Noir

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

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  Cosmic Horror and Pulpy Noir: On Laird Barron’s “Black Mountain”

  Gabino Iglesias reviews “Black Mountain” by Laird Barron.

  Gabino IglesiasAug 24, 2019

  • Noir

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  Memento Mori: On Angel Luis Colón’s “Hell Chose Me”

  Désirée Zamorano reviews “Hell Chose Me” by Angel Luis Colón.

  Désirée ZamoranoAug 21, 2019

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  Ghost or Glitch: On Ruth Ware’s Contemporary Retelling of “The Turn of the Screw”

  Ruth Ware’s novel “The Turn of the Key” haunts reviewer Karen Brissette.

  Karen BrissetteAug 20, 2019

  • Noir

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  Anthony Horowitz Investigates

  Tara Cheesman reviews “The Sentence Is Death” by Anthony Horowitz.

  Tara CheesmanAug 14, 2019

  • Noir

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  The Apparent Enemy Is Not the Actual Enemy: An Interview with Helen Phillips

  Rachel Barenbaum interviews Helen Phillips about her new novel, “The Need.”

  Rachel BarenbaumAug 7, 2019

  • Noir

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  It’s All Part of the Plan: On Brian Evenson’s “Song for the Unraveling of the World”

  Adrian Van Young reviews “Song for the Unraveling of the World” by Brian Evenson.

  Adrian Van YoungAug 5, 2019

  • Noir

  • SF

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  Situationally Criminal: On “Beijing Payback”

  Karen Brissette reviews “Beijing Payback” by Daniel Nieh.

  Karen BrissetteJul 29, 2019

  • Noir

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  An Ethical Matryoshka: On Daniela Petrova’s “Her Daughter’s Mother”

  Randle Browning reviews “Her Mother’s Daughter” by Daniela Petrova.

  Randle BrowningJul 16, 2019

  • Noir

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  The Secret Lives of Sisters: On “Searching for Sylvie Lee”

  Jung Yun reviews “Searching for Sylvie Lee” by Jean Kwok.

  Jung YunJul 9, 2019

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  First I Am Going to Eat: A Conversation with Carlos Zanón

  Benjamin Cunningham interviews Carlos Zanón about his Carvalho revival.

  Benjamin CunninghamJun 28, 2019

  • Around the World

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  Disillusionment and Resilience: An Interview with Tim Hennessy

  Erica Ruth Neubauer interviews Tim Hennessy about “Milwaukee Noir.”

  Erica Ruth NeubauerJun 27, 2019

  • Noir

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  Hope Within the Violence: An Interview with E. A. Aymar

  Sarah M. Chen interviews author E. A. Aymar about his new crime novel, “The Unrepentant.”

  Sarah M. ChenJun 20, 2019

  • Noir