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 ...

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.