I've always been a fan of "hard-boiled" detective stories and the tough, smart, no-nonsense characters found within their pages. Mickey Spillane had Mike Hammer. Dashiell Hammet had Sam Spade and the ...

The crime genre of cinema is primarily best known for both great movies where the villain wins in the end, and murder mystery movies that focus on the whodunnit aspect of the genre. The best crime ...

Murder mystery movies and series have a timeless allure that has been captivating audiences for generations. They are known ...

Chaucer’s Books will host Arvind Ethan David for a book talk and signing of his graphic novel “Raymond Chandler’s Trouble is My Business,” 6 p.m. Thursday, May 22 at 3321 State St., Santa Barbara.

Every generation gets the Los Angeles snoop it deserves. In The Long Goodbye (1973), Elliott Gould plays Philip Marlowe—the noir detective originated by Dick Powell and immortalized on screen by ...

*The CW is in development on a procedural drama based on the real-life African-American private investigator who inspired Raymond Chandler’s iconic fictional character Philip Marlowe. Titled “Marlowe, ...