Guide to American detective fiction, including its history, characteristics, and writers. Information about related comics, TV, radio, and film noir is included.

Hard-Boiled and noir literature from all origins. Comics, films, references and links related to the genres.

Dedicated to hardboiled detective and mystery novels, with a checklist, links to other sites and a gallery of paperback cover art.

Definitions of the lingo used in the crime fiction and movies of the '30's and '40's.