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Code Blue: Ballard, Bosch and a City in Crisis in Michael Connelly's The Dark Hours
Connelly – the shadow historian for the LAPD and the city of Los Angeles – shows both institutions approaching a crisis point.
The Needle and the Damage Done: The Genius of Robert Stone’s Dog Soldiers
Stone's tale of heroin, smugglers, and moral striving remains one of the most relevant American crime novels ever written.
Betrayal Is Timeless: The Evolution of George Smiley
In 1961, John le Carré's readers were introduced to a new kind of spy, a “breathtakingly ordinary” man.
Border Stories: A Guide to the Novels of Don Winslow
The evolution of a career in crime fiction, from surf noir to borderland epics.
