Noir

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

Pretending to Be Human: On Benjamin Percy’s “Suicide Woods”
Adrian Van Young reviews “Suicide Woods,” a new collection of stories by Benjamin Percy.
Adrian Van YoungFeb 26, 2020
- Fiction
- Noir
A Murder Club Instruction Manual: An Interview with Wendy Heard
Gabino Iglesias interviews Wendy Heard about her new novel, “The Kill Club.”
Gabino IglesiasFeb 20, 2020
- Noir
A Kind of Unifying Western Spirit: An Interview with Chad Dundas
Gwen Florio interviews Chad Dundas about his new novel, “The Blaze.”
Gwen FlorioFeb 17, 2020
- Noir
Dark Ride: On Elizabeth Hand’s “Curious Toys”
On “Curious Toys” by Elizabeth Hand.
Molly BoyleJan 31, 2020
- Noir
Throwing Rocks: An Interview with John Vercher
Alex Segura interviews John Vercher about his novel “Three-Fifths.”
Alex SeguraJan 29, 2020
- Noir
Street Papers: A Story of Housing, Publishing, and Noir
On Rick Paulas and his new novel, “Eastern Span.”
Ian BattagliaJan 27, 2020
- Noir
The Shape of Life: On James Sallis’s “Sarah Jane”
Glenn Harper reviews “Sarah Jane” by James Sallis.
Glenn HarperJan 11, 2020
- Noir
Helicopter Parenting, the College Admissions Scandal, and James M. Cain’s “Mildred Pierce”
What James M. Cain’s classic noir novel has to teach us about the pathologies of parenting.
Leah GriesmannJan 7, 2020
- Noir
Beauty, Power, and Control: A Conversation with Lara Prescott
Rachel Barenbaum interviews Lara Prescott about her debut novel, “The Secrets We Kept.”
Rachel BarenbaumDec 18, 2019
- Noir
Wild at Heart and Weird on Top: Barry Gifford’s Sailor and Lula Ride Again
Molly Boyle revisits the Sailor and Lula novels by Barry Gifford.
Molly BoyleNov 29, 2019
- Noir
“How the Hell Did It All Come to This?”: The Political Noirs of Jean-Patrick Manchette
Tom Roberge peers into the dark world of French noir author Jean-Patrick Manchette.
Tom RobergeNov 22, 2019
A New Simultaneous Reality: On Shane Jones’s “Vincent and Alice and Alice”
Matt E. Lewis reviews “Vincent and Alice and Alice” by Shane Jones.
Matt E. LewisNov 21, 2019