The Dossier
Crime fiction, no padding.
Short, sharp dispatches on heists, cons, noir and the thrillers worth losing a night to. New file every few days.
- Crime Novels You Can Finish Before the Night Is Over
A short list of fast, tight crime thrillers built to be read in one sitting, with notes on which to pick depending on how much night you have left.
- Heist Novels: The Plan Always Goes Wrong. That's the Point.
Why the best heist thrillers are never about the money, and what to read when you want a con with a knife in it.
- The Femme Fatale Never Died. She Just Stopped Explaining Herself.
How the femme fatale evolved from a cliché into the smartest person in the room, and the crime novels where she still runs the game.
- The Wrong Briefcase: Why Ordinary-Man Thrillers Hit Hardest
Thrillers about a normal person in the wrong place, holding the wrong bag, are the ones that stay with you. Here is why they work, and where to find the good ones.