Noir

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

Who Is “The Last Kid Left”?
On “The Last Kid Left” by Rosecrans Baldwin.
Seth BlakeNov 2, 2017
- Noir
A Quarter-Mile Long and a Century Deep
Nathan Jefferson on “Bluebird, Bluebird” by Attica Locke.
Nathan JeffersonOct 29, 2017
- Noir
“The Lockpicker”: Leonard Chang’s Ready-for-Primetime Novel
Shonda Buchanan reviews Leonard Chang's "The Lockpicker."
Shonda BuchananOct 27, 2017
- Fiction
- Noir
Murder Comes to SCOTUS
LARB Legal Affairs Editor Don Franzen talks to Anthony Franze about his new novel, "The Outsider."
Don FranzenOct 3, 2017
- Law
- Noir
Webs of Desire and Power
Rob Latham reviews “Safe” by Ryan Gattis.
Rob LathamSep 18, 2017
- Noir
“People Like Us”: On Parker Bilal’s Makana Mysteries
Glenn Harper looks at the Makana Mysteries by Parker Bilal.
Glenn HarperSep 12, 2017
- Around the World
- Noir
Those She Left Behind
Lesley Trites reviews “Watch Me Disappear” by Janelle Brown.
Lesley TritesSep 4, 2017
- Noir
Leave Room for Serendipity
Susan Dunlap interviews Margaret Maron about “Take Out,” the conclusion of her Sigrid Harald series.
Susan DunlapAug 30, 2017
- Noir
A Journalist at Heart
Alafair Burke interviews Michael Connelly about his new novel, “The Late Show.”
Alafair BurkeAug 28, 2017
- Noir
Donald E. Westlake: The Writer’s Writer’s Writer
Scott Bradfield celebrates the late Donald E. Westlake.
Scott BradfieldAug 22, 2017
- Noir
The Provocateur’s Spirit
On “My Heart Hemmed In” by Marie NDiaye.
Tara CheesmanAug 21, 2017
- Noir
Her Stoic Ferocity
Désirée Zamorano reviews “Murder on the Red River” by Marcie R. Rendon.
Désirée ZamoranoAug 14, 2017
- Noir