Noir

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

A Forensic Thousand-and-One Nights
Glenn Harper reviews “The Trespasser” by Tana French.
Glenn HarperOct 27, 2016
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Tender Noir
Kim Fay reviews “Darkness for the Bastards of Pizzofalcone” by Maurizio de Giovanni.
Kim FayOct 10, 2016
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Lawyers Write for a Living
Don Franzen talks to Greyson Bryan about his new novel, “BIG: Beginnings.”
Don FranzenOct 10, 2016
A Deeper Pull of Blood: An Interview with Lee Clay Johnson
Lee Clay Johnson talks to Ivy Pochoda about his new book, "Nitro Mountain."
Ivy PochodaOct 9, 2016
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The Buick Roadmaster: Motion, Agency, and Defeat in “If He Hollers Let Him Go”
Nathan Jefferson on “If He Hollers Let Him Go” by Chester Himes.
Nathan JeffersonOct 5, 2016
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Sucked Away in the Undertow
Michael Harvey talks about his new book, “Brighton.”
Alex SeguraOct 3, 2016
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Wheels Within Wheels
Anthony Franze talks to Joseph Finder about his new novel "Guilty Minds."
Anthony FranzeSep 20, 2016
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That Political Charge
Désirée Zamorano interviews Aya de León about her debut novel “Uptown Thief.”
Désirée ZamoranoSep 18, 2016
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Like Glimpses Through a Window: Fredric Jameson on Raymond Chandler
Angela Woodward investigates “Raymond Chandler: The Detections of Totality” by Fredric Jameson.
Angela WoodwardSep 3, 2016
Historical Mysteries: Sarah Kaufman Returns
“Rule of Capture” presents a biting commentary on the uneasy truce between Latino L.A. and the city’s entrenched political, cultural, and economic elites.
Abel SalasAug 23, 2016
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Hope and Inexperience and Yearning
Karen Brissette reviews “Good as Gone” by Amy Gentry.
Karen BrissetteAug 22, 2016
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On Writing Violence
A conversation between Tara Laskowski and Christopher Irvin.
Christopher Irvin, Tara LaskowskiAug 21, 2016
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