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    The 45 Best Prison Escape Movies, Ranked

    The 45 Best Prison Escape Movies, Ranked

    We've got chases and escapes, from POW camps, maximum security prisons, and chain gangs

    By Olivia Rutigliano | February 5, 2021

    11 Crime Novels You Should Read This February

    11 Crime Novels You Should Read This February

    The month's best in crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    By CrimeReads | February 5, 2021

    The Future of Police Procedurals

    The Future of Police Procedurals

    What is the responsibility—and the path forward—for authors writing crime fiction about police?

    By Michael Kaufman | February 5, 2021

    Zoë Lund and the Dialectical Method of <em>Bad Lieutenant</em>

    Zoë Lund and the Dialectical Method of Bad Lieutenant

    Lund's legacy as a writer is overshadowed by the heroin, her looks, and her collaborators. But a closer study of her writing methods reveals genius at work.

    By Chris McGinley | February 4, 2021

    The Depths of Stephen King’s Misery

    The Depths of Stephen King’s Misery

    Misery doesn't play with the supernatural, but it may just be King's best, most profound, and most spiritual story.

    By Michael Ledwidge | February 4, 2021

    The Girl from the Talk Shows: Jennifer Mee

    The Girl from the Talk Shows: Jennifer Mee

    Criminal Broads Presents: Hiccup Girl

    By Tori Telfer | February 4, 2021

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    The Killer Outside Me: Living Life In Close Proximity To A Bizarre Series of Accidents, Murders, and Tragedies

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    Orson Welles, Lucille Ball, and The Greatest Thriller That Never Was

    By Vince Keenan | February 3, 2021

    Jane Harper: The Australian Crime Author Everyone Seems to Be Reading

    By Daneet Steffens | February 3, 2021

    In Psychological Thrillers, The Abyss Stares Back

    In Psychological Thrillers, The Abyss Stares Back

    How psychological thrillers allow us a glimpse into the unexplored universes of the mind.

    By Sebastian Fitzek | February 3, 2021

    Jonathan Kellerman Wants to Know Why Crime Fiction Has Such a Hard Time with Mental Health Professionals

    Jonathan Kellerman Wants to Know Why Crime Fiction Has Such a Hard Time with Mental Health Professionals

    Forty years later, many of the shrink clichés persist. The creator of the Alex Delaware series asks, why?

    By Jonathan Kellerman | February 2, 2021

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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    By CrimeReads | February 1, 2021

    Now, More Than Ever, Is the Time for 'Escapist Fiction'

    Now, More Than Ever, Is the Time for 'Escapist Fiction'

    The need for escape over the past year has blurred the lines of an already hazy demarcation between literature and genre fiction.

    By V. M. Burns | February 1, 2021

    The Identity Thief and White Collar Criminal Who Perfected the Art of Stolen Identities

    The Identity Thief and White Collar Criminal Who Perfected the Art of Stolen Identities

    In 1997, a former Army Intelligence Officer decided to disappear, and embarked on a decades-long project of mass identity fraud.

    By Jeff Testerman and Daniel M. Freed | February 1, 2021

    How Do You Write an Isolation Thriller When  Everyone Is Connected All of the Time?

    How Do You Write an Isolation Thriller When Everyone Is Connected All of the Time?

    A classic thriller trope may be on its way to retirement.

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    The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of the Month: January 2021

    The Best Reviewed Crime Novels of the Month: January 2021

    New domestic thrillers, rural mysteries, and Scandinavian Noir.

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