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    A Look at Gilded Age Crimes, Then and Now

    A Look at Gilded Age Crimes, Then and Now

    “The whole damn world believes in dynamite.”

    By Mariah Fredericks | April 18, 2019

    Where the Legal Thriller Meets Domestic Suspense

    Where the Legal Thriller Meets Domestic Suspense

    Families and Courtrooms Make for Uncanny Drama

    By Alafair Burke | April 16, 2019

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    Women Spies During WWII Were Way Better At Keeping Secrets Than Their Male Counterparts

    On Spymaster Vera Atkins And Her Extremely Capable Network

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    Brussels '79: A Thriller Born of a Tumultuous Era

    Brussels '79: A Thriller Born of a Tumultuous Era

    Peter May on How a Classic Thriller Came Together in a New Europe

    By Peter May | April 15, 2019

    Now Streaming in Crime: April

    Now Streaming in Crime: April

    A Crime and Mystery Lover's Guide to What's Streaming Now

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    Max Allan Collins: Write Outside Your Comfort Zone

    Max Allan Collins: Write Outside Your Comfort Zone

    On the Risks & Rewards of Switching Genres

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