Noir

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

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  About a Girl: On Sergio Olguín’s “The Foreign Girls”

  Collin Mitchell reviews “The Foreign Girls,” Argentine writer Sergio Olguín’s latest mystery.

  Collin MitchellApr 2, 2021

  • Noir

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  Breaking Free of the Cult of Academia: An Interview With Amy Gentry

  Halley Sutton talks to Amy Gentry about “Bad Habits,” a thriller set in academia.

  Halley SuttonApr 1, 2021

  • Noir

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  Dead Serious Absurdity: A Conversation with Tod Goldberg

  Ivy Pochoda talks with Tod Goldbery about “The Low Desert,” his new story collection.

  Ivy PochodaMar 2, 2021

  • Noir

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  Vulnerable Outsiders: On D. A. Mishani’s “Three”

  Alex Genty-Waksberg reviews D. A. Mishani’s “Three,” translated by Jessica Cohen.

  Alex Genty-WaksbergFeb 24, 2021

  • Around the World

  • Noir

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  A Vision of the End of the World: On Thomas Maltman’s “The Land”

  Gabino Iglesias reviews Thomas Maltman’s “The Land.”

  Gabino IglesiasFeb 13, 2021

  • Noir

• “Groping in the Dark for Answers”: An Interview with Femi Kayode

  Oyinkan Braithwaite speaks with Femi Kayode about his upcoming debut “Lightseekers” and the inspiration he drew from Nigeria’s social unrest.

  Oyinkan BraithwaiteFeb 4, 2021

  • Around the World

  • Noir

• What Lies Beneath: A Conversation with Victoria Gosling

  Rachel Barenbaum interviews Victoria Gosling about her debut, “Before the Ruins.”

  Rachel BarenbaumFeb 4, 2021

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  Tiptoeing Toward the Very Edge of Believability: An Interview with Kevin Barry

  Daneet Steffens interviews Irish author Kevin Barry about his new short story collection, “That Old Country Music.”

  Daneet SteffensJan 20, 2021

  • Fiction

  • Noir

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  The Ineluctable Agon of Desire: Joyce Carol Oates’s Suspense Fiction

  The prolific author has produced, sometimes under pseudonyms, a rich harvest of taut, stylish thrillers.

  Rob LathamJan 8, 2021

  • Fiction

  • Noir

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  Closeness and Cruelty: On Tana French’s “The Searcher”

  Glenn Harper hunts down “The Searcher,” the latest thriller from Tana French.

  Glenn HarperNov 29, 2020

  • Around the World

  • Noir

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  Bradbury Noir: The Crimes of a Science Fiction Master

  Cullen Gallagher investigates “Killer, Come Back to Me: The Crime Stories of Ray Bradbury.”

  Nov 24, 2020

  • Noir

  • SF

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  Psychopathic High Strangeness: On Jeremy Robert Johnson’s “The Loop”

  Matt E. Lewis reviews “The Loop” by Jeremy Robert Johnson.

  Matt E. LewisOct 29, 2020

  • Noir

  • SF