Noir

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

“Marlowe Would Be Proud”: On “The Annotated Big Sleep”
Geoff Nicholson wanders the mean streets with Raymond Chandler’s “The Annotated Big Sleep” for a Baedeker.
Geoff NicholsonOct 11, 2018
- Noir
The Difference Between Wrong and Hard: Elizabeth Little Interviews Lou Berney
Elizabeth Little interviews Lou Berney about his new thriller, “November Road.”
Elizabeth LittleOct 9, 2018
- Noir
James M. Cain and the West Virginia Mine Wars
Sean Carswell looks into James M. Cain and his time reporting on the West Virginia Mine Wars.
Sean CarswellSep 25, 2018
- Noir
No Room for the Lie
Gabino Iglesias talks to David Joy about his new book, "The Line That Held Us."
Gabino IglesiasSep 24, 2018
- Noir
Our Dead Man in Havana
Matt E. Lewis reviews “The Third Hotel” by Laura van den Berg.
Matt E. LewisSep 23, 2018
- Fiction
- Noir
Reclaiming Power Through Humanity: On Michelle McNamara and “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark”
Kristen Kittscher reviews “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” by Michelle McNamara.
Kristen KittscherSep 17, 2018
- Noir
- Nonfiction
Messy Human Beings: On “In the Distance with You”
"In the Distance with You" has all the twists and turns of a long-running daytime soap. What ultimately carries it isn’t the plot, but the characters.
Tara CheesmanAug 31, 2018
- Around the World
- Noir
Two Ways to See Every Story
Jedidiah Ayres reviews “The Good Son” by You-Jeong Jeong.
Jedidiah AyresAug 30, 2018
- Around the World
- Noir
Adrift and Unmoored
Nathan Jefferson reviews “Cult X” by Fuminori Nakamura.
Nathan JeffersonAug 27, 2018
- Around the World
- Noir
The Degradations of Empire
Adrian Van Young reviews “A Necessary Evil” by Abir Mukherjee.
Adrian Van YoungJul 30, 2018
- Around the World
- Noir
Naomi Hirahara’s Los Angeles
Mike Sonksen profiles Naomi Hirahara, author of the Mas Arai mystery series.
Mike Sonksen a.k.a. Mike the PoetJul 28, 2018
- History
- Noir
Sugar and Spice and Steel
Karen Brissette is haunted by “Give Me Your Hand,” the latest novel by Megan Abbott.
Karen BrissetteJul 25, 2018
- Noir