Why crime? Of all the fiction genres, (most are WAY more popular and lucrative) why do so many writers choose crime fiction? What is crime...

The renegade/rogue/lone-wolf cop trope goes back a long way. Most of our ideas are rooted in Hollywood images of the lone sheriff taming the...

  In one of the 76 unnecessary subplots in Michael Mann’s crime film Heat, Donald Breedan arrives for his first day on the job. A recent par...

  Sean watched the night sky for Coast Guard patrols while fighting a nicotine fit. The smell of brine, high-octane fuel, and who-knew-what ...