
- In 1973, Stephanie Kane’s future mother-in-law was murdered. In 2001, her mystery novel reopened the case. | CrimeReads
- Casey Barrett looks at crime fiction as the perfect vehicle to understand the emotional truths of addiction and recovery. | CrimeReads
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