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Why this movie: Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing caught me off guard. It starts with mind-boggling violence (I’m squeamish and had to cover my eyes several times) and then morphs into a jaunty caper in which all the threads neatly tie together. I particularly loved the references to the pre-gentrified New York Cit...

Below, you’ll find part two of our roundtable discussion on the state of the crime genre. 40 Edgar nominees and special award winners contributed to the following conversation, for a wide-ranging snapshot of the mystery world.

In Kylie Lee Baker’s new novel, Japanese Gothic, nothing is as it seems. Lee Turner, a college student at NYU, claims to be visiting his father’s new home in Japan on a leave of absence from school, while in fact he’s fled the country after violently murdering his roomm...

I have been writing movies for a long time and, to paraphrase Paul Mazursky, this awful business has been pretty good to me. My first Hollywood writing job was in 1990, and I have been fortunate enough to earn my living at the keyboard ever since. My first major studio film hit theaters in 1997 (Rosewood), and my latest just last year (Soul On Fire). So why on e...

Ahead of the 80th Annual Edgar Award Ceremony, I asked the nominees for the Edgars (along with the special award winners) to contribute to a roundtable discussion on the state of the crime world today, for the 9th year in a row. 40 authors sent answers, the largest number we’ve ever had by far, and this has correspondingly resulted in the longest roundtable we’ve ever run (by...