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    The Role of Small Town Gossip in Domestic Suspense

    Liz Alterman on whispers, rumors, and thrillers

    July 27, 2022  By Liz Alterman
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    Some Things in Anthony Bourdain's Trip to Taipei Made No Sense

    Almost a decade after the episode aired, author Ed Lin still finds himself thinking about Bourdain's trip to Taiwan.

    July 27, 2022  By Ed Lin
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    Megan Miranda on Small Towns, Dark Tourism, and the Art of Slow-Burn Tension

    "I try to see the tension within every relationship or situation."

    July 26, 2022  By Molly Odintz
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    10 Underappreciated American Neo-Noirs of the Early 1970s 

    Andrew Nette on the birth of neo-noir and the films that deserve to come out from the shadow of the period's iconic masterpieces.

    July 26, 2022  By Andrew Nette
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    The Search for the Funniest Crime Novel Ever Written

    Elmore Leonard, Donald E. Westlake, Patricia Highsmith (wait, Patricia Highsmith...?)—they can all make a claim for the title of funniest crime novelist. So how to choose a winner?

    July 26, 2022  By Dwyer Murphy
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    Anarchism: Beauty and Terror in the 1890s

    "Anarchism was born from the ugliness of industrialization"

    July 26, 2022  By Nev March
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    George Dawes Green On Southern Gothic Fiction, Savannah, and Dark Humor

    "I think you need a warped sense of humor that finds the darkest moments of life to be hilarious."

    July 26, 2022  By Molly Odintz
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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    July 25, 2022  By CrimeReads 
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    Why Are Online Games So Addictive? Because They're Designed to Be.

    "Today’s games have been honed by the manufacturer’s team of behavioral psychologists and lots of experimentation..."

    July 25, 2022  By Lisa Black
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    On the Ultimate Paleness of
    The Gray Man

    The new film from the Russo Brothers stuffs itself with allusions to great spy franchises, but the result is bloated and exhausting

    July 22, 2022  By Olivia Rutigliano
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