Who Cares Whodunit: Paraic O'Donnell on What Matters More Than Revealing a Story's Killer

Who Cares Whodunit: Paraic O'Donnell on What Matters More Than Revealing a Story's Killer

The author of The Naming of the Birds explains why crime fiction should focus less on endings

By Paraic O'Donnell | August 25, 2026

Lee Child and Paraic O'Donnell on Moral Codes, Punching Nazis, and Human Evolution

Lee Child and Paraic O'Donnell on Moral Codes, Punching Nazis, and Human Evolution

Two authors go deep on the history and significance of Reacher.

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