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    August's Best Psychological Thrillers

    Bad teachers, worse friends, and plenty of family secrets

    August 7, 2023  By Molly Odintz
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    Denise Mina Takes on Philip Marlowe and Chandler's Los Angeles

    Denise Mina talks about redemption, P.G. Wodehouse, and being the first woman to continue the story of Raymond Chandler’s foundational detective.

    August 4, 2023  By Nancie Clare
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    Nuclear Noir

    How Oppenheimer’s deadly toy influenced noir film and fiction.

    August 4, 2023  By Nick Kolakowski
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    How Hardboiled Whodunits Have Given Way to the Psychological Thriller

    Chris Narozny on trauma as mystery and the evolution of the genre.

    August 4, 2023  By Chris Narozny
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    On The Ethics of Taking Writing Inspiration from True Crime

    "How do we ensure we do not become titillating in our re-telling?...And how do we give killers a human face without glorifying them?"

    August 4, 2023  By Victoria Selman
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    The Grifter in Popular Culture

    Sabine Durrant on why we're so consistently captivated by the tales of modern grifters and scammers.

    August 3, 2023  By Sabine Durrant
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    The Exorcist Is a Supernatural Detective Thriller

    Is The Exorcist a horror film? Or is it an investigation into the mystery of faith?

    August 2, 2023  By Nat Segaloff
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    Lynn Hightower on Writing A Heroine with Hearing Loss

    "It was going to be blatantly obvious that I knew exactly what hearing loss is like, because I live it."

    August 2, 2023  By Lynn Hightower
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    Peter Heller: My Mother the Gumshoe

    The author remembers his mother, the private investigator, and the first case she took on in the wilds of Connecticut.

    August 1, 2023  By Peter Heller
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    10 New Crime Novels You Should Read in August

    Featuring new books by Naomi Hirahara, David Joy, Denise Mina, and more.

    August 1, 2023  By CrimeReads 
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