This is detailed and very informative piece of theory and criticism on crime fiction from political angle, mostly about modern noir writers and how politics influenced them and their work, and how their work reflected that on society.
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Jim Thompson - Pop. 1280
Jim Thompson’s Pop. 1280 is one of those rare crime novels that is both darkly funny and deeply disturbing. On the surface, it reads like ...
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While many consider Hammett, Chandler, or even Horace McCoy as the titans of noir, I’d argue none of them reached the psychological depths J... -
Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone remains one of the most notorious figures in American criminal history. Born in 1899 in Brooklyn to I... -
Harry Stephen Keeler is a writer many mystery fans have never heard of — but once you step into his world, it’s hard to get out. Riddle of...
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