Noir

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

Ghosts of Grief: On S. A. Cosby’s “Razorblade Tears”
Gabino Iglesias takes a look at the grief and guilt that propel S. A. Cosby’s “Razorblade Tears.”
Gabino IglesiasOct 24, 2021
- Noir
Lost in Melancholy: On Sébastien Japrisot’s “Rider on the Rain”
Collin Mitchell examines the hazy disquietude of Sébastien Japrisot’s “Rider on the Rain.”
Collin MitchellOct 13, 2021
- Noir
Stephen King’s Mind Crimes
The celebrated horror novelist is rapidly becoming one of our best contemporary crime writers.
Rob LathamOct 11, 2021
- Noir
A Labyrinth of Disillusion: On David Peace’s “Tokyo Redux”
Tara Cheesman reviews “Tokyo Redux,” the final installment of David Peace’s Tokyo Trilogy.
Tara CheesmanOct 9, 2021
- Noir
The Burden of History in John Sanford’s “Make My Bed in Hell” and “The Land that Touches Mine”
Jack Mearns explores the life and work of John Sanford, an oft-neglected 20th-century American writer who wrote incisive novels addressing American society.
Jack MearnsSep 22, 2021
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Searching for What’s Walled Off: On Naomi Hirahara’s “Clark and Division”
Désirée Zamorano reviews Naomi Hirahara’s “Clark and Division,” a novel set in a community of Japanese Americans recently released from an internment camp.
Désirée ZamoranoSep 15, 2021
- Noir
Searching for Justice in the Fallout: A Conversation with Julia Dahl
Daneet Steffens talks with Julia Dahl about the inspiration behind “The Missing Hours,” her latest novel.
Daneet SteffensSep 15, 2021
- Noir
Damsels Get Even: Noir’s New Feminists
Savy Janssen scopes out two new noir novels with female leads, S. A. Lelchuk’s “One Got Away” and Halley Sutton’s “The Lady Upstairs.”
Savy JanssenAug 27, 2021
- Noir
Unsteady Terrain: On Lou Mathews’s “Shaky Town”
Larissa Dooley reviews Lou Mathews’s “Shaky Town,” a novel made of several interlocking stories set in East L.A.
Larissa DooleyAug 24, 2021
- Noir
“Brightness, Darkness, and Everything In-Between”: A Conversation with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett
Halley Sutton interviews Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, editor of the upcoming anthology collection “Palm Springs Noir.”
Halley SuttonAug 8, 2021
- Noir
Keeping It Close: On Katie Kitamura’s “Intimacies”
Carissa Chesanek examines the close quarters that form “Intimacies,” Katie Kitamura’s latest.
Carissa ChesanekJul 20, 2021
- Noir
Awful Things, Noble Reasons: A Conversation with Chris Offutt
Daneet Steffens talks with Chris Offutt about how his hometown in Eastern Kentucky inspired “The Killing Hills,” his first crime novel.
Daneet SteffensJul 20, 2021
- Noir