Noir

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

A Novel Is a Long Slow Dream: A Conversation with William Kotzwinkle
Collin Mitchell talks with William Kotzwinkle about his long, storied career and his latest novel, “Bloody Martini.”
Collin MitchellDec 23, 2023
- Fiction
- Noir
Every Detective Film Is a Comedy: On “The Big Lebowski” at 25
Jason Namey takes another look at the Coen brothers’ “The Big Lebowski” for its 25th anniversary.
Jason NameyOct 19, 2023
- Film
- Noir
Lying, Archiving, Surviving: On Fernanda Melchor’s “This Is Not Miami”
Philip Luke Johnson reviews Fernanda Melchor’s “This Is Not Miami.”
Philip Luke JohnsonAug 11, 2023
- Fiction
- Noir
Imaginative Rebels: A Conversation Between Terese Svoboda and Jim Ruland
Jim Ruland and Terese Svoboda talk about themes of loss, addiction, and rebellion in their latest novels, Make It Stop and Dog on Fire.
Jim Ruland, Terese SvobodaJun 16, 2023
- Fiction
- Noir
Messy World, Missing Woman: On Kwei Quartey’s “Last Seen in Lapaz”
Tara Cheesman reviews Kwei Quartey’s “Last Seen in Lapaz,” a sprawling mystery set in Accra’s underworld.
Tara CheesmanMar 21, 2023
- Noir
Obsessions Are the Only Things That Matter: On Patricia Highsmith’s Diaries and Novels
Cody Siler writes about the search for an identifiable self in Patricia Highsmith’s novels and diaries.
Cody SilerMar 13, 2023
- Noir
Compassion After Catastrophe: On Seishi Yokomizo’s “Death on Gokumon Island”
Alex Genty-Waksberg reviews Seishi Yokomizo’s “Death on Gokumon Island,” a Japanese mystery set on an insular fishing island shortly after the end of...
Alex Genty-WaksbergJan 25, 2023
- Noir
Noir for the Anthropocene: On Elspeth Barker’s “O Caledonia”
Chelsea Jack Fitzgerald reviews Elspeth Barker’s “O Caledonia,” a Scottish noir interested in the connections between different types of anthropogenic...
Chelsea FitzgeraldDec 26, 2022
Wrong Choices: On Woody Haut’s “Skin Flick”
Gabriel Hart reviews Woody Haut’s new novel “Skin Flick.”
Gabriel HartDec 18, 2022
- Noir
Three Questions for Gabino Iglesias Regarding His Novel “The Devil Takes You Home”
Daniel A. Olivas speaks with Gabino Iglesias about his new novel “The Devil Takes You Home.”
Daniel A. OlivasNov 23, 2022
- Noir
Magical Realism Meets Noir: On Michael Fessier’s “Fully Dressed and in His Right Mind”
Jack Mearns reviews the surreal, deadpan noir of Michael Fessier’s “Fully Dressed and in His Right Mind.”
Jack MearnsNov 17, 2022
- Noir
Opposites Blur Together: On Dane Bahr’s “The Houseboat”
Jason Namey reviews Dane Bahr’s “The Houseboat,” a gothic noir about a detective investigating an outcast suspected of murder in 1960s Iowa.
Jason NameyOct 13, 2022