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    Beyond Helpmates and Victims: The Rise of the Proto-Feminist Detective Novel

    "The star detective writers of the post-war period were all women—and working women too."

    February 3, 2022  By Michelle Birkby
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    Sherlock Holmes's Artistic Ancestry

    Why did Conan Doyle decide to connect his fictional character with the Vernets, a family of distinguished French artists?

    February 2, 2022  By Timothy Miller
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    Paul Vidich on the Pleasures of the Literary Spy Novel and the Ethical Ambiguities of the Late Cold War

    Vidich discusses his new novel, a Berlin tale with a nod to Hitchcock and a fascinating basis in the memoirs of Stasi spy chiefs.

    February 2, 2022  By Alex Segura
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    The Art of Throwing Truly Memorable Parties – In Suspense Novels

    Lara Elena Donnelly on dinner parties, galas, country weekends and the many tortures they inflict on characters with secrets to hide.

    February 2, 2022  By Lara Elena Donnelly
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    V.C. Andrews and the Battle Against School Censorship

    Flowers in the Attic was banned from numerous districts for depictions of child abuse and incest. Everyone still read it.

    February 1, 2022  By Andrew Neiderman
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    The Best New Crime Fiction Coming Out This Month

    February has new novels from Sara Gran, Rob Hart, Jane Pek, Paul Vidich, and more.

    February 1, 2022  By CrimeReads 
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    Make the Face Match the Ass: Delilah S. Dawson on Transformation in Thrillers

    "The goal of a character’s transformation is that it feels natural, satisfying, and deserved."

    February 1, 2022  By Delilah S. Dawson
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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

    January 31, 2022  By CrimeReads 
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    Who Killed Christopher Marlowe?

    Conspiracy theories abound when it comes to the death of Shakespeare's greatest contemporary.

    January 31, 2022  By Alan Judd
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    Why Do We Feel So Much Empathy for Villains?

    "The ability to go on loving someone even when that person has done something awful is one of the hallmarks of who we are."

    January 31, 2022  By Jacquelyn Mitchard
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