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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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    Into The Maze: A British Author Heads To Corn Country

    Small towns, big agriculture, Midwestern charm and corporate shenanigans.

    January 28, 2022  By Erin Young
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    On The Afterparty and the Rise of the "Millennial Whodunnit"

    Olivia Rutigliano takes stock of the playful new mystery series

    January 28, 2022  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    Growing Up Southern Gothic

    "[B]ehind all the gilded wrapping, there is a fecund abundance of decay and degradation."

    January 28, 2022  By Kristi DeMeester
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