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    Parties Gone Wrong: A Beloved Trope in Crime Fiction

    Parties Gone Wrong: A Beloved Trope in Crime Fiction

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    By Harriet Tyce | November 30, 2023

    On Friendships as Catalysts

    On Friendships as Catalysts

    Without these fateful fictional meetings, the characters in these works might have behaved badly, but certainly not this badly...

    By Harriet Tyce | February 28, 2023

    Suffer the Little Children: Why Kids Under Pressure Make for Great Thrillers

    Suffer the Little Children: Why Kids Under Pressure Make for Great Thrillers

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    By Harriet Tyce | December 3, 2020

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    By Harriet Tyce | March 4, 2019

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