A stocking full of fresh editions of suspenseful classics and tales of skulduggery at the holidays. By Tom Nolan Wall…
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Off the Shelf: Mysteries with a dark side
By Rabbi Rachel EssermanThe Reporter Group What does it mean to use the adjective noir to describe literature? In the…
Jewish Noir II: An Excerpt
By Art Taylor The First Two Pages: “Taking Names” by Steven Wishnia by Art Taylor in Mysteries/Thrillers, Short Fiction, The…
Jewish Noir II: Tales of Crime and Other Dark Deeds
Center for Jewish History September 7th, 2022 “Jewish Noir II: Tales of Crime and Other Dark Deeds” is a new…
Kickass Women of the Hebrew Bible
By Kenneth Wishnia Criminal Element August 22, 2022 With his new book—Jewish Noir II—coming out tomorrow, Kenneth Wishnia visits the…
It’s Happening Again: On Jews and Violence
By Kenneth Wishnia Crime Reads August 23rd, 2020 What putting together an anthology taught Kenneth Wishnia about the resurgence of…
Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb
By Deborah Kalb August 4th, 2022 Q&A with Kenneth Wishnia Kenneth Wishnia is the editor, with Chantelle Aimee Osman, of…
Ken Wishnia Greenwich Village Stand-up set
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Take the Levites – Please!
by Ken WishniaOriginally posted on The Sirens of Suspense “Take the Levites—please!”–God, Numbers 8:6 (translated by Henny Youngman) To be…
On and On Do They Imprison the Strong
The dynamic power of so many prison memoirs, acounts, and anecdotes is paradoxically reliant on the monotony and stasis of…