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    Still Not Safe: The 50th Anniversary of Marathon Man 

    Still Not Safe: The 50th Anniversary of Marathon Man 

    Fifty years later, the classic thriller still lives in a world of almost unbearable tension.

    By Glen Erik Hamilton | October 8, 2026

    Paul Newman’s Reflection on Noir: The 25th Anniversary of <em>Twilight</em>

    Paul Newman’s Reflection on Noir: The 25th Anniversary of Twilight

    The close of the twentieth century brought a brilliant but neglected capper to generations of detective cinema.  

    By Glen Erik Hamilton | March 6, 2023

    Rain City Rediscovered: Why Crime Novelists Are Drawn to Seattle

    Rain City Rediscovered: Why Crime Novelists Are Drawn to Seattle

    Glen Erik Hamilton returns to his hometown of Seattle to find nothing is where he left it.

    By Glen Erik Hamilton | July 28, 2021

    Bad Fathers, and the Readers Who Love Them

    Bad Fathers, and the Readers Who Love Them

    Lousy dads leave a trail of emotional scars and unhappy relations. In thrillers, there also tends to be a body count.

    By Glen Erik Hamilton | July 16, 2020

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    Exploring the Ghost Towns of Central Oregon

    A Father and Daughter's Journey Through Abandoned America

    By Glen Erik Hamilton | March 14, 2019

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