• Culture

    Three L.A. True Crime Stories That Went From Reality to Books to Films

    Tracing the long cultural afterlife of Los Angeles crime

    March 2, 2022  By D.C. Taylor
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    A Corporate Headhunter Spills His Secrets

    Clients were desperate for the non-public intelligence provided by elite headhunters. That's where the ruse came in.

    March 2, 2022  By Robert Kerbeck
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    Can Contemporary Spy Novels Ever Live Up to the Cold War Classics?

    James Wolff on the halcyon days of moral ambiguity—and some possible ways forward.

    March 1, 2022  By James Wolff
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    I'm Dying Up Here: What a Decade of Stand-Up Taught Me About Fear and Thrillers

    Erica Ferencik on the unsurpassable terror of telling jokes

    March 1, 2022  By Erica Ferencik
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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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

    February 28, 2022  By CrimeReads 
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    The Best Reviewed Crime Books of the Month: February 2022

    Featuring new books from Rob Hart, Lan Samantha Chang, Nina de Gramont, Paul Vidich, and more.

    February 28, 2022  By CrimeReads 
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    Pastiche, Fan Fiction, and the Sincerest Form of Flattery

    If Arthur Conan Doyle could see into the future of Sherlockiana, he'd be flattered, not threatened.

    February 28, 2022  By Lyndsay Faye
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    Nonfiction Books to Read While Researching and Writing About Cults

    Stephanie Wrobel's top nonfiction picks for writers and readers preparing to dive deep into cults.

    February 28, 2022  By Stephanie Wrobel
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    Fiction, History, and Truth

    "[T]oday’s viewers get their history lessons from movies and biopics, not textbooks. And that’s where writers can a assume a greater role in the “truths” they portray."

    February 28, 2022  By Alan A. Winter
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    Why Berlin Is the Mecca of Espionage Fiction: A Conversation with Joseph Kanon and Paul Vidich

    Two great spy novelists turn to the profession's spiritual home.

    February 25, 2022  By CrimeReads 
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