Five years before 'Kitchen Confidential' - and before then, the 'New Yorker' essay that led to the book - Bourdain published 'A… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
Joseph Wambaugh did not invent the police novel, but no one had seen anything like 'The New Centurions' when it was published… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
Six books after the surprises of 'Full Dark House,' the Bryant and May novels continue to stay within the bounds of formula… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
The Boston run of 'Lolita, My Love' ended after a mere nine performances - though one of them was recorded at decent… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
Film rights were in the offing for 'The Onion Field,' eventually made into a movie in 1979; 'The New Centurions' became a… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
Nabokov began writing 'Lolita' before he ever knew of Florence 'Sally' Horner, an 11-year-old who was kidnapped from Camden, New Jersey, in… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
I was pretty serious about pursuing forensic science as a profession. In fact, I pursued an internship at the office of the… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
In 1953, the idea of a single female police recruit to the New York City Police Department, let alone a handful, was… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
'The Choirboys' is very much a product of its mid-1970s time, especially in its two-dimensional portrayals of cop groupies Ora Lee and Carolina Moon,… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
America in the 1800s isn't quite the historical mystery hotbed as the same period in the country it bested in the War of Independence,… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
While every historical era has its unique appeal as a setting for tales of crime and detection, the 19th century is exceptional - it… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
After so many attempts to mount a musical version of 'Lolita,' the project was well and truly dead by the summer of 1971. Chief… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
My one criticism of Vertigo Crime to date is that it's been a boys' club, reveling in violence that, while entertainingly lurid, lacks depth.… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
My focus will always be crime, but it might not always be fiction, nor always for adults, nor books entirely in prose. That's a… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
First, a confession: I liked 'The Da Vinci Code.' This news is even more of a surprise to me than it might be to… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
Having set its tonal template, Vertigo Crime laid low for a few months before starting in earnest at the beginning of 2010. — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
'The Chill,' by Jason Starr and Mick Bertilorenzi, was both a wise and nervy choice to start the year: Starr's standalone novels, such as… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
The interior nature of 'Basic Black' is central to its unfolding. Shirley Kaszenbowski, regarded from the outside, is the embodiment of the invisible woman.… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
The 'Vampire of Ropraz' claims to be based on a true story, but the name of Rosa's father matches that of a notable Swiss… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
In the summer of 1997, a little more than half a lifetime ago, I got my first proper summer job. The job, with one… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
