Noir

"The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter, eh?" — Dashiell Hammett

Good Night and Good Luck
Justin St. Clair reviews Thomas Pynchon’s new novel “Shadow Ticket.”
Justin St. ClairOct 7
- Fiction
- Noir
Avenging Angels
Travis Alexander considers what Billy Wilder’s “Double Indemnity” can teach us about Luigi Mangione and the insurance crisis.
Travis AlexanderMay 15
Everyone Is Implicated
Randy Rosenthal reviews Juliet Grames’s new Italian mystery "The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia."
Randy RosenthalSep 30, 2024
- Noir
Imagine More for Women
Caroline Reilly discusses how Scandinavian women writers have become known for a more complex kind of crime fiction.
Caroline ReillySep 28, 2024
- Fiction
- Noir
An Honorable Man in an Elaborate Maze
Tara Cheesman reviews Keigo Higashino’s “The Final Curtain,” the final book in his Kyoichiro Kaga series.
Tara CheesmanJul 30, 2024
- Noir
- Fiction
A Novel Is a Long Slow Dream: A Conversation with William Kotzwinkle
Collin Mitchell talks with William Kotzwinkle about his long, storied career and his latest novel, “Bloody Martini.”
Collin MitchellDec 23, 2023
- Fiction
- Noir
Every Detective Film Is a Comedy: On “The Big Lebowski” at 25
Jason Namey takes another look at the Coen brothers’ “The Big Lebowski” for its 25th anniversary.
Jason NameyOct 19, 2023
- Film
- Noir
Lying, Archiving, Surviving: On Fernanda Melchor’s “This Is Not Miami”
Philip Luke Johnson reviews Fernanda Melchor’s “This Is Not Miami.”
Philip Luke JohnsonAug 11, 2023
- Fiction
- Noir
Imaginative Rebels: A Conversation Between Terese Svoboda and Jim Ruland
Jim Ruland and Terese Svoboda talk about themes of loss, addiction, and rebellion in their latest novels, Make It Stop and Dog on Fire.
Jim Ruland, Terese SvobodaJun 16, 2023
- Fiction
- Noir
Messy World, Missing Woman: On Kwei Quartey’s “Last Seen in Lapaz”
Tara Cheesman reviews Kwei Quartey’s “Last Seen in Lapaz,” a sprawling mystery set in Accra’s underworld.
Tara CheesmanMar 21, 2023
- Noir
Obsessions Are the Only Things That Matter: On Patricia Highsmith’s Diaries and Novels
Cody Siler writes about the search for an identifiable self in Patricia Highsmith’s novels and diaries.
Cody SilerMar 13, 2023
- Noir
Compassion After Catastrophe: On Seishi Yokomizo’s “Death on Gokumon Island”
Alex Genty-Waksberg reviews Seishi Yokomizo’s “Death on Gokumon Island,” a Japanese mystery set on an insular fishing island shortly after the end of World War II.
Alex Genty-WaksbergJan 25, 2023
- Noir