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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Leonardo Cassuto - Hard-Boiled Sentimentality
The premise of Leonardo Cassuto’s Hard-Boiled Sentimentalism is intriguing, exploring the sentimental dimension of a genre usually associat...
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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's Sing Sing Nights is one of his most unusual books. The premise is highly implausible, yet it perfectly reflects ...
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