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    The Case for Catharsis in Crime Fiction

    Julie Mayhew on using crime and suspense to channel grief and rage.

    June 21, 2022  By Julie Mayhew
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    Richard O'Rawe Talks Craft, Crime, and Irish History

    "[W]hether you’re writing a heist book, or a thriller, the thought process is the same."

    June 21, 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.

    June 20, 2022  By CrimeReads 
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    Gillian Flynn Is the Real Gone Girl

    10 years later, the seminal thriller still has a few twists and reveals left for unsuspecting readers.

    June 20, 2022  By Lisa Levy
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    7 Great Crime Novels with First Person Narrators

    Scott Blackburn on the intimacy, the excitement, and the potential for deceit that only a good first person narrator can conjure up.

    June 20, 2022  By Scott Blackburn
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    The Enduring Appeal of the Female Amateur Sleuth

    "[T]he most singular characteristic that female amateur sleuths share is sheer persistence..."

    June 20, 2022  By Amy Pershing
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    Which International Thriller Should You Binge This Weekend?

    Do you want to see British people solving mysteries in the south of France or the hills of Italy?

    June 17, 2022  By Dwyer Murphy
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    Want to Write a Great Mystery? Read a Great Romance.

    Mindy Carlson on lessons learned from a pandemic-inspired turn toward romance novels.

    June 16, 2022  By Mindy Carlson
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    The Story of Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, and Quite Possibly the Strangest American Crime Film of the 1970s

    Prime Cut was a movie filled with stars – and violent, grotesque meat metaphors. Also, it was a mirror for the decade's American experience.

    June 16, 2022  By Andrew Nette
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    My First Thriller: Steven James

    How the bestselling author moves between serial killer novels and Sunday school stories.

    June 16, 2022  By Rick Pullen
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